ANDREA

&made - studio 21 @ManchesterCraft & Design Centre - handmade homewares, knitwear & gifts & accessories, commissions & product development work.

[ANDREA @madebyand]

@AndyBurnhamGM THANK YOU!

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@visitnorthyork Animal

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@PippaCrerar Cheap shot.

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@MuseumModernArt H O T

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C O L O U R + P A T T E R N + T E X T U R E

start the week cleaning & tidying; polishing & re-dressing shelves, watering the plants, replacing stock sold over the weekend & looking forward to the week ahead.
there’s such lovely light now in the buildin… https://t.co/QgihzBwApF

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W A S T E N O T…
…W A N T N O T

i do find it difficult throwing anything away & save all the trimmings & scraps from my making - sewing & knitting.

the wool ends & leftovers are used for making up, pompoms & swatch cards - even the smallest scrap… https://t.co/59e6ppmqfX

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C O L O U R + P A T T E R N

we’ve just spent the most fabbest weekend in edinburgh & while we were there managed to visit @dovecotstudios to see the @kaffefassettstudio exhibition.
it’s a psychedelic, kaleidoscopic feast!

my absolute favourite section… https://t.co/OByawqi7Cd

[ANDREA @madebyand]

L I N E S + S H A P E S

i’ve been awol - has anyone noticed?!

just so busy doing 17 things at once - i had a fab afternoon yesterday painting my bud & leaf shape wooden buttons & making pattern & plain fabric partners for one my current works in progr… https://t.co/9ocz5VWyhg

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@skylinermcr There are a few pub doorways with green tiles in the NQ & the pub on the corner of Tib Street & Warwick street - opposite Abakhan’s & the fish & chip shop - has lovely duck egg tiles on the outside.

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C H A L K

it’s a beautiful bright spring day but still with a chill in the air - i always think the interest in knitwear will fade at the end of winter but these neat neck warmers just keep going!
hand knit accessories in a wide range of colours - all t… https://t.co/aFDBzelXkt

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I SPY…

insects!

our fab building celebrates it’s 150th anniversary this year & today we launch a new exhibition;
#entomagical by @annacollettehunt, a clay play workshop with resident maker @katherineleesceramics, food & drink at our fab new cafe @… https://t.co/16Cs94FvvP

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S P R I N G T H I N G S

such a lovely morning!
i’ve arrived at work early today, had a bit of a dust & polish session - tidied up an untidy corner - i really need to get better at parting with things - empty cardboard tubes for one!
we spent a lot of … https://t.co/sDfZurVfox

[ANDREA @madebyand]

@ManchesterCraft @BettyShmem Julie - a hard act to follow! Good luck with everything that comes next! x

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H A P P Y E A S T E R

there’s still time to make an easter bunny - see yesterdays post for my how to, step by step, easy peasy instructions!

something to keep you busy before the egg hunt!

#easter #easterbunny #bunny #pompom
#makeit #howto #make #diy… https://t.co/SOKDnQeudm

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Global climate change from 1880 to 2021. This is what a planet in trouble looks like.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #renewableenergy #GreenNewDeal #SDGs

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K I T

#marchmeetthemaker | day 27

as far as machinery is concerned, there isn’t a lot - essentially my bernina sewing machine & this little box of tricks.
i do like a set of drawers, a miniature version especially - & boxes with compartments, & this is… https://t.co/nr1gtcAINr

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W E E K E N D W A L K A B O U T

#marchmeetthemaker | day 25 + 26

a slow sunday after a busy week - there was sunshine this morning & we took it as an opportunity to go walkabout around the local water park - we saw four herons on a tiny island in the … https://t.co/XzmPGH997a

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C O L O U R

#marchmeetthemaker - day 24

this prompt - i could talk all day!

i love colour - just not all the colours all at once! you’ve got to know when to stop - enough is just enough - to my eyes!

so, here’s a colour - lichen - it’s lovely! it’s… https://t.co/oUjVStH3Wi

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R E A L I T Y

#marchmeetthemaker | day 23

the reality is a list of opposites;
feast & famine,
busy & quiet,
up & down,
good & bad,
clean & tidy or a frightful tip!

hopefully the retail half of my studio is full & interesting enough to distract cust… https://t.co/O14hVdW99R

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D E C I S I O N S - D E C I S I O N S

#marchmeetthemaker | day 22

when you think about it, from the moment we open our eyes in the morning we’re making decisions.
what to wear, what to eat & drink, what time to leave - & come back.

what to work on nex… https://t.co/2KKviymg5f