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Inside the Ribbon Tin…really inside

Inside the Ribbon Tin is an occasional series filled with bits and pieces, odds and sods and other ephemera related to textiles and making. This time we are going inside the actual tin not the metaphoric tin. Let us see where it will take us. I love this tin. It is full of useful bits left […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin

Welcome to the first Inside the Ribbin Tin for 2015, an occasional series filled with bits and pieces, odds and sods and other ephemera related to textiles and making. This one is full of local interest. Firstly, Cheryl Crosbie from Granite Haven Llamas and Gotland Sheep is asking for expressions of interest in a Farm […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: December

Thanks for all of your Merry Christmas wishes, they were just lovely.  I do hope you enjoy the last Ribbon Tin of the year. It is a short one in keeping with all the real world festivities ahappening.  Happy New Year! Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: November

Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. Come and see what is inside the Ribbon Tin this month. First out of the tin this month is this marvellous pin cushion made by Our […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: October

Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. Come and see what is inside the Ribbon Tin this month. It seems that everywhere I look this month, there are crafty folks doing good works […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: September

It is time to open the Ribbon Tin again and see what is inside. Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. First out…a simmering Pineapple Stacks Hat. Image by permission of Karen Berthine […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: August

Welcome to the August opening of the Ribbon Tin. Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. First out of the Tin this month is a yarn bombing festival that a dear reader let me know […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: July

Welcome to the July opening of the Ribbon Tin. Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. First out of the Tin is a very special quilt. Image permission Blue Mountain Daisy It is called […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: June

Welcome to the June opening of the Ribbon Tin. Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. Look at these beauties from Shanghai Lil and the Scarlet Fez. Aren’t they luffley… all stacked up in a sweet […]

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Inside the Ribbon Tin: May

Welcome to the May opening of the Ribbon Tin…just in time. Inside the Ribbon Tin is a monthly series featuring a miscellany of bits and bobs, odds and sods, knicks and knacks, all sorts of interesting things related to textiles and making. First out are my balms for calm and happiness. These little companions live on the window […]

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