Last Thursday I did a photo shoot of ceramicist Kay Almitra who is exhibiting her work for the first time as part of the Africa Nova exhibition at Casa Labia. Kay and her work are equally beautiful and shooting them was
This cream and brown-flecked shoulder bag is crocheted in wool with braided ribbon handles and has a red heart stitched design. The bag is lined with velveteen fabric and has an inside zip pocket on one side and three open
This fun and frivolous knitted wool purse is the perfect accessory for a fashionable outing, will hold money, phone and lipstick, but you might have to leave your knitting at home! Loop-knit in various wool and mohair combinations. It has leather handles
I stopped in at the Grand Daddy hotel yesterday to peek at the Daddy Bloom entries and was particularly inspired by these two beauties. Jesse Breytenbach had a crochet flower collection on printed fabric. Nuno's felt creations were fantastic and they had
Noa and India came for their second "sewing" session on Friday. It's quite challenging planning a lesson when I can't remember what I was capable at their ages, but thanks to the internet and one of my favourite websites it
I've been struggling with a few design issues on my knitted lampshade, so one of my CCDI advisors suggested I call Heath Nash to ask for some help as he has designed a LOT of lampshades, and beautiful ones. Visiting his
I was wandering around the internet the other day, as I try not to do too frequently because wonderful as it is I manage to lose vast amounts of time down all sorts of rabbit holes. This was really worth
I've started noticing knitwear so much more now that I'm sort of officially in the wool and knitwear business, and of course it's often a topic of conversation. So I was delighted when Toni brought some of her vintage shawls
The first Wednesday of every month is the craft sector meeting at CCDI (the Cape Craft and Design Institute) where crafters gather for a talk and networking session. This month it was the Market Access team talking about the various