I have spent the last 4 days glued to my overlocker, sewing like crazy to make sure i have everything made in time for the 2 festivals i am doing this year. In total over the past 4 days i have made 17 dresses, 13 pairs of trousers and 2 waistcoats! But even after all that i still have 4 pairs of trousers to make up and 16 waistcoats, all in a week! And i am currently working at my part time job with designer Eloise Grey for the next 4 days, so i think this week sleep will have to be a luxury!
I leave next Tuesday for Larmer Tree festival, which takes place in the beautiful Larmer Tree Gardens near Salisbury. I will be working with the lovely Jan who runs a stall called Sari's and Silk's, an eclectic mix of re-vamped Sari's and everything India inspired! (Jan visits India for a month every spring to source her recycled Sari materials, and hopefully next Spring i will be tagging along!)
After Larmer Tree i am heading straight to WOMAD festival, which takes place in Charlton Park near Malmesbury. This is a festival which feels like home to me, as i have been going with my family since i was very young! We run a stall called Textilia Paralia which works like an Ethical Artist's Co-op with work from freelance artist Joe Bilby (also my step dad), and contributions from a friend of mine Sara Thielker, who works as a freelance Illustrator, as well as all my Ethical fashion designs handmade by myself and my Mum, Melanie Butlin, who is a star of a seamstress!
I am looking forward to my 2 weeks of relaxation in sun-drenched fields (hopefully) with amazing music filling my ears and grass between my toes! But no dreaming until the work is complete... 'just keep sewing, just keep sewing'...
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