Artwork and garments made from or incorporating fibre and textile.
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,…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty throw A little while ago I made up the first "column" of squares for the kitty throw, just to see how it would go with the crocheting-together method. This was before I had added any embellishments. Here it is, complete with two very sleepy photo-bombers. This…
HRH Prince Philip, RIP This week, with millions of others around the globe, we watched the final journey of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, beloved husband and the "rock and stay" of our Queen for 73 years, and exemplar of a lifetime of duty and service, as he was laid to…
What's On You Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty Throw Still working on the cat blanket. It's coming on fine. I have been sewing embellishments onto squares most of the week, quickly hiding them away when I hear my hubby coming! They are now all sewn on. Here are some of the ones from the…
