Artwork and garments made from or incorporating fibre and textile.
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…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? A great sense of achievement this week - two projects completed, and another one started! Kitty Throw Working on the border I was very thrilled to find the pattern for this border online. I think it works very well with the solid squares of this blanket, and…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty throw A milestone! I felt really chuffed as I joined in the final square at the bottom right of the blanket - the one with our initials in a heart. Imagine a fanfare. All the squares are now joined, and the blanket itself is complete. I…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? The kitty throw is growing! Five columns of squares joined. Six columns joined. Seven columns joined. It is now getting pretty big and heavy to work on! The only time I can work on it is when my hubby is out for a good length of time,…
