Tea Dying Experiment

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craft, doilies, doily, dye, dying, embellish, lace, leather, necklace, stain, tea, vintage

With lots of lovely vintage lace donated by Muma Lawrence, and some other bits picked up over the last couple of weeks, I decided to give tea dying a go, as most of it was too bright white (in my opinion anyway).

A good soak in a big bowl of Yorkshire Tea…

Hand wash, wring out and leave to dry…

Give it a good steam… eh voila! Beautiful soft peach lace to create some more leather embellished necklaces

Ambition, Adorning & Amy.

Reblogged from prototype magazine:

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prototype magazine spoke to Amy, of Amy Lawrence Designs about adorning necks throughout the U.K, and her love of animal videos on Youtube.

Amy, why did you begin Amy Lawrence Designs?

Starting my own line and working for myself is something I wanted to do for as long as I can remember, and since becoming a freelancer I finally found the confidence to show and sell my work.

Read more… 656 more words

My recent blog interview with the beautiful Prototype magazine

1-to-1 student

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1-to-1, industrial, knit, learn, lesson, machine, stitch, student, teach, techniques

Thank you so much to Gee for being such a great student! You were awesome, I hope you learned some useful skills to take with you to your exciting new job! 

Gee learned a variety of techniques including chevrons, drop patterns, thermo tucks and weaving in Some pretty shadows in the studio that day x

Leather and Lace

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doilies, etsy, lace, leather, necklace, recycle, spring, summer, upcycle

I have found another love – creating necklaces from found vintage lace and embellishing with leather offcuts, beads and cotton tape! Summer time woohoo!

These will be up on my etsy shop later tonight – but there’ll be more to come x

**!!EASTER GIVEAWAY!!**

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competition, easter, facebook, free, giveaway, knit, knitted, like, necklace, share

Hellooooo, it’s nearly easter and I’m feeling ambitious. Pop over to my Facebook Page, click HERE and like and share the pic. If I get to 1000 page likes – I’ll give away this unique, one of a kind embellished Ori necklace, worth £50! For all of you who have liked and shared, your name will be in the hat when the day arrives. With any new likers who comment on my page with your name to say they saw it on your page, you’ll get your name in the hat again! So, more chances of winning, is that a good incentive?! Good luck! x

1 to 1 industrial machine knit lessons anyone?

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industrial, knit, lancashire, learn, lesson, machine, manchester, north, student

Would you or anybody you know be interested in a 1-to-1 lesson on an industrial knitting machine?

This may be a good opportunity for..

-students wanting to learn some new techniques
-soon to be students looking to get a head start
-domestic machine knitters interested in moving on to industrial machine knit
-curious types who just want a go!

Please share with those who you think may be interested,

For more info just pop me an email over to –

hello@amylawrencedesigns.co.uk

Location – Rossendale, Lancashire

Get 10% off this Valentine’s!

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clothing, esent, gift, itting, knit, necklace, perfect, valentines

In the name of lurrrrve! x

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Winter Arts Market at St Georges Hall – Christmas 2012

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2012, artists, christmas, makers, st. georges hall, stall, winter arts market

Just a few snaps of my stand at the Winters Arts market from December, it was a brilliant weekend! Thanks to everyone who popped by x

2012 in review – Thank you everyone!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 5 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.

Etsy Christmas Gift Guide in Stylist Magazine

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accessories, afroblush, christmas, etsy, gift, guide, knitted, magazine, necklace, stylist

Thanks to the AfroBlush Blog, I get to see my Butterfly necklace in this weeks Stylist Magazine, featured inside the Etsy Gift Guide supplement!! Check it out to find the 10% coupon code for all the items featured