Artwork and garments made from or incorporating fibre and textile.
BONNIE BAGGIE NO. 3 - UPCYCLED HOT WATER BOTTLE COVER I was going through some old stuff the other day and in a drawer in the bedroom I found a spare hot water bottle cover that I don't use. I don't know where it came from but it was never very satisfactory as…
EYEGLASS CORDS, BONNIE BAGGIE NO. 2 - GREEN NECK PURSE, AND MY OLD BAGGIES Now that the final supplies have arrived for Bonnie Baggie No. 2 and future projects, I am able to post the completed baggie. Eyeglass cords from Amazon The other day, I spent some considerable time searching online for beaded…
BEGINNING BONNIE BAGGIE NO. 2: SMALL NECK PURSE - WORKING WITH LEATHER This baggie is made from curtain fabric with a leather fringe at the bottom. I got out my large box of leather scraps. Very many years ago I was given a whole lot of fine leather offcuts from a glove maker,…
A NEW PROJECT - BONNIE BAGGIES! - AND A NEW LAMP Preparation for an exciting new project Just recently a new channel came up in my YouTube feed, from a wonderful creative lady in the USA who upcycles old clothing and jewellery into beautiful boho-style clothes and bags. This really got my creative…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG ALBUM - THE BINDING AND FINAL FLIP-THROUGH I've finished it! It was quite a sweat getting the final stages done, but I wanted to get it finished before Tuesday when I was meeting up with my friend who I was sure would want to see it. Nothing like a deadline…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAGS ALBUM - COMPLETION OF THE FIRST FOLIO I have now completed the first folio, made from the first bag, of this recycled bag album. This has been a lot of fun. Completion of the centrefold In my previous post about this album, I showed the photos of the centrefold, pretty…
SKIRTING THE ISSUE At the County Show last month, I bought some new clothes from an ethnic clothing stand, including a long multi-coloured tiered skirt made from 80 percent silk. Absolutely gorgeous, except that it had a deep shirred band at the top, and I really don't like this style. I bought a…
GRAPHICS FAIRY LABELS, A LARGE WINDOW ELEMENT, ANKLE WOES, AND THE TIME IS TICKING! Bits of this and that today. Graphics Fairy Labels Some time ago, when I got my new colour laser printer, I printed out a lot of material from the Graphics Fairy Premium Membership site, including sheets of blank labels.…
COMPLETION OF MIXED MEDIA PIECE FOR MARGARET A final session in the studio to bring this project to completion. The completed mixed media hanging Once I had completed the various collage elements, it was a relatively quick process to apply them all. Some bits were more of a fiddle than others, and it…
COLLAGE STRIPS, MIXED MEDIA PIECE, AND SUCCSSFUL COFFEE STAINING Collage strips Our neighbour Margaret, who recently gave me another box of crafty stuff she no longer wants, included a lot of old Christmas cards. After I had ripped them up and sorted them into colours: I made several collage strips. I used PVA…
