Maggie French Accessories at Tweed Ride Victoria

This past weekend, Victoria, British Columbia held it's 2012 Tweed Ride. Local Victoria artist Denise Nicholls, who provided me with these great shots, sported a custom Maggie French tweed bow made from Izzy Lane offcuts that she paired with a pink feather, front and center!, on her vintage Willoughby hat.

My popular Izzy Lane tweed bobby pin sets also made a tweedy entrance. And Denise created the brooch she wore with the scraps from hemming her riding shorts. I think her and GJ look fantastic. (GJ even won "Best Socks" for his Mother of Guadelupe socks they picked up in San Fran.) Check out their adventures here for wonderful tidbits from the arty scene in their cool Old Town neighborhood (which I'd love to visit).

Denise notes on her blog, "A quick stop at The Fairfield Market on Oscar Street who provided the riders with some delicious scones. Our bicycles were judged for superbness by Fairfield Bicycle Shop, and we had a bit of time for a quick look around the Moss Street Market and the Vintage Fair."

I am obsessed lately with tweed runs and just can't get enough of the photos of these rides around the country and in London. This has led me down a tweedy path over the past couple of months, with a sponsorship for a Minnesota ride in the works, and talks with a tweedy cycle supply retailer. How fun does this look?! Is anyone in Lancaster thinking what I'm thinking?

Happy New Year 2011!

I am so excited for this new year! I've made my Resolutions List (#1 is to be happy!)

I also can't wait to bring my new ideas for flowers into fruition, and into the hands of my customers, through my retailers. My super soft Wensleydale flowers are better than ever now, and I've come up with some hand sewn centers that really make them shimmer even more!

I absolutely LOVE all my retailers. Each place is dear to me and I often create special things just for a particular shop. (for example, find my french barrettes only at felt in London.)

Each flower I make is wet felted and sewn by hand by me in my little studio, in my little house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Look for my sparkling British Wensleydale flowers at the following:


The My Aunt Debbie Boutique. 310 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA

Hello Bluebird. 609 Penn Avenue West, Reading, PA

felt, 13, Cale Street, London SW3 3QS

The Mandarin Rose Spa at the Lancaster Marriott and Convention Center, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

and at Flying Fibers, 329C Main Street Landisville, PA

and as always, on Etsy:

Have a beautiful new year! I wish you all the very best!

I have a high water bill...

but it's worth it, to felt with the best wool on earth!
British Wensleydale:-)
(images by Laurie McDonagh,www.lauriemcdonagh.com voted the Knot Boston Best of Weddings 2010.) and my childhood friend.