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Batik fabric book cover
Batik fabric book cover, embellished with embroidery, beads and sequins

designed by Gail Lawther, stitched during lockdown 2, November 2020
A lovely 2020 Christmas present, the kit was an ideal activity for lockdown 3. I adapted the pattern a little, making two narrow straps rather than the one strap suggested in the instructions. I also inserted a pocket and embellished the pattern with a Suffolk Puff with a button for the centre.
Christmas birds made from Christmas prints or calico, cinnamon sticks or Star Anise used for the claws, decorated with ribbons and small bells or purchased tinplate hearts. size, between 10 and 12cm.