Odds and Sods

The story behind the name:

Why I chose the name "The Crafter's Coven" is simple in a round about way.  

My goal is to have my own shop, and while I am a avid cross stitcher I like to dabble and create in other fields of craft. I don't create from scratch so I use the term Crafter when I describe myself, and Coven comes from the fact that I want to eventually hold craft groups and lessons and as I was born on Halloween seemed like the most appropriate collective noun. 

Dabbling:

So to date, on the embroidery side of things I initially learnt a method called Huckaback (I have seen this also referred to as Monks Stitch). I have rediscovered my love of crochet, but don't seem to have the skill for knitting,  and on occasion when I am inspired I haul out my Janome and I sew, but I stick to   toys and bags, the ladies in my stitching group are just waiting for me to cave in and do a quilt.

 Below are some pics of completed projects using 100% cotton that I have hand dyed myself. 

Who am I - an intro to me

Hello World,

I suppose the first two questions to answer straight of the bat is who am I and what is this page about.

Firstly so I don't waist anyones time I am not wiccan and not into witchcraft of any kind so if you have because of the term Crafter I apologize and wish you well on your search.

So what am I? I am an avid Cross stitcher who has branch out into hand dying her own fabric.

Eight years ago I relocated to Brisbane and took myself of to the big Craft show we have here every October and I got introduced to three things, a new friend (now one of my best friends), Mirabilia patters and hand dyed fabrics. I went from being the occasional stitcher to almost manic overnight. Since that show I have completed 4 mermaids, 3 Fairies, and 4 of the nine reindeer and a number others.

So what caused the step from stitching to dying, well that was the disappearance from the shop shelves of my favorite  fabric artist and the encouragement of my local craft shop owner to experiment.

Now I am my favorite fabric artist. I have completed these 2 Mirabilia pieces and have Ink circles Cirque des Cercles and Joan Elliotts Fire Goddess in progress.