STITCHWORKS

The background in this piece was first drawn with felt tips and then sprayed with water as described in Sherril Kahn's book 'Creatin...

We have been to London to see The Scrawl Collective exhibition. The setting and the large scale work was impressive. More by accident than a...

When I followed some links to find out what Parfait dyeing is, I found mention of Ann Johnston's book 'Colour by Accident' and i...

This is my new' inspiration wire' copied from an idea on port2port .I am using it for unfinshed pieces and samples at the moment. ...

We had a lovely morning visiting some of the open studios in the Hampshire Artists scheme.Prints, felt,glass and digital photos were particu...

There are quite a few photos on blogs from people who attended this event last week in Birmingham. This is my favourite part, the virtual s...

Things seem to be back to normal now. The computer is, hopefully, well protected from viruses and I have a back up system. Along the way I a...

You will note the lack of photos. I am in fact only able to post by 'borrowing' my husband's computer. Terrible things have happ...

Here are some pictures of the laundry room at a National Trust House, Kingston Lacy, which I visited this week. It gives some idea of the a...

After ages I decided to have a go with my embroidery unit on the Pfaff 7570. It has been interesting and less frustrating than in the past, ...

Just to show that I have done some batik with my new wax pot. I treated myself to it with the money from a few items I sold at a craft fair....

On Saturday we had a family outing to an event called Art in Action held in the grounds of Waterperry House in Oxfordshire. An annual event...

Here is some lovely colour in a Coleus leaf. Apparently each one has a slightly different pattern and colouring. The garden is lovely at t...

My first swap all the way from Winnetka arrived this week from http://missellz.typepad.com/missellz . A lot of thought went into it, includ...

I have been on leave for a few days for my birthday. Most days have been sunny; on a very hot day I decided to make another felt bag to prov...

I have finished the final poppy embroidery now. This involved making a small print block and twin needle stitching over some strips of Mawat...

This weekend I have been on a 3D felt making course, both the course and the venue were excellent. The tutor was Mary Chandler, highly recom...

The June workshop arrived and this weekend, just for fun, I have tried two of the projects. Two pieces are the first part of a book and the ...

'The World was all before them, where to choose Thir place of rest, and Providence thir guide: They hand in hand with wandring steps...

This piece is finished now, except for putting it on a backing. Its hard to know when to stop the 'seeding'. A good stitch to do wh...