SewDanish - Scandinavian Textile Art

Baskets from 'SewDanish' on the Etsy Front page!

2012-02-08T21:33:00.000Z

This totally beautiful treasury curated by Katerina, the owner of MayaHoney made it all the way to the Etsy Front page to day. YEAH! and congratulations to Katerina!

So well deserved. The treasury is stunningly curated and I'm so proud to have two of my baskets from SewDanish included in this fantastic selection of beautiful handmade items. Enjoy!

'The best is yellow' by MayaHoney

Glass Christmas Ornament Sun... AvolieGlass $25.00	Winter Fashion Nuno Felted s... nafanyafelt $105.00	Kitchen photo - Simply Surpr... Raceytay $15.00
RESERVED Yellow leather circ... katrinshine $16.00	Green leaves vintage yellow ... zaiazoom $23.00	Needle Felted Pear Bowl lauraleeburch $50.00
Cross stitch necklace with t... skrynka $25.50	Basket hand woven ocra golde... SewDanish $24.00	Yellow beaded lava necklace ... DevikaBox $27.00
Table lamp, accent lamp, nig... FiligreeCreati... $45.00	Small notebook, journal fabr... HelloVioleta $15.00	Yellow Amigurumi Crocheted H... AllSoCute $16.00
Hanging Kitchen Basket - Set... vesselsandware... $74.00	Cocktail Ring, saffron yello... BelindaSaville $59.50	Queen Anne's Lace Hand P... SylwiaGlassArt $30.00
Lemon Yellow copper Enamel s... SilverLinesJew... $33.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Textiles in Focus 2012, Cambridge, England

2012-01-17T22:03:00.000Z

Yippee!!! It's here again!! The event not to be missed for anyone interested in textiles, fibre art, embroidery, art, craft.... you name it! 'Textiles In Focus' will be taking place the 17th, 18th and 19th of February 2012 at Cottenham Village Collage, just North of Cambridge, England. Event organiser is as usual textile artist Pauline Verrinder.

At 'Textiles in Focus' you will find a vast amount of two hour workshops, lots of tempting vendors in two halls and this years exciting textile exhibitions are by 'Out Of The Fold' (my old textile group, that I sadly decided to leave due to not having enough hours in the day) and 'Running with Scissors'.

Jennie Rayment, known for her folded patchwork, is this years lecture. Her lectures are always very informative and a lot of fun. Not to be missed!

Please visit Textiles In Focus website for detailed information about this excellent event. It is such a good day out!

BTW please keep an eye out for Fibrefusion as we will be there presenting our recent published book, 'Muslin, a stitched exploration of loose weave fabrics'. Looking forward to see you there!

Acropolis: Inspirational photos #1

2012-01-14T21:45:00.000Z

The last couple of days I have been sorting through my photos. My husband and I travel a fair amount and I tend to take SO many pictures. Most of my photos are inspirational photos for future textile design work and I thought, I would share some of my 'artsy' photos in a couple of blog posts with you. Hope you'll enjoy them!

The following photos are a slightly different take of Acropolis, Athens, Greece. While vising this amazing place, we got caught in some heavy showers. The moisture brought the colours out in the beautiful ancient paving on the stairs leading up to Acropolis.

Unique Heart Ornaments, Tutorial

2011-12-12T21:33:00.001Z

As a child my mother every year got my sister and I to make Christmas ornaments in the weeks leading up to Christmas. We had little store bought ornaments and I believe that my appreciation for unique handmade ornaments started there. I cannot help making Christmas ornaments, and being able to list them in my Etsy shop: SewDanish has been great. I love giving the old Danish/Scandinavian traditional ornaments an updated twist as well as designing new.

I developed the technique for these Christmas ornaments, while I was having fun experimenting and making samples for Fibrefusion recently published book ‘Muslin’, which is an inspirational and experimental work book about creating lovely fiber art using thin, inexpensive, loose weave fabrics.

For the hearts start by layering 10 -12 layers of muslin/calico/turbin cotton in approx. 6 x 8 inch (15 x 20 cm) oblong. The muslin can be any colour you like. If choosing white/off white you have the option of coloring the hearts after stitching.

Draw 2 hearts (or any other simple shape) on a piece of cartridge paper or ‘stitch and tear’. Don’t cut out. Pin the pattern along the 4 edges of the muslin bundle. If stitching the hearts free hand on the machine, you may skip drawing a pattern.

Thread your sewing machine and stitch the hearts either by following your pattern or drawing the shape in free motion on your machine.

When free motion stitching lower the feed dogs, release the top thread tension and zero the stitch length. Now you are in control of moving the fabric creating the stitched lines.

OR you can leave your machine ‘normal’ with the feed dogs up, normal top tension and stitch length 2.5 – 3. Both will work. I prefer free styling it for a more relaxed look, but have a play and see what suits you.

Stitch, following your first out line, by going over it at least 4 times. You can stitch these bands as wide or as narrow as you like. The stitch lines need to be very close and partly on top of each other. Now repeat these stitch lines inside the heart. Depending on the size of the heart repeat once or twice (or more).

Remove your fabric from the machine. With a pair of scissors cut very close along, but not into, the outermost stitched band.

Now look at your heart and decide what areas you would like to cut away between the stitched lines. The aim is to create higher and lower areas. With a fine pointed pair of scissors carefully cut through only the 5-6 top layers of muslin. It is easier to cut a few layers at the time than doing it all in one go.

The heart can now be further embellished with hand embroidery and or beads. Add a piece of string, twine, raffia or ribbon to hang your hearts.

If you aren’t too keen on the slightly raw, frayed edges, you can seal the edges with a bit of acrylic paint like shown on the stars.

These stars have a different look to the hearts, as they were sewn on white muslin/calico and dyed afterwards. The stars were then embellished with hand embroidery and the surface was ever so lightly dry brushed with acrylic paint for added texture.

Please note the boring bits:
These instructions are for personal use only. You are however welcome to use a single photo and a brief description, linking them back to where you came across the instructions.
These instructions may not be republished in their entirety without the permission of me, the author, Birgitte Hendricks. I can be contacted here info@SewDanish.com J

FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE from SewDanish

2011-11-21T13:00:00.001Z

I'm currently, for a limited time, offering worldwide free shipping from my Etsy shop SewDanish - Scandinavian Textile Art from 19th -30th November 2011.
It is only the second time that I have offered free shipping, so this is your chance to get unique handmade gifts for the upcoming festive season.

Browsing my shop SewDanish , you will find lots of inspiration whether you are looking for hostess gifts, stocking stuffer or Christmas gifts. Most of my items are either one of a kind or made in very limited editions. If you are looking for unique handmade Christmas ornaments, then please take a look at my Christmas section. Lots to choose from. I like using the old traditional Danish/Scandinavian Christmas ornaments techniques, giving the ornaments a modern twist, as well as designing new ones.

Minimalistic Muslin Cards from SewDanish

2011-10-24T21:05:00.000+01:00

Recently Fibrefusion Contemporary Textile Art Group, the textile group that I belong to, published their 5^th book, Muslin, a Stitched Exploration of Loose Weave Fabrics . While exploring the potential of muslin, I worked quite a few samples that I absolutely love and that I’m planning on exploring and taking a lot further.

I have for a (long) while been fascinated by working white on white. I have been focusing on and challenging myself to see how minimalistic I can go before there is ‘nothing’. In a busy life where I’m constantly swapping in and out of ‘my’ three cultures the Danish, English and American, working rather minimalistic gives me a bit of breathing space (if that makes sense). J

Removing the color from a design puts emphasis on texture and shading and something very exciting starts to happen. Don’t get me wrong I love color, but currently in my work, I prefer to use it quite restrictive, as an accent to the design. The cards in this blogpost are made as a result of my Muslin, white on white exploration. The small collages are stitched with strips of muslin on to torn pieces of Khadi (cotton rag) paper. Due to the ‘relaxed’ technique all the collages are slightly different and very organic. All cards are avaiable from SewDanish - Scandinavian Textile Art

FibreFusion' new Muslin book!

2011-09-19T15:32:00.000+01:00

I promised in my latest blog post that I would post a picture of 'my' textile group Fibrefusion's brand new book, Muslin, a Stitched Exploration of Loose Weave Fabrics'. Well here it is :-)
It was so much fun being part of making this book. A new and very exciting process and challenge to see a book take shape.
FibreFusions exhibition at Art Van Go in celebration of our new book will be on display until the 15th of October 2011. On most days Fibrefusion members will be there to meet you and demonstrate various muslin techniques. Looking forward to see you there :-)

NEW BOOK! by Fibrefusion - Contemporary Textile Art Group

2011-09-11T20:34:00.000+01:00

Seed heads from Belstead gardens

This is so exciting! The textile group Fibrefusion that I belong to, has just had its 5th book published! The book ‘Muslin, a Stitched Exploration of Loose Weave Fabrics’ is an inspirational workbook using the lovely fabric Muslin throughout the book. The book can be seen and purchased from Fibrefusions website. On the website you'll as well find our 4 previously published books.
In celebration of our new book, Fibrefusion will be exhibiting from the 10th September to the 15th October at Art Van Go There amongst others, you’ll be able to see the samples and finished work shown in the book.

Belstead weekend: Muslin samples galore

Muslin, calico, scrim is such a fantastic, but also quite often an overlooked medium, which is why we chose it as the subject for our book. This past year we have had total fun working, exploring and stretching the boundaries for what can be done with Muslin and scrim. The result was an amazing amount of colourful, stunning samples many of which can be seen in our book. A big THANK YOU goes to Pauline Verrinder Fibrefusions mentor, who has done a huge, wonderful job in writing the text, keeping us honest and pulling it all together.

Belstead weekend: Fibrefusion girls at work.

In August the 16 group members met for a working weekend at Belstead house (link). We partly worked on the tying the last bits up for the book and exhibition at Art Van Go and partly on a new body of design work for upcoming exhibitions. We had a superb time and the weather was beautiful.

Belstead: Beautiful wall design

The missing Aminals :-)

2011-08-20T02:00:00.013+01:00

'Animals'.... hmm... that's quite a challenge. 'Animals' is the theme for our monthly blog hop in the 'Unique Women In Business' (UWIB) group. Looked at my shop SewDanish - Scandinavian Textile Art to see if I could find anything remotely resembling animals or animal prints.

I knew that I wouldn't find any. I don't think that I have ever used animals neither as a design source nor as inspiration for a piece of work. Some years ago I made a quilt, and on the finished quilt (which I didn't like particular) I stamped cat paws, as if a cat just had strolled over the quilt 'I was here and left my mark.....' It was actually rather cute and made the quilt slightly more interesting. Unfortunately that quilt is in storage in the US, so I'm not able to show it to you. I like animals and love watching nature programs on the television, but in real life I have little experience with them. Mind you, we have our lovely old, ginger Maine coon cat who just turned 18 years old last month, so that's gotta count for something :-)

On a recent vacation we stopped at the Greek island of Mykonos. Quite a busy and touristic place, but it definitely still had a lot of Greek island charm.

I spend a lovely afternoon by myself wandering the back streets and ally ways of the main town. Took loads of lovely photos of white painted houses with their colorful trims.

In the lazy heat of the afternoon I came across this family of two adult cats and their 4 tiny kittens. They were semi feral and lived in an abandoned shed. They quietly accepted me hanging out with them and I had a lovely time watching them.

The Arches and Lights of The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey

2011-08-13T14:35:00.000+01:00

I have to say I would LOVE to go back to Istanbul. What a fantastic city! So much to see, so much to do.....and we had so little time. Istanbul has definitely made it on my list of places to revisit.

The following photos are all taken in the Grand Bazaar. A wonderful maze of intense color, sounds, patterns, lights etc. It took a while for us to accept that we would probably get lost in the this maze and just 'let go' and be absorbed. We did get sort of lost, but that actually didn't matter. Eventually we found our way out with our heads buzzing with impressions. I could have spend so much more time there.
Eventually :-)

I absolutely loved the architecture of this covered bazaar. Maybe we were lucky, because it wasn't particular crowded and it wasn't sizzling hot day. I can imagine that both these factors could make it a bit claustrophobic. The vaulted ceilings with bands of decorations were absolutely wonderful. In other parts of the bazaar it almost felt as if you were in a cellar even though still on the ground floor.

A truely amazing place.

Copenhagen, Rosenborg Castle and IPhone

2011-08-05T11:59:00.000+01:00

Over the summer one of my trips went to Denmark to visit relatives. Had a lovely time catching up with family. I love living here in England, but one of the downsides are that one just cannot pop in for a short visit. I do miss that, but hey ho life is still pretty good :-)

While staying in Copenhagen we spend a lovely morning playing tourists. Despite all the years I've been living and visiting Copenhagen, I had actually never visited Rosenborg Castle. The castle is in the middle of Copenhagen in one of the lovely parks Kongens Have/The Kings Garden and I have walked passed it hundreds of times, but I never made it inside.

So we spend an absolutely lovely morning visiting the castle before heading back to England. What was a lot of fun was that 1600th century culture mixed with 2000th century technology. While I was paying for the entrance tickets, my husband picked up a little slip with info about downloading the app 'neoreader' for Iphone/Itouch. Relatively new to these gadgets we just had to try. And it was totally amazing. Had our own private tours on our devices, scanning the square pixilated (bar) codes that were on lots of the 400-500 year old artifacts. It was so cool! Anyway before I get carried away, as I do love my Iphone :-) I better show you some of the photos that I took. More design inspiration. I absolutely love the ones from the mirror room!

BTW If you want to read a good novel then I can recommend 'Music and Silence' by Rose Tremain . It's a historical fiction set at Rosenborg Castle during the reign of King Christian 4th. Excellent book!

Summer Fun Bloghop With SewDanish and Unique Women In Business

2011-07-23T12:26:00.001+01:00

Denmark, June 2011

We are now well into July. Amazing how quicky the time flies when one has fun :-)
After lots of travelling (Italy, Turkey, Greece followed by a trip to Denmark) in Juni and July having a wonderful time, I'm now back home in Britain for at least a little while.

Effesus, Turkey, June 2011

Shortly after returning back home, we went on a hiking trip to Wales with friends. Had the most superb time, and for Wales, we had the most amazing weather. Did about 25 miles up an down the mountains over just about 3 days, so not too shabby.

Wales, July 2011

Ever since the weather hasn't been all that fantastic. Actually it's been rather cool with a lot of rain. All the rain we didn't get in the spring with the beautiful weather we had for weeks on end has now caught up with us. At least the garden is happy :-)

Back home in GB :-)

But to be honest I don't mind the iffy weather that much as it gives me more time to stay indoors, catching up on heaps of stuff that has been postponed with me not being home and not feeling guilty about it.

Freshly dyed threads and fabric

What a great feeling to being almost on top of things. Have done a lot of fabric and thread dyeing this past week. I now have this wonderful pile of color piled up on my worktable. Some of the dyed threads will be listed shortly in my little shop SewDanish others will be used in some of the many project that I'm itching to get on with and finish.
Hope you are all having a lovely summer where every you are and enjoying what ever you are doing. Take care and stay safe.

Canterbury Cathedral, stunning light and structures.

2011-06-10T22:16:00.000+01:00

On a recent vacation my husband and I were due to fly out from Gatwick airport just south of London. Since we were down that way we decided to add a couple of days exploring for us an unknown area of England before flying out. The days were spend visiting Canterbury and Canterbury Cathedral and hiking several beautiful trails in Kent. The trail along The White Cliffs of Dover was totally beautiful.

Other peoples vacation photos are sometimes not the most exciting to look at, but I do love the way these photos from Canterbury Cathedral came out. The Cathedral was an amazing place. It was a very bright day with the sun keeping appearing and disappearing, and thereby constantly changing the light and the colours in the cathedral. The blue gray colours were just so lovely and added a completely different dimension to the stunning architecture.

The ceiling in one of the side chapels was just amazing. Everywhere you looked there was the most wonderful interplay between the light, patterns and structure. I might have to have a play with carving some printing blocks. Such an inspiring place.

Scotland, Bury St. Edmunds and SewDanish

2011-05-14T21:34:00.000+01:00

Well, here we are almost two month later.... Life is great and so busy! I have to confess that I haven't done much sewing, crafting, designing nor computering lately. And I do miss it. Other hand there is a time for everything and sometimes it is good to take a step back and change direction for a while.

What recently has been taken my time are lovely visits from relatives and friends from Denmark. I'm always so happy when dear ones come to visit and are willing to spend their precious vacation time to come visiting. Lots of time is spend catching up (in Danish, my native language, bliss! :-) . And while showing and sharing my beautiful surroundings, it so makes me appreciate the beautiful corner of the world where I'm currently living.

As I didn't get around to do any blogging, I never properly advertised our recent OutOfTheFold exhibition at The Castle Inn, Bungay where we all had made a 12 x 12 inch piece framed in identical frames. I know I'm biased, but it really looked stunning! If you missed that exhibition, the same collection will be on display at Denny Brothers Art Gallery , Bury St Edmunds, England the whole month of July 2011. My piece is the one featured in the blog post.

Currently my other textile group FibreFusion is exhibiting at Sew In Stitches , Scotland with our 'Touchy Feely' exhibition. A selection of other pieces are on display as well.

Before I go, I want to share my happy dancing with you.......Last week I celebrated my 150th sale in my shop SewDanish . Thank you to all my wonderful customers. I really appreciate it :-) Thank you!

'Spring' - 2nd UWIB Blog Hop

2011-03-28T01:00:00.032+01:00

Welcome to this second blog hop, initiated by the Unique Women In Business group (UWIB). Please enjoy all the lovely 'Spring' posts and blogs.

People often ask me: which is your favorite season? To be quite honest, I'm never able to give a straight forward answer. I simply love all the 4 seasons and their characteristics. Having spend most of my life in Denmark and England, living with four distinct seasons, they simply get in your blood.
Some years ago I spend +3 years in the Middle East. A fantastic time from a cultural point of view, but I did miss my four seasons. There it was hot for 6 month and then slightly less hot the following 6 month. It was actually a rather strange feeling, as it was such a different rhythm to the year. It was lovely not having to wear loads of layers and winter boots, but still.

I find the transition between the seasons very exciting. You start to get small tasters of what is to come. Spotting the first snowdrops in the garden, a slight warmth in the air, the birds singing in the morning etc. Those subtle changes that spring is definitely on its way, are just so wonderful.

My husband and I went the other day for a long hike in beautiful countryside of Suffolk, England. On our way we discovered the first tiny violets and buttercups flowering like small bright dots. When out and about I instinctively look for natures sure signs that the winter is soon to be over. When I grew my mother, sister and I always went out for long walks. One of our favorite past times, were spotting the first wild flowers in the early spring. Very fond memories. The spring photos in this post were taken last week in the Abbey Gardens Bury St. Edmunds where I live. I just love Bury St Edmunds and the Abbey gardens VERY old and colorfull history!

Unique Women In Business: UWIB Etsy Team Page and UWIB Blog
Participating blogs in this second Unique Women In Business blog hop:
Enjoy your hop :-)

Rita Wetzel       |  RitasCreativeNest.com
Jenn Nolda       |  brynnsbeautifulbows.blogspot.com
Ann Rinkenberger | harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com
Robin Koehler       | nestlingsbyrobin.blogspot.com
Linda Reynolds:     | bellalindadesigns.net
Audrey Fetterhoff |  AudreyGardenLady.blogspot.com
Wendy Kelly         |  blog.vintageday.com
Janet Bocciardi     |  honeyfromthebee.com
Linda Stranger     |  capecodjewel.blogspot.com
Karen Terry/McDuffie |  jmjcreations.blogspot.com
Judy Woodley | wellspringcreations.blogspot.com
Trudy Miller       |  mommagoddesstreasures.blogspot.com
Cory Trusty       | aquarianbath.blogspot.com
Nancy Pace       | nancyswildwirejewelry.blogspot.com
Lois Stifel          | foxygknits.com
Jenn Brockman |  alexshares.com

New Listings in SewDanish

2011-03-15T21:40:00.003Z

Fabric covered box

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky that the light was just right. For quite a while I had been wanting to take photos of new listings. I have had this wonderful pile of colourful items waiting to be processed into new listing in my Etsy shop SewDanish , but it was either too dark, to bright or I simply wasn't home. Finally the there were a few days of overcast but still bright days and I got my little photo corner set up.

Stab bound journal w/ raffia

So I've been busy listing and was really happy when I finally listed my item #200. That has been a distant goal for a long time and now I've finally reached it. A great feeling :-)

Covered books, recycled newspaper

I thought, I would share some of my new listing with you, and I hope you'll enjoy them.

SewDanish: Celebrating w/ a week of FREE SHIPPING :-)

2011-03-01T14:24:00.001Z

Fabric Covered Box

I so fortunate to belong to several great teams. One of the teams is the Etsy Twitter Team which is a team dedicated to using twitter to its fullest, as the powerful networking and marketing tool it is. The leaders behind the team are working very hard in the back ground and I'm full of admiration for all they do for the team.

Cell Phone / Camera Flowers

A returning feature of the Etsy Twitter team is to be chosen as The Shop Of The Week (SOTW). This week, from the 28th February - 6th March I'm the lucky one!
Please visit the Etsy Twitter Team Blog and read the lovely interview edited by Judy from wellspringcreations Its an interview about my background, textile art and shop. I hope you'll enjoy it!

Key Ring, Mini Hexagon

To celebrate being the Shop Of The Week I'm offering a week world wide FREE SHIPPING from England in my shop SewDanish - Scandinavian Textile Art from the 28th February to the 6th March 2011 (GMT)

The color green, 1st UWIB bloghop.

2011-02-28T02:00:00.006Z

Large green contemporary bowl

In this first blog hop initiated by the Unique Women In Business (UWIB) the chosen theme is 'green'.

At the end of this post you will find a list of clickable links with all the participating blogs as well as links to our blog and Etsy team page. Please join the fun and visit all these lovely blog and remember that comments are much encouraged :-) Enjoy!

Green is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue. On a color wheel based on traditional color theory the complementary color to green is considered to be red.

Woven, green golden basket

The word green is closely related to the Old English verb growan, “to grow”. It is used to describe plants or the ocean. Sometimes it can also describe someone who is inexperienced, jealous, or sick. In the United States of America, green is a slang term for money, among other things.

Keyring handsewn fabric origami

Culturally, green has broad and sometimes contradictory meanings. In some cultures, green symbolizes hope and growth, while in others, it is associated with death, sickness, envy, or the devil. The most common associations, however, are found in its ties to nature.

Green is also associated with regeneration, fertility and rebirth for its connections to nature.

Green flowers and soap

The text above is an exurpt from 'Green' found on Wikipedia.

Hand dyed ribbon

Links UWIB: Etsy team page and UniqueWomenInBusiness blog

Participatings blogs in this first Unique Women In Business blog hop.
Enjoy your hop :-)
jmjcreations.blogspot.com
nestlingsbyrobin.blogspot.com
bellalindadesigns.net
WellspringCreations.blogspot.com
ritascreativenest.com
AudreyGardenLady.blogspot com
pocketfullofcolors.blogspot.com
harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com
mommagoddesstreasures.blogspot.com
aquarianbath.blogspot.com
delicateadornments.blogspot.com
nancyswildwirejewelry.blogspot.com
vintageday.com
capecodjewel.blogspot.com

Woven Basket - Blue Jeans Recycled

2011-02-21T21:31:00.000Z

I have lately been exploring and pushing the boundaries for my woven / plaited baskets that I have been making for years and lately been selling in my shop SewDanish - Scandinavian Textile Art . In December I taught a basket weaving workshop using this traditional Scandinavian diagonal weaving technique. It was a great workshop, a lot of fun and most of my students left with a finished basket. It is a great pleasure passing on this old basket weaving technique. It is so important to keep these traditional skills a live, so that they are not forgotten.

For a long while I have been weaving the baskets using recycled Danish newspapers. I love creating something so useful and unique from a humble newspaper and as an added bonus I can have little read while preparing the strips.

While preparing for the above mentioned basket weaving workshop I was given a pair of totally well loved blue jeans by a friend who knows, that I can pretty much find use for anything in my work. Having been cutting and preparing an endless number of strips, I instantly saw the trouser legs cut into strips and woven.

It was fun weaving the basket as the strips kind of took on an organic way of life adding a lovely relaxed look to this rustic basket. To stiffen the basket, making it less fabric like and firm to the touch, I decided to paint the basket with diluted acrylic paint.

Textiles In Focus 2011 by Pauline Verrinder

2011-01-11T19:48:00.001Z

I'm so exited! Textiles In Focus is just around the corner! This great event organized by Textile Artist, Author and Tutor Pauline Verrinder is a total must for any textile/fiber art enthusiast and crafter and is not to be missed. I promise you will not be disappointed! The event will take place 25-27th February 2011 at Cottenham Village College just north of Cambridge, England.

Please take a look at the programme for all details about the exciting workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations, lecture and all the lovely vendors. This years lecture will be by Dawn Thorne on 'Transparency and Dimension'. The two textile groups exhibiting this year will be 02 Textiles and Fibrefusion
The chosen charity for the very popular tombola is Alzheimer's Research Trust

As a member of Fibrefusion I will be attending the event on most days. Do stop by and say hi :-)

Happy New Year from Birgitte / SewDanish :-)

2010-12-31T19:31:00.000Z

On this last day of the year 2010 I want to wish all a very happy and healthy new year.

2011 is going to be a busy and exciting year for me. I'm participating in several textile exhibitions with deadlines fast approaching. In one of my textile groups, Fibrefusion, we are writing our 5th book which accordingly to plan the book is due to be published in September 2011.
My list of projects for my shop SewDanish is ever growing and I'm so excited to get back sewing after my December travels to Copenhagen, Denmark. As the photos kind of show a lovely trip, but bitterly cold! Brr.... :-)

Right now my husband and I are in the middle of planning our trips for the coming year that will hopefully include a fair amount of hiking around England. We so want to walk part of Hadrians Wall, so that is very high on our list. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Interview with SewDanish and her folded stars

2010-12-12T14:24:00.003Z

Last week I was contacted by the DesignStyleGuide if I wanted to be interviewed about my Christmas ornaments and shop.
The interview has just been published and I thought I share the link with you if you wanted to have a look
Interview with SewDanish and her folded stars

Autumn in Bury St. Edmunds

2010-11-08T21:38:00.000Z

The other day I went uptown Bury St Edmunds where I live. It was such a beautiful, very mellow autumn afternoon with soft, hazy sunlight. On my way home I decided to take a short cut through the old Abbey and cemetery. And I'm so happy, that I had my camera in my purse.

I haven't been blogging much lately as I have spend less time on the computer. Amongst all the other things I'm involved in, I'm busy preparing for 2 upcoming workshop that I'll be teaching in a couple of weeks. The first is on my folded stars, the second one is on my woven baskets. It will be a lot of fun teaching the two techniques. Both are very traditional Danish crafts and it will be great passing the techniques on.

My studio featured at UKHandmade

2010-10-12T19:55:00.000+01:00

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by UK Handmade being asked, if I wanted to write an article about my studio with photos! for their studio section. Since my workroom is NOT a showroom, I thought, I was very brave consenting writing this piece :-) I hope you'll enjoy it.

Please head over to
http://ukhandmade.blogspot.com/2010/10/studio-birgitte-hendricks-of-sew-danish.html
for the full article.

Autumn inspiration, an EtsyTwitter Team treasury

2010-10-11T18:45:00.000+01:00

'Texture and Color' by SewDanish

Today has been the most amazing autumn day with beautiful saturated yet fading colors and stunning textures.

Fingerless Gloves, PDF Croc... crochetgal $	Sea Salt Spa Soap Vegan Unsc... AquarianBath $3.50	Hand Knit Fashion Sassy Wrap... FoxyGknits $60.00
Twisty Copper Ring with Ligh... capecodjewel $15.00	ON SALE Madeira Citrine Vint... FirebirdHouse $11.20	Women's Slippers Mary Ja... kimwhitecreati... $22.00
Gorgeous Rare Silkstone 14K ... WellspringCrea... $54.00	Baa Baa Black Sheep Notecard... TheCheckerdRab... $2.50	Reykjavik necklace anapinatelier $14.00
Spa Set HandmadeBySand... $15.00	Rustic Circle fine silver ne... PunkyJane $45.00	Olive Branches Print by Robi... RobinMariaPedr... $20.00
e-book...... Make your very ... AbbyChaseDesig... $9.95	Organic Cotton Market Bag JaybirdDesigns $45.00	Pineapple Crush Soap Bar soaprehab $

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My husband and I went yesterday for such a wonderful walk through the gentle landscape of Suffolk, East Anglia which inspired me to create this treasury. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together, browsing through some of the wonderful shops of the Etsytwitter team members.