Bookmark - Seaside - patchworked and embroidered
£8.50
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By Sue Bentley
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About this item
This bookmark is stitched from a careful selection of recycled and leftover fabrics and embroidered with a bold ship motif and some seapink flowers. Torn strips of fabric have been machine stitched to a panel of vintage, unused flannelette sheeting. A sailboat has been hand embroidered in cotton threads, its sail being cut from a scrap of white felt. Some seapink flowers line the shoreline. Iron-on interfacing has been applied to the back of the panel which has then been edged with blanket-stitch using a white cotton thread. The bookmark is backed with 'eco' felt (produced from recycled plastic bottles. Ribbon tails complete the design. Length of embroidered panel - 16 cm approx. Total length - 22.5 cm approx. Please note: items from lynwoodcrafts are intended for adults. This item is unsuitable for children under 3 years of age since it contains small parts which may represent a choking hazard. Bookmarks from recycled textiles, including vintage lace and vintage hand embroidery, can be found in my other Folksy shop Lynwoodcrafts Recycled. This link will take you to the shop section - https://folksy.com/shops/LynwoodcraftsRecycled/collections/263596-notebooks-bookmarks-and-handmade-books
About this item
This bookmark is stitched from a careful selection of recycled and leftover fabrics and embroidered with a bold ship motif and some seapink flowers.
Torn strips of fabric have been machine stitched to a panel of vintage, unused flannelette sheeting. A sailboat has been hand embroidered in cotton threads, its sail being cut from a scrap of white felt. Some seapink flowers line the shoreline. Iron-on interfacing has been applied to the back of the panel which has then been edged with blanket-stitch using a white cotton thread. The bookmark is backed with 'eco' felt (produced from recycled plastic bottles. Ribbon tails complete the design.
Length of embroidered panel - 16 cm approx.
Total length - 22.5 cm approx.
Please note: items from lynwoodcrafts are intended for adults. This item is unsuitable for children under 3 years of age since it contains small parts which may represent a choking hazard.
Bookmarks from recycled textiles, including vintage lace and vintage hand embroidery, can be found in my other Folksy shop Lynwoodcrafts Recycled. This link will take you to the shop section - https://folksy.com/shops/LynwoodcraftsRecycled/collections/263596-notebooks-bookmarks-and-handmade-books
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This item will be posted to you by Lynwoodcrafts within 5 days of receiving payment.
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One of a series of embroidered seaside designs - previously stitched on felted or appliqued backgrounds.
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Absolutely beautiful ,so happy with this item.
DR
Bought 1 itemStunning and beautifully made thank you.
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Bought 3 itemsMy cousin, who has 2 sheep, absolutely loved the brooch. Thankyou
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