Giveaway...Eyes of India.. Crochet Wall Hanging, Tapestry, Bedspread

Eyes of India have been sourcing and handpicking a large and eclectic range of items from craftsmen and artisans in villages and cities across India since 2008.

Founded by Dani and Anastasya an American couple with a deep love of India and its people, Eyes of India aims to deliver the most unique, original and creative works of craftmanship and artisty, which provides additional means for artisans to sell their crafts and earn additional income.

New to their range are beautiful multi coloured crochet quilts, handmade by artisans in the East coast state of Orissa. This gorgeous piece can be used as a throw, bedspread or blanket bringing you a touch of luxury from India.  It measures  64" x 64"  (163cm x 213) and valued at $99.99  (Pillow not included in the giveaway)

TWIN-CROCHET-WALL-HANGING-TAPESTRY-BEDSPREAD

Woman handcrafting in Gujarat, India

Throw Pillows & Decorative Cushions

Block Print Drying

Beautiful "Khambadiya" floor pillow

Eyes of India sponsors....The Hope Foundation

Brass Door Handles

What their customers are saying

Eyes of India on Ebay

Hi there! I really do LoVe the pillows & will definitely be back for more! I am amazed how fast shipping was!!!!! Thanks again for everything!
Clara, UK

Just a note to let you know received the beautiful painting in mail today-- love it!!! Will be giving this to my husband as one of his Christmas gifts this year. thanks so much! 
Peggy, USA

Thank you so much for the beautiful Om bedspread which i received today. It was packaged beautifully with a really nice hand written card. I will cherish this item. Thank you. Peace

Shane, Australia

Now for the exciting bit, this giveaway will run from today till the 10th Feb,and is open WORLDWIDE, easy to enter. A huge thanks to Eyes of India. . Good luck  everyone xx

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Textile Artist Itoamika JungJung..

These amazing creations have been knitted by the japanese textile artist Itoamika Jung Jung. Born in 1970, she first began playing with needles & thread at an early age and started closh lace knitting. In 2008, she began a knitting unit called "knots" with Miki Fukushima, which resulted in a book, Knots Itoami Plants.   Staggeringly beautiful work .

Jung Hwa Yoo

Jung Hwa Yoo  ... a knitting/crochet and textile artist  with totally  ingenious and stunning designs, so really this is a keepsake for me. There are a couple of things I would wear and a few I wouldn't dare but love her designs. Which are your favourites?

Knitwear Unhyungung Studio of Oll-llO,
knit Designer & Knit Artist &Textile Artist, Knitting machine Designer, knit-academy, Hand knit(knitting, crochet, afghan), knitting-machine Silver Reed SK-840,DK-7,Lc-580,SRP60N, Oll-llO yarn desings ,fashion knit wedding-dress,textile art.

Homemade Christmas & Homemade Knit Sew Crochet By Ros Badger

I had the great pleasure of meeting Ros Badger when she held a sewing masterclass course, held in the beautiful Château Dumas here in France two years ago. I discovered Ros to have an incredible eye for detail and colour and she had then a seemingly endless amount of patience (I fear I might have used it all up!) plus she has a great sense of humour. I was making a bag and got carried away with the hole punch and tore the material. I went to Ros and she looked at it, smiled, and took the bag from me and said go and do something else and leave this with me! Within 15 minutes she was back and my bag was repaired, she had found a scrap of material that matched the bag and made a label and, well I never, it was perfect.

She told me she learned how to crochet at the age of eight, and has made things all her life, customising clothes, restoring old furniture, growing food, flowers and cooking everything from bread to vegetarian feasts.

In recent years, as well as working as a stylist for magazines and newspapers, including the Telegraph and Sunday Times. Ros also has a mail order business called “Little Badger” which specializes in fashionable hand knitwear and T shirts for children, using logos and imagery previously not associated with children’s wear: Website is currently being updated.

Little Badger's customers are worldwide and have included celebrities from Nicole Kidman to Bono, as well as many figures in the fashion world. Website currently being updated.
An ex-designer for Betty Jackson and Marks & Spencer among others, Ros also did a stint as knitwear expert on the C4 Big Breakfast programme.

Ros also hosts Pop Up Shops under the trade name 'Its LovelinessIncreases'. Scouring markets across the UK and France, she sells vintage finds, from furniture, paintings and textiles to objet d'art and mid century contemporary pieces.

Ros's most recent books, “Christmas & Festive Decorations” and “Knit Sew& Crochet” each book has 25 innovative projects for you to make for yourself or friends, both books will be on sale from the 11^th October 2012 just in time for you to get out your knitting needles, crochet hooks and sewing machines and learn to make something truly original. Ros is sponsoring 4 books and the winners will each receive two craft books which she will personally autograph, doesn't get better than that!

Previous books from Ros include Homemade: “Gorgeous Things to Make with Love” which she co-authored with Elspeth Thompson is published by Harper Collins in the UK and Skyhorse Publishing in the USA.
Ros is also the author of two successful knitting books, Little Badger ContemporaryClassics (Ebury press) and Instant Expert Knitter (Octopus books).

This giveaway is open worldwide and I will be using Rafflecopter again, so good luck and  a huge thanks to Ros for her generosity.

Ros on Twitter

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Dates for your diary.....
Daylesford Organics nr Kingham, Gloucestershire, GL56 0YG

5th & 6th November 
Preview Monday 5th  6.00 pm and 9.30 pm
Tuesday 6th  9.30 am and 4.00 pm
CHRISTMAS FAIR in aid of WellChild  5th & 6th November 
10% of sales go to this charity.  www.wellchild.org.uk


Selvedge at Chelsea Town Hall
Selvdedge Winter Fair
November 10th 10am -4pm
Chelsea Town Hall
Kings Road
London SW1

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Vintage Fair Septfonds France

Well Sunday was a great day as I managed to snatch a couple of hours with my daughter without the little ones, ( I dooo love the little ones but it's good to get your daughter all to yourself for awhile) so off we went to search out a village we had not been to before called Septfonds. Not only did we find the village but they had a vintage fair on into the bargain. Talk about luck, so we spent a good couple of hours having a good old browse and here are a few of our favourite finds and no surprises that buttons were amongst them.

Terri bought some vintage magazines with amazing dress styles. A woman was selling stunning handmade  patchwork quilt  bags.

Could not resist the two brass kittens and as for the box I had to know what was inside, and well I have never seen a sewing kit like this before. A box within a box and then another tiny box which would hold a thimble with a cute little jade green button on the top, looks handmade and beautifully finished, not used much by the look of it, mind you I dont think I will use it either but at least I have the choice now.

And finally I got these two gorgeous  buttons and they are now Vintage Button rings are you surprised?