This little collection of seven mice is based around the Liberty Fabric The Strawberry Thief by William Morris. There are so many variations of this fabric and each brings something different to the work.
A perennial Liberty favourite since 1979, this classic Arts and Crafts design was originally created by William Morris in 1883. Liberty Fabrics first produced Strawberry Thief as a furnishing fabric in 1979 and it has since been redrawn for Tana Lawn on a smaller scale. Strawberry Thief appeared on Classic Tana since 1955.
I love the history of this fabric and it is so lovely to work with.
These guys are now on sale at the Eden Gallery in Newburgh. There are seven mice available with some brooches and keyrings. The new exhibition is stunning with amazing paintings and sculptures - well worth a visit. The title of the exhibition is Rhythmic Representation and the artists show have really embraced this.
I do love this new blue mohair. I think it is probably a Marmite colour and you will either love or loathe it!
It sits so well with the blue and red version of the Strawberry Thief. The other mice are two grey mice, a boy and girl in this wonderful blue and red fabric and two brown harvest mice in the green and red colours. Again a boy and a girl. I love the fact that the gallery has a strawberry table with strawberry themed craft items, a nod to the origins of the gallery as a strawberry farm.
Still working on my pattern and really starting to get there now. It is a larger and simpler mouse pattern with the key features of a Pook Mouse. I never realised how much goes into the instructions of a how to pattern.
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