Julie Mills Design

The third stop on the Coriandr Express is Handmaid, by Julie Mills.

"My name is Julie Mills and I am a Northumbria Fashion Design graduate, specialising in textiles - mainly print and embroidery.I love bold print and bright colours.

I am inspired by the English countryside and romantic visions of the past. I love pattern and for some reason I am strangely drawn to pink and birds - or pink birds! :)

I like to make bags, purses and scarves and I have recently discovered a love of knitting, by hand and machine.

I pride myself on making quality items with high quality silks and cottons, which may be hand dyed, hand or digitally printed, knitted, appliquéd or embellished.

I also take on commissions, please email me."

Julie's shop is filled with wonderful, original items - like this Spotty Bird Silk Scarf (I love the bold repeat design and bobbly handstitched trim!)

And these sweet little Fair Isle Knitted Coin Purses

My last pick from Handmaid is this amazing silk Pink Bird Scarf, with hand stitched edges and a cute-as-can-be digitally printed bird design

You can find Julie's own website here, and can check out other items from her Coriandr shop below.