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12/10/20
This is my first blogpost since my website got updated and things look different, it looks much more plain, so I need to
add a photo here
and I need to make this paragraph quite long so that when you look at the main page for my blog the excert that it shows contains more than a single sentence.… Read the rest
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18/08/20
Halfway through the eighth month already, even this unusual year with it’s unprecedented lockdowns and social distancing is galloping past at an alarming rate. It seems like only a few weeks ago since I took part in a a Valentine’s Heart Swap , you can read about it here
Well it’s time for another swap, this time called “Happy Houses” , I had to make 2 textile houses and send them to a partner, and I also received 2 from someone else.… Read the rest
17/07/20
My friend bought one of my scarves as part of the Artists Support Pledge , you can read about it at the bottom of this blogpost. She posted a photo of herself wearing it on Instagram. I loved the photo so I printed it out , doodlebombed it and posted it to her. I’ve asked other friends to send me photos to do as well.… Read the rest
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26/05/20
Here’s a card I sent for a swap on Swapbot, I’m doing one every month in 2020 on the theme of portraits.
It’a actually the other bit of the photo I used for last months, here they are back together again.… Read the rest
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08/04/20
Right up until the day before the “100 day project 2020” started I was unsure if I was going to take part. Last years was fun, but it took a lot of organising.… Read the rest
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17/12/19
I heard today that the postcard I sent to Australia has arrived safely after 2 weeks, always a relief because sending them naked is a bit risky, especially ones like this with loose-ish stitching on them.… Read the rest
A recent lightbulb moment lead me to realise, a decade later than everyone else, that I can upload photos from my smart(er than me) phone to my blog at the same time as I do it to Facebook and Instagram. This means, in theory that I might, maybe, hypothetically, be more likely to blog more often if the photos are already in place, all I need to do is add a running commentary on a day to day basis, perhaps.… Read the rest
I have long been a fan of the fabric designed by Kaffe Fassett and his partners Philip Jacobs and Brandon Mabley, collectively known as “The KFC Collective”.
The bright, bold, joyous designs are instantly recognisable and very appealing . However I had never actually bought, sewn with, or even been in the same room as an actual piece of the fabric.… Read the rest
I have completed a year of the “Made On Monday” project, which involved making a 5 inch piece of artwork every week. I chose to make mine from the scraps left over from my other textile work. The sharp eyed amongst you will spot that there are more than 52 in the photo, but what’s a couple of extras amongst friends?… Read the rest
In general I love my job, I feel very lucky that I can make a modest living by selling the things I create in my workshop. My least favourite bit of my job is tidying that workshop. I have recently made over 500 brooches to be sold at Winchester Cathedral and York Christmas Markets.
My workbench was piled high with brooch debris.… Read the rest
