Artwork and garments made from or incorporating fibre and textile.
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…
MIXED MEDIA PIECE FOR MARGARET, COLLAGE PIECES AND COFFEE STAINING A mixture of success and failure today in the studio. Coffee Staining The three plastic lace table runners that I ordered from Ebay arrived yesterday. I got a multi-buy discount and they weren't expensive. They are very pretty. I set up a coffee…
Before I get started on the main theme of this post, I'd like to share what arrived from Ebay recently. Glorious hand-made papers A fabulous mixed collection of 20 sheets of A4 hand-made papers. They are all quite thick, and deeply textured, and the most beautiful earthy natural colours. They also have genuine…
New slippers Today my new slippers arrived from Ebay. I decided to get a new pair to take into hospital with me because my existing ones are a bit tatty looking now, and I didn't want to take in my really posh hand-embroidered ones (more later). Searching on Ebay, I came across these…
The downward spiral In 2020 we longed for the normality of 2019. In 2021 we thought that perhaps 2020 hadn’t been so bad after all. “Three weeks to flatten the curve”? Hmm. The majority are ruled by fear and are willingly giving up their basic freedoms and submitting to totalitarianism. However, for the…
Health update First of all, thank you, everyone who spotted my additional post this week, sharing the news of my cancer diagnosis, and for your good wishes. That post, just prior to this one, gives details, and I have also added a new cancer diary page to my blog (tab under main header).…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty Throw follow-up Yes, that's what I said, Kitty Throw follow-up, not kitty throw-up! Well, surprise, surprise - my hubby loves his present! I'm currently working on a video slideshow of the whole project, which will include a video clip of his initial reaction, after I'd led…
