The James F.Ballard  late 16th Century Bursa Prayer Rug. Ottoman Period  A couple of weeks ago I found myself in Turkey. That makes...

NO Dagger! BAD! Honestly, I don't know where he got that from. Oh God, I've just remembered that a group of crows is called ...

Shiny! My delivery from Fabric Rehab arrived! Yes of course I ended up buying something from there. I have no self control and will ve...

Lori from RRSAHM As well as Chirpy and Dagger I also made the above portrait last week. I received a shocking lack of guesses on twitt...

Chirpy and Dagger I have a week off because it's the Easter holidays here in the U.K.. I'd planned all kinds of wondrous project...

Image from Fabric Rehab website I recently stumbled upon a new (new to me) online fabric shop. Oh the danger! It's called ' Fa...

Current merchandise in the String Empire's Etsy shop After much struggling with banners, photo-taking, and of course making things,...