by freshlyfound | Jun 8, 2018 | DIY, Fabric and textiles, recycled, recycled clothing, tutorial, wedding
This is the ideal handcraft to preserve the essence of sentimental embroidered family heirlooms. The table cloth with a mould stain, or frayed serviettes make ideal material. If you’re clearing out and nobody wants Granny’s linen – why not make each...
by freshlyfound | Aug 5, 2015 | art, jewelery, recycled, tutorial
These Safety Pin Earrings have been one of the most popular Freshly Found Projects of all Time. Welcome! Safety pins possess good qualities as material for jewellery, being shiny, delicate and easy to come by. In my endeavours to live a more artisanal lifestyle, I...
by freshlyfound | Jun 12, 2015 | jewelery, recycled, thread, tutorial
Finally! The tutorials are up for these button bracelets. They are a fun, quick project and a good way to use up a leftover buttons and crochet cottons. I’ve shown a few variations of colour and techniques. Mostly, I’ve used crochet cotton like...
by freshlyfound | Dec 2, 2014 | design projects, Fabric and textiles, jewelery
A new range of textile jewelry pendants have been in the making – Rescued pieces of vintage embroidery have been mounted as pendants and framed and hung with a delicate cord of twisted cotton I love the fact that beautiful handwork on stained or forgotten...
by freshlyfound | Oct 18, 2013 | crochet, Fabric and textiles, jewelery, tutorial
I love the simple teardrop shape of these large earrings. They started out their costume life shiny gold… but soon became dull and coppery So I decided to cover them in a bright tangerine cotton thread. And now they’re good to go To cover each earring...
