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Last Sunday I treated myself to some ribbons from
Beyond Fabrics. I wanted to start looking into Nordic textiles and some of the patterns on these ribbons were quite folksy, punchy colours too.
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I really enjoy
Lina Peterson's jewellery which draws inspiration from the reverse side of embroidery. It's got me into looking at the more abstract reverses on knitted and machined textiles.
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Here's some details from a wonderfully kitsch place mat.