You can – positive pennants

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I was stitching flags a few weeks ago, when I dreamt that I had also stitched some really tiny flag badges. This seemed like quite a good idea (which just goes to show that time resting is never wasted!) so I got sewing!
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I decided to wear one for a few days to see how they stood up to wear and tear, so put one on my coat and promptly forgot it was there. .
The findings of the wear and tear test resulted in a tweak to construction, but to my delight, also led to the observation that wearing a ‘you can’ badge can significantly improve the your quality of interaction with strangers!
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I’ve attached them to cards, so they can be gifted (but to my mind there’s really nothing wrong with treating your favourite coat ?) link in bio
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#youcan #sendingapositivemessage #handmadepennant
#handmadeflag #embroideredflag #freemotionembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #stitchingsmiles #drawinginthread #creativitywithmeaning #joyspotting #ihavethisthingwithsewing #molliemakers #britishstitchers #smallandmightybusiness #nationalthinkingofyouweek #positivepennant #pennantflag #pennantbanner #positivepennants… Read More

Work in progress

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It’s always time for tea
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#wipwwednesday #watchmemakeitwednesday #haveacupoftea #stitchednotes #stitchedwriting #freemotionembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #stitchingsmiles #drawinginthread #creativitywithmeaning #joyspotting #ihavethisthingwithsewing #heytheremaker #molliemakers #britishstitchers #smallandmightybusiness… Read More

Free motion embroidery tips

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I often forget to mention that my work is free motion embroidered – everything you see is ‘drawn’ on my machine (A Janome SMD3000) As a thank you for all of the support, here are some free motion embroidery tips for anyone who would like to give it a try;

1. Take it steady – especially when you’re starting, it’s not a race, take things slowly and concentrate on watching what you’re doing rather than hitting your foot hard on the pedal!
2. Find the best way of stabilising fabric that works for you – you don’t necessarily need a hoop; a stabilising fabric, or even plain old paper (which is what I always use) behind your material can work just as well.
3. Approach iron-away pens with caution! It can be really handy using a frixon pen as a guide, but please don’t scribble all over your work thinking it’ll be gone once you’ve ironed it – you can usually see a ghost line where the pen once was, and on some fabrics, I’ve found it completely re-appears – I would say only use one if you’re sure you’re going to stitch very close to your pen mark, or trust your artistic flair, and go without.
4. Don’t be afraid to experiment – i don’t use a hoop or an embroidery foot, but it’s what works for me. Play until you find what works for you.
5. Practice makes perfect – my work is pretty neat now, and that’s because I practice every day. My work is always improving, and yours will too – there really isn’t a trick to it, other than to keep going.
6. There are no mistakes – the very thing that attracted me to free motion embroidery is that it isn’t precise; any slips or wiggly lines can usually be incorporated in to your design – embrace the wiggles!
7. The final and most important tip is to have fun ?
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I hope that’s useful or if interest to some of you! Have a great Tuesday x. . . .
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Your worth is not measured in likes

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Your worth is not measured in likes. .
Happy Monday, have a great week.
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#knowyourworth#believeinyourself #mondaymotivation #mondaymantra #motivationalmonday #minibanner #handmadeflag #embroideredflag #freemotionembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #stitchingsmiles #drawinginthread #creativitywithmeaning #joyspotting #ihavethisthingwithsewing #heytheremaker #molliemakers #britishstitchers #smallandmightybusiness… Read More

Happy Birthday

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I realised it was probably about time to add some birthday cards to my card/food collection, so here’s the first. It had (in my head at least!) to be a tin of tomatoes. ? Squashed tomatoes… peeled plum tomatoes … it’s not far off ?‍♀️
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Have a great day (let me know if it’s your birthday – I did try googling what the chances were that it’d be one of my followers’, and my head exploded ?!) … and sorry if you’re humming happy birthday to yourself for the rest of the day ?
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#tinnedtomatoes #plumtomatoes #napolina #birthdaycard #foodiebirthday #foodiecard #foodiebirthdaycard #aurifilthread #aurifilartisan #creativitywithmeaning #freehandmachineembroidery #freemotionembroidery #everystitchcounts
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A tiny bit ok

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A tiny ok. Because sometimes you only feel a tiny bit ok
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And that’s okay.
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It’s okay to have a wobble, to need a pause, to take a few steps backwards. .
Because that’s how we move forwards.
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#positivelyinspiring15 day 8 relax
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#ok #itsok #itsokay #wednesdaywords #creativitywithmeaning #calledtobecreative #createeveryday #freehandmachineembroidery #freemotionembroidery #stitchersofinstagram #everystitchcounts #modernmakers #embroideryinstaguild #drawinginthread #ihavethisthingwithsewing #molliemakers #aurifilartisan #bristoletsyteam #smallandmightybusiness #bekindtoyourself… Read More

Totally champion maker

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Creativity, imagination, passion, obsession, vision, expression, daydreams, emotions, inspiration, compulsion, and lots and lots of tea. All in the recipe for a totally champion maker – do you have any other secret ingredients?
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This card is a reproduction of one of my original food pictures, and is available on my website and Etsy store .
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#totallychampionmaker #makersgonnamake #makersmovement #makersmark #whatmakesamaker #foodart #creativitywithmeaning #calledtobecreative #createeveryday #freehandmachineembroidery #freemotionembroidery #modernmakers #drawinginthread #ihavethisthingwithsewing #molliemakers #aurifilartisan #bristoletsyteam #heytheremaker #smallandmightybusiness #supportmakers #supportthemakers… Read More

Just keep going

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Your Monday morning to do list – make sure you tick them all off. Have a great day x
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#mondaymotivation #mondaymantra #motivationalmonday #postitnote #stitchednotes #noteworthy #freemotionembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #stitchingsmiles #drawinginthread #creativitywithmeaning #ihavethisthingwithsewing #heytheremaker #molliemakers #britishstitchers #aurifil #aurifilthread #aurifilartisan #aurifil80wt #newweek #newopportunities #justkeepgoing… Read More

Finding inspiration

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Day 4 of #positivelyinspiring15 is inspiration – here’s how I find mine.
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A funny story (although perhaps only because the ending wasn’t too disaterous) when I was working at the make space in Bristol museum in July, I thought it would be nice to take some unframed pieces so that people could have a good look and see the back of pieces, which often seems to be quite interesting … anyway, a lady walked in to the room and plonked her red handbag and water bottle right on top of the original of this picture ??…she clearly didn’t find it very inspiring ?
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If you find it more inspiring than the bag lady (as we’ll now call her … serves her right for being rude ?) , cards are available on my website, etsy shop and from @hollyandcoworkshop and A4 prints are also available in my shop .
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#findinginspiration #atoz #atozmaps #howtobeinspired #creative_happylife #creativitywithmeaning #drawinginthread #calledtobecreative #designalifeyoulove #freehandmachineembroidery #freemotionembroidery #embroiderylove #stitchersofinstagram #everystitchcounts #stitchersofinstagram #britishstitchers #ihavethisthingwithsewing #bristolcreatives #bristoletsyteam #heytheremaker #Aurifilartisan #textileoftheday… Read More

You’re doing just fine

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Do you ever feel like you don’t have a clue what you’re doing? Everyone else seems to have it figured out, have it all together, while you… you don’t.
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Nobody – seriously, no one – knows what they’re doing all of the time. Thinking ‘I have no idea what I’m doing’ is rarely true, and actually, it’s not what matters anyway. It’s ok not to have it all figured out, because nobody has all of the answers. What everyone else might think or say doesn’t matter either. Give it your best shot (you can always have a marmalade sandwich or two under your hat in case of emergencies) learn from what happens and keep going, because you’re doing just fine
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The prompt for day 2 of the #positivelyinspiring15 is ‘be kind’ and that starts with being kind to yourself.
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#youredoingjustfine #keepgoing #marmalade #finecutmarmalade #foodiefriday #foodart #creativitywithmeaning #calledtobecreative #createeveryday #freehandmachineembroidery #freemotionembroidery #stitchersofinstagram #everystitchcounts #modernmakers #drawinginthread #ihavethisthingwithsewing #molliemakers #aurifilartisan #bristoletsyteam #smallandmightybusiness #coopersmarmalade… Read More

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