Roses and Mushrooms

What a strange combination, I know. They're the fabrics that we are discontinuing to make room for the new.

Pop over to buy "Dotty about Roses" on natural linen at less than 1/2 price until stock sells out. Available in Red, Creme or Blue prints.

And "Mushrooms" on Hemp/Organic Cotton too. Choose from Red or Chocolate Brown prints.

Now you will have to excuse me now as I need to rush off to a family Christening but will be sharing a new stockist and fabric design with you very soon!

Down in the Woods Today

How exquisite is this woodland elf doll? The creator is the talented Wilma Simmons of Empress Wu Designs who was the winner of our Blog giveaway a little while ago.  I am amazed at what she has achieved with a 1/4 metre of our brown Mushrooms linen fabric.  And how lovely is the photography of the doll in her natural enrivonment?



The pattern used for the doll was adapted from Jacquie Lecuyer’s pattern “Uma”.



But wait, there's more. Wilma also made these adorable Matryoshka dolls from the rest of the Mushrooms fabric. These little beauties are available for sale through the Empress Wu Etsy Store.

Mushrooms Canvas Bag to Sew

The Brisbane Stitches & Craft Show is less than 3 weeks away and I can't believe how quickly the time is flying. Based on feedback received from the Melbourne show, we have been thinking of products that you crafty goddesses would like.



We have printed our Mushrooms print on an environmentally friendly hemp/organic cotton canvas (pesticide-free) and Emily, our in-house pattern maker, has come up with a simple tote bag project that anybody can recreate.

The kit will include simple-to-follow instructions with photos. The bag is modelled here by Emily. For those of you who have followed my blog, I can't believe it either as she is usually an elusive creature when it comes to being in front of the camera.

You will be able to meet Emily at our stand 156 in the Incubator Section on the Wednesday and Thursday.



I will be washing the bag this weekend to see how it fares and if it requires pre-shrinking. We will also be selling this fabric by the metre and will be listing it on our on-line store in the near future.

Keep checking or follow our blog as we have lots happening and are printing a new children's' fabric next week. That print will be offered in a baby-soft hemp/organic muslin & organic cotton jersey.

Hand Made Bowl and Fabric Winner

As a craftsperson, I can't ever imagine giving a gift that wasn't hand-made.  Last Friday night, I attended a surprise birthday party for my artisitic friend Jay Dee Dearness, successfully pulled off by her husband Pete.

Part of Jay Dee's present was this adorable little hand-sewn bowl from Finki, which was traded in return for my mushrooms fabric.  The bowl was then filled it with guest soaps and accompanied with a Thea & Sami pistachio, organic cotton "Blossoms" bath towel.  It was sheer coincidence that it matched Jay Dee's decor perfectly as I hadn't visited her new home until Friday.

Speaking of mushrooms fabric, I would like to thank all of you who entered my blog giveaway which has now ended. There were so many clever suggestions as to what to do with the fabric that I had to put everybody's name into a bowl (twice for those who commented on their own blogs) to draw a winner.

The winner is Wilma from Newcastle, Australia.  Wilma of Empress Wu Designs plans to use the fabric to make a little forest/woodland creature doll.  We will be asking Wilma to show us the finished results in the near future.

See Us at the Show

Thea & Sami has been selected as one of the Indie Designers to exhibit in the Incubator Section of the Stitches & Craft Shows this year.  Shows will be held respectively in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.  The shows are being organised by Living Creatively to appeal to a younger and broader audience then previous years and there is a lot happening!  There are workshops, demonstrations and lots of Australian hand-made and crafting products to see and buy.

Living Creatively is a cool on-line community dedicated to creativity so check it out here for more information, show updates, sewing projects and even business tips.

The first show will be held at the Melbourne Showgrounds from March 11 - March 15, 2009.  We will be printing lots of new organic and natural fabrics, homewares and eco-fashions to show you all.  Please let me know if you are intending to attend and of course, come and say hello!



Our popular Fretwork design is now available for purchase in our on-line store.  Other designs and colours are also listed and are printed on hemp/organic cotton.  I will be giving away some fabric soon so keep following the blog.  Soon to be listed is our new mushrooms fabric in natural linen.