Standing Wool Hanging Decorations and Trivets

I have been experimenting with a new (to me) technique called 'Standing Wool', and of the sub group 'Beaded'.

Circles Wall Hanging - Shades of Green


This traditional construction technique dates back to as early as the 1870s in America. Rugs were often made with strips of worn out clothing, blankets etc. I first learnt about it through Diana Blake Gray's website, Rugmakers' Homestead.

Black and Yellow Wool Trivet


I am currently making a small bedside rug from a recycled woollen blanket and have made some trivets and wall hangings from re-purposed fabrics and craft felt, respectively.

It is quite time-consuming as each strip has to be cut, coiled and hand sewn. Before that you have to decide on the colour combinations to use and the thickness and type of fabric; size and thickness of the 'beads'; and where the piece will be used.

Standing Wool Trivet - Pastel Shades

The size of the 'beads' can be varied to create a free-form design, but if you are sewing a string of 'beads' from the centre in a spiral, they will tend to form a hexagonal shape like honeycomb.

Circle Wall Decoration - Shades of Grey and Tangerine


I find it a very appealing technique, with great potential for large and small projects. Watch this space!

Little Cloud Hanging Decoration - Shades of Grey, Lemon Yellow and White

Equinox Best Of British Jewellery Exhibition

If you love jewellery, don't forget to visit the Equinox shop in Fleet to catch their 'Best Of British' jewellery exhibition. The exhibition showcases the work of numerous contemporary designers.

The exhibition is being held in the Equinox shop in Fleet from 18 February until 14 April 2012.

The patchwork union jack wall hangings are displayed in the windows for the duration of the exhibition and will be available for purchase when it ends on 14 April. If you are interested in purchasing either of these handmade pieces, please contact Equinox here.

The photographs are copyright Equinox 2012.

UPDATE: These flag wall hangings are now available at reduced price in my Folksy shop!

Patchwork Union Jack Wall Hangings

Morning all!

Here are two roughly A1-sized patchwork union jack wall hangings that I finished recently for a commission. They are made to illustrate the theme for an exhibition of contemporary jewellery, called "Best of British". The exhibition in being held in the Equinox shop in Fleet from 18 February until 14 April 2012.

The wall hangings are displayed in the windows for the duration of the exhibition and will be available for purchase when it ends on 14 April. If you are interested in purchasing either of these handmade pieces, please contact Equinox here.

Austerity Britain #8

Green Britain #18

 The wall hangings are made from a mixture of cotton and cotton mix fabrics, including re-purposed fabrics. The following processes, taking around 15 - 20 hours of work per flag, are involved:-

• making the templates to the required size
• selecting the fabrics and deciding upon the fabric placement
• cutting each piece of fabric to size
• piecing the individual units of fabric into a whole, using a sewing machine
• layering the finished top with a cotton batting/wadding and back piece
• hand quilting the layers
• addition of an edge binding strip and hanging sleeve using a mixture of machine and hand stitches
• addition of label on reverse and wooden hanging dowel

Smaller versions of the flag wall hangings are sometimes available in my Etsy shop, Fire Horse Textiles.