....Mr Finch.....

.....Hello dear friends.....

 

.....I am so excited that i needed to share this with you all.....

 

.....The most talented Mr Finch , the man who is pretty nifty with a needle and thread and can most certainly use a sewing machine better than i can, has very kindly shared a tutorial with us all in this months Selvedge magazine.....

 

 

.....how do you fancy making your own garden bulbs.....

 

 

...... lets begin....

 

.....Download the template provided.....raid your fabric stash, and away we go.....

 

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....that's the bulb shape made, now the stork...

 

 

....that was quick....

 

....next bit, stuff the bulb....

 

 

...attach stork...

 

 

 

 

....in the pattern that is given he recommends using some string for the rooty bits, as i don't have string i used some of my beloved Shetland yarn....

 

 

 

....then i wet felted it a bit to give it rooty look...

 

 

....a quick recycle of a teabag (for a bit of authentic staining)...

 

.....and there you have it.....

 

.....all made in less than thirty minutes....

 

 

 

 

.....This copy of selvedge is out now if you fancy a go, i can see me making a load of these and lining them up on my window sill in glass bulb jars....

 

.....Happy bulbing...

 

Pixie

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