http://www.ledburysbaglady.com en-gb ledburysbaglady.com 2012-5-15T00:00:00Z ledburysbaglady.com http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#118321 Another vintageinspired garment albeit much larger than the originals at the time I have just completed a shortsleeved squarenecked jumperderived from various 1940s patterns in a very fine 23 ply yarn. This yarn was found in someones loft and given to me. The original colour was a very bland greige but was hand painted for me by Juliet at Artists Palette Yarns in shades of rich browns. I hope to adapt my pattern for a range of sizes and issue it later this year.Thanks to my trip to the Festival of Vintage at York Racecourse I have a new talkWARTIME WOOLIESIt incorporates a collection of memories from my family of growing up and working in WW2 skills of Make do and Mend which have been passed down our family and some modern interpretations of vintage knitting patterns. As you would expect it includes handbags and accessories as well as some stylish knits which can be used for outifts for vintageinspired occasions. 2012-5-15 15:29:54 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#116791 Ive finished a garment for myself A lovely 1936 pattern adapted in 1982 and knitted in 2012. Im hoping to wear it next weekend at the Festival of Vintage at York Racecourse httpwww.facebook.comfestivalofvintage. I am going to be there knitting and crocheting with my daughter Lesley Holmes. Hope to see you there. 2012-4-20 14:23:09 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#114863 Here I start again I may not like it alone but I shall get used to it. Ive decorated the store room where we put all our craft materials and weeded it drastically. What I have left is a workroom with lots of lovely stuff to play with Now all I have to do is find the time to do it. 2012-3-18 15:48:09 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#110832 Hi GuysMy good intentions to get back to normal were foiled by a nasty coldcough picked up at Christmas. Here I am at the start of 2012 and my priorities are to decorate my workroom and knit something for myself as in Selfish Knitting month see Caston with Brenda Dayne. Progress is slow in the workroom although ebay is working to sell some of the surplus materials and kit and the neighbours are lined up to help move furniture. Its amazing what Ive found underneath...maybe Ill find my sewing machine soonThe knitting for me is therapy as always but also testing some ideas for a vintage style collection of patterns including bags. My first effort is a neat shortsleeved jumper from some 2ply yarn found in someones loft. It is very fine but is knitting up quite quickly in a lace stitch pattern I found on a bolster design. The yarn was originally greige but was hand painted in shades of brown by Juliet from Artists Palette Yarns very subtle. More photos on Ravelryledburylady. I hope t... 2012-1-21 15:01:25 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#108538 Hi EveryoneJust to wish you all a peaceful holiday season and lots of nice presentsLooking forward to next year with ideas about using vintage patterns to make up to date accessories. Watch this space 2011-12-11 12:21:52 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#105776 Just a quick update to say that Mike Holmes died on 20th September after illness. Margaret Holmes promises to be back with the handicrafts in 2012 hopefully with some new ideas and some vintage crafts. 2011-10-31 08:00:41 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#101908 After a long time in hospital Mike is coming home It will take us a while to get the house organised but watch out for new ideas for next year. Thanks to those who commiserated and look forward to seeing you when we finally get back on the road. 2011-9-6 08:20:59 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#95975 So sorry that I have not been able to keep in touch. Mike Holmes has had a major health problem and will be the focus of my attention for a few more months. If you spot anything you would like to buy then I can send it with no trouble just not much time for knitting for a while. When I can get him home from hospital I will be posting again I hope. Love from us both for nowMargaret 2011-6-11 07:57:36 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#91951 Nearly ready for the first event of the year. Forest of Dean Craft Guild event at the Parish Rooms Tewkesbury Abbey on Easter Monday. Hope to see you there. Lots of new bags and with luck some new patterns. 2011-4-17 21:01:54 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#86839 We have a new look for our Homepage kindly composed and applied by Mark Lenthall. Please bear with us while we edit and match the other pages to our slick new persona but you can still contact us on mailledburysbaglady.com to tell us what you think of it. 2011-2-13 15:02:35 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#82279 There will now be a short break....I love the bit about Christmas when all the shops are shut and we can just sit down with a hot drink something NICE on the tv and a little bit of knitting. The last thing I do when preparing for the Christmas is to find some delicious yarn and knit or crochet a little something just for me. This year it may be the Sweet Treat fingerless gloves of which I have made lots of pairs for sale but havent had a pair for me. I made them in 100 alpaca yarn and everyone loved the warm and soft feel of them. Must order some yarn ....There will also be a bit of a break on the website as I plan to work on some alterations to make it look a little smarter. I will be ably assisted by Mark Lenthall who did the original design. So watch this space and see if we can make it look whizzy for 2011. A Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year to you all. 2010-12-7 15:03:33 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#80926 Many thanks to all of you who have come to see us at the events this last few months. We have 2 more to do the Memorial Hall at Newent on Saturday 27th November as part of the Lights switch on and the same occasion next weekend Saturday 4th December at Malvern. Good sales have meant that the website has thin pickings at the moment for which I apologise but soon I will have a little time to get down to some new bag designs some new patterns a review of the website with a possible rebranding woohoo and a trip into my workroom to see if my sewing machine is still there under all the bags of yarn..... 2010-11-22 14:06:06 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#74732 Check out the Mike Holmes Goods page for new stock.The Working Canal Boat rug kit is now launched as from last weekend at the Inland Waterways Association National Festival at Beale Park near Reading. Available in two versions the wool yarn at 163100.00 each or the acrylic yarn at 16380.00 it represents a colourful image of a working canal boat. The design by Mike Holmes was inspired by two canal boats currently being restored by the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust www. hgcanal.org the Alder and the Renton and for each kit sold we will donate to the boat restoration fund. 2010-9-5 15:57:51 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#68614 About to gather up my stuff for the Castle Green Midsummer Fayre and Festival 2010. This takes place on Saturday 3rd July on the Castle Green from 10am until late....Hope to see you all there. 2010-6-22 19:21:34 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#59493 Be sure to check out the new pages with online shops Patterns for sale and Mike Holmes goods. We now have Paypal available for you to use with security. The Acacia shoulder purse is a nice little project pattern for which I used some hand dyed Artists Palette Yarn available from Juliets website www.artistspaletteyarns.co.uk The Manos silk blend scarf has a gorgeous sheen on the kettle dyed yarn each skein is signed by the artisan who made it. 2010-3-1 16:15:18 http://www.ledburysbaglady.com/page1.htm#55901 Seeing as how we are being exhorted to spend our money to save the world perhaps it is a good time to be connecting to Paypal to make your purchasing easier. I hope I can get all the tech stuff done well enough for you to shop online. Fingers crossed and watch this space. 2010-1-11 15:12:26