Charlie’s Aunt is the website of sewing pattern designer, author and journalist Emma Brennan. During the past 15 years, Emma has run a small business designing vintage inspired fashions, accessories and costume jewellery alongside her career as a journalist in both broadcast and print.
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Her feminine but practical designs are influenced by historical fashions, ranging from the clean lines of 1920’s art deco to the inventive spirit of the 1940s make-do-and-mend era. She uses an eclectic mix of British tweeds, silks, vintage buttons, buckles and beads to create contemporary pieces with a dash of ‘retro’.
Emma now combines working as a newspaper journalist with writing books containing her original accessory designs for people to make themselves. She is author of the popular book Making Vintage Bags, which has sold more than 35,000 copies worldwide, and Making Vintage Jewellery. Her third book, Making Vintage Accessories has just been released (October 2009).The books have gained praise from enthusiastic sewers and crafters all over the world.
Because of the success of the books, Emma is working on designs for a small range of Charlie’s Aunt sewing patterns for her vintage inspired handbags and hats. These should be available early in 2010. She also creates one-off pieces of jewellery for the boutique and gallery market using a combination of vintage and modern components. She describes her jewellery as “unfussy” with 1940s inventiveness. |
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Currently, Emma does not have an online shop, but if anyone is interested in purchasing any of the products featured on this site, they can contact her by email. She is also a qualified further education tutor and has run courses in jewellery and handbag design in the UK. She writes articles and design projects for magazines on a variety of subjects. Oh yes….and one more thing, Emma does indeed have a nephew called Charlie!
Catch up with all the latest Charlie’s Aunt news at Emma’s blog.
For more information please contact Emma.
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