Flora Mims of Mims Heritage is one of my oldest friends; we met on the first day of term of Norwich Art School and then went on to study Textiles at Goldsmiths College, London together. Here is a little window into her bunny making process with image captions taken from conversations with Flora. Each part is cut and sewn by hand then filled with sheepswool, lavender and rice. The bunnies are made using a beautiful brushed 100% wool fabric. Cutting the bunnies out of felt. The magic of drawing out a flat shape in order to create a three dimensional…
