Do you find that the simplest of ideas sometimes turn out the hardest to achieve?
This needed to be masculine - so I sewed on the very shiny silver scrap of ribbon at a 'rackish' angle, a bit like a man might wear a hat.
I wanted it to look solid and strong
The colour looks more maroon than purple in this photo!
It took an amazing amount of trial and error - but I really enjoyed it.
And to combine metal, with material.
Did I achieve my aim?
I hope so!
