Yesterday was the grand opening party of The Spider & The Fly. It was my first chance to visit the new pop-up shop, and have a proper look round.
It’s a real treasure trove! It was brilliant to see work in the flesh that I’ve been admiring online for ages on sites like flickr and etsy.
The Spider and the Fly was thought up by Emily Chandler, who as well as hand picking all the lovely handmade art, craft and design work, has worked very hard decorating the shop in record time too! There’s so much to see and many things I’d love to have taken home with me!
I loved these brooches, but I’m sorry I don’t know who made them (if I find out I’ll give them the credit they’re due)
And these wonderful brooches by Jenny Mccabe, Meplusmolly, lostintheforest and others.
I saw some of my cats have found a temporary home with, amongst other things, knitted moustches to keep them company!
These girls are Julia’s daughters (no relation) who sang very sweetly for everyone – they were brilliant!
And there were cakes…yes all in all, it was a pretty good way to spend a Saturday night!
You can find the Spider and The Fly at 65 Bread Street Edinburgh, initially until the end of September. Keep an eye on the website, which has details of exhibitions and workshops, to be hosted there.
This is something I’ve been working on recently- a hand embroidered envelope I’ve submitted to the Cut-Click travelling mail art exhibition, which will be hosted this Summer by the Spider and the Fly pop-up shop in Edinburgh.
I have a small stash of padded envelopes, from etsy purchases. I keep them in the hope that they’ll get recycled. This one came from Finland, and I liked the stamps which were on it – red roses…and took my inspiration from them. I thought they fitted well with handle with care , which ties into the ‘mail’ theme.
I began by covering the surface with many little straight stitches to make it feel more interesting . The envelope was quite hard to stitch through at times, especially on double thicknesses, and occasionally little bits of the plastic bubble wrap interior poked through.
I was happy to let the design grow as I sewed.
As soon as I hear about all the details of the exhibition, like where and when, I’ll be sure to let you know!
Magpie is a brand new venture aiming to showcase the best art, craft and design talent around. Magpie loves the unusual, individual and eclectic… and I’m very happy that materialised will be part of the very first Magpie event! It’s taking place in a converted Church, in the shadows of Edinburgh Castle, in the historic Grassmarket, on Sunday 6th December. There’s going to be a diverse range of stalls, including many selling one-of-a-kind and vintage items – Great for Christmas pressies! I want to have a nice full stall, so for the next couple of weeks my plans involve – sewing, sewing, and more sewing! Read more about Magpie and the fabulous makers ,who’ll be selling their wares on the Magpie blog
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