Artwork and garments made from or incorporating fibre and textile.
Please see my previous blog post for the background of this project, and details of the various elements which make up a Tudor gown. My plans and preparation In my costume, I shall omit the petticoat/kirtle and will not include either kind of farthingale, because I do not want the bulk. For ideas,…
A Tudor banquet In December, my hubby and I are attending a Tudor banquet hosted by the National Trust at Trerice, one of their properties in Cornwall. We thought this would be an enjoyable experience despite quite a long drive down to the south west of Cornwall! He booked it in advance, and…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Sorry I didn't make it onto WOYWW last week. I've had a bad week with my ME, and was quite poorly with a cold, and I had hoped to have my slippers completed but didn't manage it. However, in between, I've been quite busy and have made…
At last I have finished my embroidered felt slippers. This post is a complete account of the project from start to finish. Each stage has been covered in previous posts on this blog. I bought these slippers in Totnes at the end of March. I fell in love with them and just had…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Not a great deal on mine... but I have been busy away from my desk. I've been feeling pretty rough with a cold which started over the weekend, and since I didn't feel much like doing anything else, I spent the time on the recliner cuddling up…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? A bit of a mixed bag this week! I have managed to do a bit of tidying in my studio. I've been doing some more experimenting with the bleaching of the teabags, sewn some more teabags, and made further progress on my slippers. I've had some problems…
Just to warn you - this is a very long post, but persevere, because among the many photos, there may be something that you find interesting. Plenty of different styles for different tastes! On Thursday 26th September I went to the Creative Crafts Show at the County Showground at Westpoint, just outside Exeter.…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Good stuff first... Teabag bleaching I have made some progress with my teabag bleaching project. After doing a bit more online research, I found that you can make a paste with bleach and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda). Apparently the bicarb enhances the action of the bleach…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? My studio is, as always these days, an abandoned mess... I have been in my office this week though - a small annexe to the studio - doing the monthly accounts. A real chore and always hard to get my head around, and I tend to procrastinate...…
What's On my Workdesk this Wednesday? Same as last week - a mess. Also, like last week, my creativity has been away from the studio, in the kitchen and on my lap in the sitting room working on Phase 2 of my Eco Project. Eco Project Phase 2: Make-Up Remover Pads I have…
