Heddle release: October 22, 2021
Let me introduce you to this lovely little heddle village! A while ago I had the idea to put small houses on top of my heddles, and now I am finally ready to show you guys what I’ve been up to. For this set I have been looking a lot at traditional British and Irish cottages, but not too closely. Depicting a house in exact detail in way beyond my skill as a carver, so I gave myself the liberty of guessing more than a few things in regards of traditional architecture. In a way I think that adds a certain story book house-feel to them!
I have been spending a lot of time looking at @landmarktrust on instagram after reading that the amazing ceramic artist Lydia Horne finds inspiration for a lot of her painted plates there. That was a great tip, Lydia! Landmark trust offer holiday homes in the UK and their houses seem to all be on the older side of the scale. I think this is a wonderful way of preserving old houses that may not be fit for year-round living by todays standards but that are great for a short stay.
I was especially infatuated with this little house called “Hole cottage“ in Kent, England. Part of an old medieval timber framed house, one can imagine it being a part of a bigger structure but I just thought it looked so damn sweet standing on its own in the woods.
These heddles have been painted with lins seed oil. Now, I know I said I didnt like using it last time I did because the drying time was too long, but this time I took another approach! Instead of aiming for full coverage of the paint I gave the heddles only a thin coat that didn’t cover the full heddle, and the result turned out quite nice. Making cutouts in the painted surface to create doors and windows was so scary, because in the beginning I felt like I wasn’t in control at all but after a while I found a way to remove a layer of wood without cutting very deep that worked nicely.
This set consists of ten heddles that will be released on October 22, 21.00 Swedish time. The heddles will be for sale in the webshop, not here on the blog. If it is your first time buying a heddle from me you might want to read this blog post to know what to expect! Here is a preview for you guys, so you can have a look at the heddles before they hit the web shop. Click or tap the images to see the heddle name and their pricing!