It's Framed!

If you have been following my blog, you will know I have been working for months on a very large embroidery.

At last it is completed and I picked it up from the framers this week.

I felt very nervous because it was so difficult to choose the right colour mount and frame and I knew this was crucial to the piece.

When I saw the frame and deep box mount I was delighted, but then shock as I realized they had framed it back to front!!

All that work and I thought it had been ruined and how could they think the back was the front?

Luckily it was all sorted out but I did have to go back and collect it the next day.

I was very relieved to see that no damage had been done.

Another small textile brooch to show you with a mix of applique and stitch, I am enjoying using different fabric prints.

Have a great weekend and happy creating.x

Altered Book & Stitching

Hi,

We are back to the cold frosty weather here with a few snow and sleet showers, nothing compared to the blizzards in Washington America, I could not believe how much snow they have had!

I have been working on my altered book, the theme 1920's.

The colours of a painting by Matisse and a pot by Clarice Cliff inspired my front cover which I have covered in small pieces of tissue paper and ink.

Next I have started to add a few small objects, buttons, fabric, pictures and half an old belt buckle.

The fabric is french, I'm not sure how old it is, but the colours, I think, fit in with my theme.

We have half term holidays here next week, so with the weather staying cold I'm sure to be staying in with my sewing!

Embroidery Brooch

It's the count down to Christmas and I finished work on Friday.

I work part time at a secondary school as the art and design technician which is a very varied role to say the least.

The last few days I have been preparing patterns and organizing fabric for the textile students, they start making their designs after Christmas.

I am also advising art students who wish to incorporate a textile element to their work.

So in January it will be extremely busy, I'm even dreaming about how to make certain complicated designs!

I'm looking forward to spending a little time on my own work, exploring different ideas, and a few more blog posts.

Wearable Art

It's been cold and wet here today and it's been one of those day's that don't quite go according to plan!

Firstly, I get a call from our local leisure centre to say are you coming to do ' crafty kids' ?

Maybe I had made a mistake, I have been busy.

They had six children waiting, so I cancel my plans and jump in the car, luckily it's just around the corner, it turns out they had forgotten to book me.

We made giant butterflies and paper puppets on straws, talk about quick thinking!

Then I rush home to drop my children off at the cinema, to see 'Night at the Museum'.

I only just get back home and get a call from my daughter, to say they couldn't get in as it was fully booked.

Oh dear, so it was back in the car to pick them up again.

So I have not managed much sewing today.

I did finish this brooch last night, it looks great on my black coat, it's for the exhibition but now I want to keep it !

I hope your having a good week.x

P.S

I ordered some more moo postcards, family and friends had most of the last lot!

So I am listing more on etsy.

A Touch Of The Orient

These are not my dolls, although I do wish they were,they are my Mums which she found recently.

She thinks the larger doll is 1930's, the smaller 1950's, if any one knows any different do let me know.

I love the colours and embroidery on their clothes.

The pottery leaf print I purchased from a friend who is very creative and paints the most wonderful watercolours too.

I felt inspired by these oriental themes and this led to my new brooch, I used some pure silk threads in that wonderful jade green.

I have used quite a lot of hand stitching in this piece as it is such therapy to me and I love blending the colours of my little seed stitches.

The sun is shining and I need to get out and do some gardening.

Have a lovely weekend.x

Embroidery In Progress

It's been a busy week, my children's parents evenings, staying late to help students with project work and helping out on a visit to Sewing For Pleasure exhibition, with twenty GCSE textile students.

All of them had a great time and loved the work shops, learning new skills.

The Knitting Association gave free lessons and this proved very popular with the students as they were given a free ball of wool and knitting needles.

I had to smile as three of them were knitting on the bus, while on the way back to school!

I have been working on these embroideries this week.

Another brooch and this landscape Trees In My Dreams.

I do hope you have a lovely weekend.