I can guarantee you’ll find me screen printing the fabric for my Spring Bee knitting project bags the moment I spot a sign Spring is on the way.
Usually, it’s a crocus pushing its way through the earth or I notice the days have got ever so slightly longer and the birds are singing when I wake up in the morning.
Spring Bee Collection - Knitting Project Bags and Accessories
As with all my designs, the Spring Bee Collection started out as just a few floral sketches on paper that I turned into a pattern to be printed onto fabric. Initially, when working on this design it felt like something was missing as I played with the floral pattern layout, it just wasn’t working - then I had the idea to add the bees!
As temperatures being to rise in the spring, bees start venturing away from their hive in search of fresh nectar and pollen from plants like the crocus, so you are likely to spot a few buzzing around in early Spring.
The bee illustrations bring this design to life and adding the gold pollen spots highlights them beautifully. The black ink prints nicely over the top and the contrast makes them pop too.
If you order something from the Spring Bees Collection I do hope you enjoy spotting the bees you’ll find hiding amongst the flowers.
All the pieces in my collection are screen printed using non-toxic ink and are sewn by me in the South East of England. I use organic cotton fabrics and thread so my work has as little negative impact on the planet as possible and waste is kept to a minimum.
You can watch a short video here, showing how I print and sew the drawstring knitting project bags for my shop if you want a peek behind the scenes.
Small items such as the DPN Cosies and Lavender Sachets can be made from small offcuts left behind by the larger pieces I make. It’s like a game of Tetris to see how many pattern pieces I can fit on each fabric panel!
If your projects and tools could use some organisation, visit the shop to see the full collection of Spring Bees bags and accessories and shop these beautiful storage solutions.
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