FROM SASKIA

Received from Saskia in Holland, September 2012.

Saskia from knoopjes has send me the most beautiful letter. From her holiday in France where she has been camping with her husband
and two children in Britanny, she has been visiting fleamarkets. And so sweet of her she thought of me when buying some of the
treasures.

My beautiful letter full of treasures.
On her holiday Saskia manage to buy an old typewriter which has the most beautiful font.

A photo taken by Saskia and a pretty "fleur-de-lis" to the right. It's traditionally used to be put in the Kings Cake around the Christmas season.
The plate with the blue/white lines is stunning.

This little handmade thing, perhaps a button is the most beautiful piece in the letter. I'm totally in love with it and will now start to look
for these when visiting fleamarkets myself.

A pretty handmade Hedebo embroidery.

 From the beach, a pretty stone full of holes. I think it's wonderful and a good inspiration for new weaving structures.

Another moo lover like myself.

Dear Saskia, thank you so much for your wonderful letter.
I'm so in love with the little stone full of holes and the little blue/white handmade button, which is hanging in my studio now.

FROM ANA

Received from Ana in Portugal, August 2012.

Ana has send me such a beautiful letter. She is living in Porto and is a former architect, but is now deeply in love with contemporary jewelry and illustration. See more of Ana's beautiful work here.

My beautiful letter from Ana with a red pencil.

I have so much fallen in love with the two small shells Ana send me, so therefore I have tried to take different photos of the structures. I like the shades, textures and the almost mother of pearl color. So pretty!

 A little orchid leaf with it's beautiful lace like pattern.

Different kinds of plastic flowers putted together.

Some of Ana's colorful beautiful illustrations.

Dear Ana, thank you for your lovely letter. The two small shells have I hanged up in my studio.

FROM FANNY

Received from Fanny in Belgium, August 2012.

I have received a pretty colorfull letter from Fanny, who studies textile design in Bruxelles. If you are interested in seeing Fanny's projects you can see it here and her lovely photos here. 

Lovely colors and a beautiful sample of yarn.

Like me she likes visiting fleamarkets, the handkerchief is from one. And she has made a little drawing too.

Glitter!!

A sample dyed in the Shibori technique. I really think this looks wonderful, as Fanny have chosen a textile which already have a pattern. They goes together in a beautiful way. 
Dear Fanny, thank you so much for your lovely letter.

FROM BARBARA

Received from Barbara in Germany, August 2012.

I have fallen in love with Barbara's beautiful blog mdmslle. Her photos are full of lovely atmosphere and this is why I asked her if she wanted to be part of my textile letters.
Barbara is studying communication & media design in Mainz.

My pretty letter from Barabara.

Her drawings is so amazing. The Swan is the National bird here in Denmark and I like walking at the small lakes in Copenhagen, feeding them.

She had made me a little card with different threads of sewing on.

A little pressed flower.
Dear Barbara, thank you for your beautiful letter. Your drawings is very special to me.

FROM SARA

Received from Sara in Canada, July 2012.

I have received the most pretty items from Sara, who is living in the Newfoundland. This is a place I have been dreaming about visiting,
as I have been imagine how it would be living there. Perhaps one day!

I really like the little white dishcloth with the pretty texture. Sara's nan have been knitted it. I'm going to use it at my studio, just like
she does in her home. Both her aunt and sister knits them too.

I'm in love with feathers and this one is so beautiful. She writes me it's from a handmade owl.

I'm totally in love with these small tiny brown envelopes. They are from a vintage book on how to draw birds.

The whole letter from Sara.
The bit of torn wallpaper is from the basement. Sara wanted me to have a little piece of her home, as she used to sit in the basement making craft when she was younger.
Dear Sara, thank you so much for your beautiful letter. I so much love the feather. 

FROM LOTTE.

Received from Lotte -Belle Fleur de Lis in Belgium, June 2012.

I have been patience for a long time and finally my letter from Lotte have arrived, and I'm so happy. The waiting time was so worth it.

Lotte is an amazing young woman. She is right now attending bobbinlace classes, hoping one day to become a teacher in this amazing technique. Her wonderful blog Belle Fleur de Lis is so fragile and pretty. Lotte  combine her love for flowers, crochet and lace in this blog with the most stunning photos. I so much love it.

When opening the letter from Lotte, it took my breath away. She has made this, oh so beautiful package full of treasuries. I feel so special.

Lotte have made this doily which were going to be part of her Crochet Treasuries. The yarns she has used is a little crispy to the touch, and it gives a nice tactilily.

An old doily she has thrifted from a second hand shop in Antwerp, her favorite city.

Beautiful pressed flowers. The red Astrantia Major to the left is one of my favorites. In Denmark it's called Stjerneskærm. I so much like this name as Stjerne is a Star.

This doily is not so big. It is made of a combination of a glimmer /glitter yarn together with the light pink. So pretty.

Some of Lottes pretty photos. If you want to follow Lottes process of her flower inspiration into her crochet and bobbinlace work, please visit her flickr.

Lotte have also send me some of her more woolen crochet work, which is part of her pattern research.

The colors and the wool is a good combination.

Dear Lotte, I want to thank you for your amazing textile letter to me. The little glimmer /glitter doily is hanging in my studio together with the pressed flowers. And the doily you have made specially for me is in my home.

Thanks to you, I have signed-up for a bobbinlace class. I feel so happy.

FROM JANIEN.

Received from Janien -Leuke Post in Belgium, June 2012.

When coming home from Berlin a letter were waiting from Leuke Post.

Janien have made me a very personal letter, full of tactility and texture.

I like this note a lot and it looks like it has been printed on a piece of paper that looks like pergament, transperant and crispy.

My favorite. I guess it's a piece of bark from a tree. Lovely.

Dear Janien, thank you so much for your beautiful letter full of texture.

FROM MARGARET.

Received from Margaret -Mad Madge in U.S.A., June 2012.

Margaret loves snail mail and makes the most nice postcards.  I feel lucky as she has already send me two.

The second postcard from Margaret. I love the glitter and glimmer in it.

 The stamp with the bird looks beautiful.

The first postcard with prints, textile, sewing and words. So nice.

Dear Margaret, thank you so much for your lovely handmaded postcards.

FROM HELEN.

Received from Helen in England, July 2012.

Helen is doing her Master in Art practice and besides this she also have the time to do charity for MENCAP.
She is living with her lovely partner and there little kitten Conker.
Helen have the most wonderful blog trees and what not with the most pretty photos.

The whole letter from Helen with a lot of handmade items.

Helen have made me a plantholder in macrame. I love the pink color together with the strong lime green.
I remember this technique from my schooldays and when I have been in Peru, the young men are making the most wonderfuls bracelets. I want to try again.

A bookmark, knitted.

A little ponch. I have put my magnifying glass in it, which I have with me everywhere.

Helen have used her typewriter to write her letter to me. It makes holes, but she loves them, just like me.

Dear Helen, thank you so much for your letter. As you can see from my post here, I have already start using your little ponch.

FROM EVDOKIA.

Received from Evdokia in Greece, July 2012.

A wonderful letter came to me in the beginning of July from Greece. Evdokia is a grapfic designer, who also likes to work with ceramic, which you can see on her etsy have a kookie page.
I like the way her blogname have got the name! On have a kookie she writes:
"my family and friends are calling me kokie.
...& because i enjoy eating cookies
i made it a little bit sweeter ;)
 so have a kookie!

A little while ago I send my letter to Evdokia, which can be seen here.

The whole letter from Evdokia. I'm in love with the little pressed flower.

A mobile with small origami boats which she has dyed with black tea, to give them the sepia color and painted afterwards.

I simple love the torn paper!

Evdokia have send me this beautiful photo she has taken on the Naxos Island. Like her, I love the shadows the lamp gives in the picture.

Pieces of different kinds of textiles and handmade paper.

(NOT ONLY) TEXTILES
Love it!

Dear Evdokia, thank you so much for your lovely letter. Your mobile with the folded boats is hanging in my window at my studio.