Eleanor Birchell Hughes
Eleanor Birchell Hughes
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Unboxing a Vintage Singer Sewing Machine, but Which One?
Hello my lovelies, I'm sorry it's been a while, if you watch to the end of the video you'll find out why.
Some years ago I realised that for some of my future ideas and projects, I would need a much tougher sewing machine than my plastic Singer franchise machine. After much research and watching of RUclips videos I found the 201k machine, it sounded ideal, electric, vintage, metal body and therefore metal parts, and heavy-duty, now just to find one!
Hope you enjoy the video, thank you for watching 💚
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A Hint of Spring? Four Patch Quilt with Appliqué Pre-loved Hand Embroidery, A Flower Strewn Quilt
Просмотров 9129 месяцев назад
Hello lovely people, I hope you are all keeping well and getting through winter as best you can. I find January and February really tough months, so I thought why not think of spring and flowers and pretty things. I started planning this quilt over a year ago, I even filmed some of it. While doing a test piece I found that I really didn't like the first iteration of my design idea - test pieces...
Make a Practical and Pretty Crossover Strap Apron *Beginner Friendly*
Просмотров 47710 месяцев назад
Hi everyone, happy new year! I've got plans to do some messy stuff on fabric and I'm fed up of wearing old scruffy clothes, so how about making a practical and pretty apron? I've gone for a slightly high waisted apron with a full long gathered skirt and crossover straps and without fastening's or hardwear. It was not my intention to look like I was after a part in "The sound of music" but here ...
Gorgeous Oven Mitts/Gloves made from Vintage Tea Towels - A practical gift idea
Просмотров 74111 месяцев назад
Hi everyone, this is my third December video, there were going to be four but I've been really poorly. In this video, I show how to make an oven mitt that looks so neat and pretty. I first decided I would make some months ago and ordered 5 metres of special heat-resistant batting/wadding from the wholesaler I use. At some point, I'll send a link to the website so you can buy enough for one mitt...
Up-cycling Vintage Crochet Doilies into Snowflake Bunting | Making Christmas Ep. 2
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
Hi everyone, this video was supposed to go up last Sunday but the doilies didn't dry quick enough. Anyway in this video I experimented with stiffening crochet with PVA and water and made some super cute bunting for wintertime. I also had a go at making little dishes/baskets using the same method. The little doily bowl looks so nice as a way to pretty up some soap as a gift and is so easy to do....
Gift toppers, Mini Wreaths + Pomanders | Making Christmas Smell Festive with Things in your Kitchen
Просмотров 432Год назад
Hello my lovelies, I love Christmas! There I said it. My Christmas is very particular to me and my family, I love our Christmas traditions, we don't put our tree up until about a week before, we always have a real tree and that's when we decorate any of the rest of the house too. Most of our presents to each other and friends are either homemade or second-hand, so the first few weeks of Decembe...
Quilting - How to Mitre Corners | Making a Quilt from One Range of Fabric
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
Hello my lovelies, I'm back with a quilting video for you this time. I don't often work with just one range of fabric, I mean let's be honest I don't often buy fabric at all 😂 but I saw this range and I thought my Mum would love it, I bought a metre each of the four fabrics thinking that would be loads. Roll on several years and I have no idea what the design was supposed to be so I thought it ...
Customising and Covering a Lampshade | An Homage to the 1920's
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Год назад
Hello my lovelies, I'm back with a new video! Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, and for all the lovely messages. Also, welcome to all our new subscribers, I hope you enjoy the channel. So in this video, I decided to have a go at something I've never done before and I thought we could all learn something together 😁 Some years ago I bought the most glorious standard lamp (as ...
Textile Landscape | Creating Depth and Details with Different Threads and Techniques
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.Год назад
Hello my lovelies, thank you for being so patient whilst I was away on holiday and then taking a week longer to film this video! My starting point was the bluebell woods which I had only blocked the colours for in ruclips.net/video/vnP7BUWzP7I/видео.html in this video I'll show you how to make all sorts of different embellishments mostly using threads. If you have some tapestry wool or even kni...
Making a Last Minute Summer Dress from an Old Bedsheet
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Год назад
Hi everyone, I'm off on my travels and I decided I really needed it, well actually I wanted a new summer dress. I had to use what I had on hand as there just wasn't time to look for anything or go shopping. I bought the sheet on eBay last year with dress-making in mind and it was perfect for what I wanted, and it's green! I sort of draughted a pattern based on a very rough sketch of the dress I...
If You Go Down to the Woods Today - Using What You've Got to Make a Textile Landscape
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If You Go Down to the Woods Today - Using What You've Got to Make a Textile Landscape
The Quest Continues...Easy Crazy Patchwork Pin Cushion for an Aesthetically Pleasing Workspace!
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад
The Quest Continues...Easy Crazy Patchwork Pin Cushion for an Aesthetically Pleasing Workspace!
Crazy Patchwork with a Difference | An Exhibition Quilt and Why I Made It
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
Crazy Patchwork with a Difference | An Exhibition Quilt and Why I Made It
It's Here! The New Camera has Arrived, What's in the Box?
Просмотров 544Год назад
It's Here! The New Camera has Arrived, What's in the Box?
Portmeirion an Italianate Village in Wales + Taking a Steam Train through Snowdonia National Park
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Год назад
Portmeirion an Italianate Village in Wales Taking a Steam Train through Snowdonia National Park
New Quilt Block Design Using Log Cabin Variation | Are These Waterlilies or Tulips?
Просмотров 655Год назад
New Quilt Block Design Using Log Cabin Variation | Are These Waterlilies or Tulips?
Behind the Scenes of a Textile Artist | Why Have I Ordered 5 metres of Specialist Batting?
Просмотров 814Год назад
Behind the Scenes of a Textile Artist | Why Have I Ordered 5 metres of Specialist Batting?
Fabric makes everything more aesthetically pleasing - my flee market finds get a makeover!
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Год назад
Fabric makes everything more aesthetically pleasing - my flee market finds get a makeover!
Make Your Own Gorgeous Needle Case with Hand Embroidered Snippets and Saved Treasures
Просмотров 45 тыс.Год назад
Make Your Own Gorgeous Needle Case with Hand Embroidered Snippets and Saved Treasures
Do mince pies really have meat in them? How I make mince pies - rustic and delicious!
Просмотров 341Год назад
Do mince pies really have meat in them? How I make mince pies - rustic and delicious!
Would you like to try English Paper Piecing? Why not start with this super cute Christmas decoration
Просмотров 884Год назад
Would you like to try English Paper Piecing? Why not start with this super cute Christmas decoration
Starting the Quilt! Medallion in Broderie Perse - apparently 3 metre's of bondaweb isn't enough?
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 года назад
Starting the Quilt! Medallion in Broderie Perse - apparently 3 metre's of bondaweb isn't enough?
What's the difference between Broderie Perse, Applique, and fussy cutting? And why I need to know.
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.2 года назад
What's the difference between Broderie Perse, Applique, and fussy cutting? And why I need to know.
Yo-yos or Suffolk puffs? Testing the Clover yo-yo maker, with silk!
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.2 года назад
Yo-yos or Suffolk puffs? Testing the Clover yo-yo maker, with silk!
I Had to Make This Because It's Autumn/Fall - It Turned Out Sooo Pretty!
Просмотров 6592 года назад
I Had to Make This Because It's Autumn/Fall - It Turned Out Sooo Pretty!
English Paper Piecing Hexagons and More | A New Design for You!
Просмотров 16 тыс.2 года назад
English Paper Piecing Hexagons and More | A New Design for You!
My Day Out to St Fagans Museum + Some History on Welsh Life
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
My Day Out to St Fagans Museum Some History on Welsh Life
I Ripped my Dress! Adding Gored Panels and Mending a Ripped Seam | Dressmaking How to
Просмотров 6762 года назад
I Ripped my Dress! Adding Gored Panels and Mending a Ripped Seam | Dressmaking How to
Dresden Plate | Quilt Pattern with Up-cycled Silk Ties
Просмотров 21 тыс.2 года назад
Dresden Plate | Quilt Pattern with Up-cycled Silk Ties
The Love of Sewing Runs in my Family | featuring "My Love Letter Time Machine" Podcast
Просмотров 7122 года назад
The Love of Sewing Runs in my Family | featuring "My Love Letter Time Machine" Podcast

Комментарии

  • @jaspercorrea9925
    @jaspercorrea9925 23 часа назад

    You genuinely don’t understand how much I crashed out making this skirt. Like this is not for beginners. Love the video tho def helped a lot

  • @ljbj4
    @ljbj4 7 дней назад

    these are absolutely beautifully awesome!🤩

  • @petro3441
    @petro3441 12 дней назад

    Thanx for clear demonstration❤❤

  • @leesaunders5495
    @leesaunders5495 17 дней назад

    Thankyou very inspiring. I’m fairly new to this but keen to have a go

  • @Turtledovegrove
    @Turtledovegrove 19 дней назад

    Truly beautiful..all of it...tfs...

  • @sheriwillingham2492
    @sheriwillingham2492 23 дня назад

    That’s pure beauty. Love it. where can i get that pattern?

  • @Turtledovegrove
    @Turtledovegrove 25 дней назад

    Utterly..Utterly...wonderful in all it's textile, optical illusion glory...thank you for sharing ...such inspection....stumbleupon your crazy quilt and Gere I'm am for it all....

  • @zkm457
    @zkm457 28 дней назад

    Its such a lovely quilt and such lovely neat stitches...honestly your work is beautiful....is it possible to do a whole quilt with printed fabric?

  • @vxdaven
    @vxdaven Месяц назад

    Love your work. Do you make ties? Looking for someone to help with a design.

  • @CathSanderson
    @CathSanderson Месяц назад

    I enjoyed watching this video. Your explanations were very clear but I would have liked the written sentences to have stayed on screen a little longer to have time to read them especially as the light colour partly disappeared into the background. I'm looking forward to watching your embellishment video. Thank you

  • @carolynratliff1380
    @carolynratliff1380 Месяц назад

    I have a couple of antique long gloves….what can we do with them,PLEAE MAM…THANK YOU

  • @carolynratliff1380
    @carolynratliff1380 Месяц назад

    Do you use a special thread to sew it ????

  • @carolynratliff1380
    @carolynratliff1380 Месяц назад

    Thankyou sooooo much….I have giveso many pretty pieces away…..I will start making this with what I have left from grandma…..you are so very TALENTED….hugs carolyn fro Columbus Georgia

  • @KD-fn5xi
    @KD-fn5xi Месяц назад

    I am hoping and praying that Father Christmas drops this book in my Christmas stocking this year 😚🤗❤ Stunning fabrics btw .....

    • @eleanorbirchellhughes
      @eleanorbirchellhughes Месяц назад

      @@KD-fn5xi I hope so too! Maybe use Father Christmases helper screenshot and message? Or if you use it Amazon wish list? I hear Father Christmas loves a good list 😉

  • @pamgrover9910
    @pamgrover9910 Месяц назад

    Great lesson I am a yo-yo lover also working on a cushion.

  • @Marleena133
    @Marleena133 Месяц назад

    Beautiful

  • @alexandrapacuraru3946
    @alexandrapacuraru3946 Месяц назад

    Hi! I could really use some help with a vintage sewing machine 😅. I recently got a Anker automatic rz deluxe and i don't know how to make it work. Btw I don't have the cable for it. I don't know how to take care for it exactly, like what oil to use and so on. After a few days of trying, i got the thread in the right place, but the problem now is that the weel doesn't make the rest of the machine work. Could you please help me? 😅❤

  • @qltygrl3187
    @qltygrl3187 Месяц назад

    What is the hoop stand you are using?

    • @eleanorbirchellhughes
      @eleanorbirchellhughes Месяц назад

      @@qltygrl3187 Hi, it's a stand for embroidery hoops which sits on the table top, I think I found it on eBay. It's great for small projects that fit in an embroidery hoop but for a full size quilt you would need a specific quilt hoop stand, I think they are available in floor standing or one you sit on, hope that helps 💚

  • @lorifay7978
    @lorifay7978 2 месяца назад

    Such lovely work and an even lovelier story! I was just looking for a way to repurpose some vintage linen I was gifted. What a surprise to stumble across your channel. Many blessings to you and yours! I’m subscribing now so I’ll watch more later. 🥰

  • @donnavonschriltx9031
    @donnavonschriltx9031 2 месяца назад

    Your instruction was excellent. I feel like I could now attempt a project. Thx so very much!

  • @HoneyBee-lj7ig
    @HoneyBee-lj7ig 2 месяца назад

    Gorgeous!

  • @talesfromthewhitecottage
    @talesfromthewhitecottage 2 месяца назад

    This is beautiful! Not only the quilt but the story behind it, it becoming a life long companion. Love it!

  • @sewphisticatedgma
    @sewphisticatedgma 2 месяца назад

    Adorable. Have you done the pdf for this? Would love the pattern.

  • @ЛюдмилаТерехова-ш9и
    @ЛюдмилаТерехова-ш9и 2 месяца назад

    Дякую! Чудова робота❤

  • @MarionBradley-w7k
    @MarionBradley-w7k 2 месяца назад

    Hello Eleanor. Have just subscribed to your channel and have been delighted with your tutorial about making a needle case. Yours is the only one I've seen that presumes that viewers know nothing about the topic (and I didn't). This then made your fabulous beginners instructions easy to follow. Thankyou so much because now I feel confident about giving this new interest a go. I am a patchworker so do understand about fabrics but had no understanding really about the construction of the project from the absolute beginning. I have many lovely pieces of old lace and embroideries and now feel confident about putting them to good use in Christmas gifts etc. Thankyou so much from Australia for your help with this. Do hope your hand is better by now ❤️

    • @eleanorbirchellhughes
      @eleanorbirchellhughes 2 месяца назад

      @@MarionBradley-w7k oh I'm so glad you liked it Marion. Thank you for the lovely comment, and good luck with your Christmas gifts!

  • @MsAmberSunshine
    @MsAmberSunshine 2 месяца назад

    Absolutely lovely. ❤

  • @KristinaHoneyHavenFarm
    @KristinaHoneyHavenFarm 3 месяца назад

    The quilt being so lovely is the main reason I watched the video. I don't know how to be an exhibition judge, but to me part of the "quilting" is the way the top is put together. Some quilts don't need a lot of stitching through all three layers to be complete. So in short, I disagree with the judge who remarked about the quilting, and the one who said color isn't applicable. Also you have a lovely storytelling voice that draws the listener in to the story about Aunt Edie.

  • @KristinaHoneyHavenFarm
    @KristinaHoneyHavenFarm 3 месяца назад

    These are stunning. The shade of blue used is one of my favorite color palettes; I used to have Blue Willow style kitchenware. Like many people, I have been looking for ways to use pieces sewn by my grandmother and mother.

  • @LisaLisa-zl9vu
    @LisaLisa-zl9vu 3 месяца назад

    So beautiful!

  • @MH.Harald
    @MH.Harald 3 месяца назад

    What a wonderful quilt. I get so inspired. It's time to look for suitable fabrics.🙏❤

  • @GeorgeDaws-o3n
    @GeorgeDaws-o3n 3 месяца назад

    Sep 11 2024 It's beautiful. A true heirloom.

  • @sandramyer7081
    @sandramyer7081 3 месяца назад

    Veryclose up/ TY

  • @kathyoylear5143
    @kathyoylear5143 3 месяца назад

    Did you ever finish the medallion quilt I would love to see pictures I've looked all over your site and I can't seem to find it. Hope your help problems get better I've had many myself. Thank you And thank you for that beautiful medallion quilt you started I just wondered if you had finished it thank you.

  • @kathyoylear5143
    @kathyoylear5143 3 месяца назад

    I would love to see the finished medallion and finished quilt I've looked all over your site I can't seem to find it period I'm very disappointed hope you can help me

  • @mangosoyummy
    @mangosoyummy 3 месяца назад

    You are extremely talented!

  • @debbie845
    @debbie845 3 месяца назад

    Beautiful dress and the garden of Eden to me.WOW!

  • @fernie5128
    @fernie5128 3 месяца назад

    I am so excited for you. Not only are you able to have a solution for your health issues but you have a vintage Singer! Your repair man is going to be so thrilled to see your new machine. I was lucky this winter and got a 1946 Singer 201 and it was crusty and clearly had been in a shed or an old storage building for decades. When I took it to Steve (who also waxes poetic about vintage machines) and he unwrapped it, it was like being with a kid on Christmas day who got their favorite present. I am a new sewer and just finished my 5th quilt top and second complete quilt, all made on my Singer. Take care and enjoy. Looking forward to seeing what you make. Cheers from Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes (!) and hopefully the next VP of the US, Governor Tim Walz. And yes he is a down to earth as he appears. All the best to you Eleanor.

  • @mardigra1916
    @mardigra1916 3 месяца назад

    Excellent

  • @norwaysuem
    @norwaysuem 3 месяца назад

    Hand tie looks more loved.

  • @norwaysuem
    @norwaysuem 3 месяца назад

    Beautiful colors. Nice job

  • @debralewis-potts7148
    @debralewis-potts7148 4 месяца назад

    Love unique ideas. Thanks

  • @shirleynicolaides2810
    @shirleynicolaides2810 4 месяца назад

    Where can I get the pattern please

  • @MyMiaArabella
    @MyMiaArabella 4 месяца назад

    I really enjoyed your process in making this textile scene! You’re very good at it and should make some more! In my humble opinion. 😉🖼️

  • @angiecantu2747
    @angiecantu2747 4 месяца назад

    Really love your tutorial. its well and clear explained, Ican't wait to start mine..TFS...you are GREAT!!!!

  • @alisondavidson5962
    @alisondavidson5962 4 месяца назад

    Absolutely beautiful 😊

  • @suelambert5760
    @suelambert5760 4 месяца назад

    So cute needle book, inspired me to make one with my bits and bobs!

  • @15669468
    @15669468 4 месяца назад

    Absolutely gorgeous .congratulations here from Argentina Patagonia. Have ties from my father in law you have inspired me❤❤

  • @NedouxSews
    @NedouxSews 4 месяца назад

    Such a beautiful sewing machine!😍

  • @Dee-mg5hb
    @Dee-mg5hb 5 месяцев назад

    Where do you get your quilt templates and what markers are you using. Thank you.

  • @ingridbirchellhughes2632
    @ingridbirchellhughes2632 5 месяцев назад

    Wow!