Eco-friendly Valentine Gifts

Heart Brooch, Recycled Angelina Fibre and Threads, 10cm x 10cm, Quilted onto White Fleece with Red Felt Base

Valentine's Day is Almost Here!

Always looking for ways of using up bits and pieces, these Valentine cards and brooches are made from waste threads and remnant fabrics.

Heart Brooch, Recycled Angelina Fibre and Threads, 10cm x 10cm, Quilted onto Black Fleece with Red Felt Base

Handmade A5 Textile Heart Card, Machine Embroidered Quilted Heart with Silver Angelina Fibres on a Deep Red Cotton Velvet Background

The hearts begin with a felt or fleece base. A 'sandwich' is then made by laying a pile of waste and remnant materials on time, which is then covered with dissolving stabiliser. The hearts are then free machined to keep everything in place and the stabiliser is removed by placing in lukewarm water.

Finally, the heart is outlined with a close zig-zag stitch onto a felt background.

Some of the hearts on the cards have a top layer of organza instead of the stabiliser, which is then free machined to quilt it onto the background.

Valentine Hearts, Valentine Brooches, Heart Brooches, Eco-friendly Design, Remnant Fabrics, Waste Threads

Valentine Hearts, Valentine Brooches, Heart Brooches, Eco-friendly Design, Remnant Fabrics, Waste Threads

A range of cards and brooches is available from my shop ready for Valentine's Day!

Visit my Etsy Shop at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SueBatemanTextiles to buy.

www.suebatemantextiles.com