EXHIBITION AT THE BLUE LIGHT GALLERY AT MASHAM

Decora set up their exhibition on Saturday 25 October it will end on Friday 7 November. 

Most members have items included in the display.  Please go along to view before the end, well worth viewing, our items from Mandy Patullo workshop are among those in the exhibition.

'Red Bush' Rooibos teabags attached to indigo dyed fabric with red perle thread.

Light Hearted' 

Broken Hearted' what my mum would have been if she had seen this !!

SILK COCOONS, RODS AND SILK WORKSHOP @ COPT HEWICK

Progress to date on the workshop at Copt Hewick organised by the Embroiderers Guild in conjunction with the Lindisfarne display at Ripon Cathedral.

I am taking it with me today to work on whilst stewarding at the Cathedral this afternoon.

VISIT TO MALVERN AREA

I had a lovely few days with my friend in Mavern visiting Art in Action show, Tewksbury, Ledbury and Nature in Art a wonderful house with beautiful displays, the exhibits by Ralph Steadman of his Extinct Boids was amazing. Loved his sense of humour in his imaginary Boids scatter amongst the genuinely extinct.  I came back refreshed after the lovely hospitality of Hazel and her husband.

Windows by John Denny in Tewksbury 

More by Denney at MALVERN

 Medieval tiles also in MALVERN Abbey 

WOOLFEST 2014 @ COCKERMOUTH

Visited the Woolfest on the first day of opening and delighted  I had decided to visit for the first time.  It was the 10th anniversary of the event and well worth staying in the Lake District for the weekend.

An amazing display of stalls selling wool, felt, fleeces(I kept away from these as the smell is not very appealing!!) dyes, plus many varieties of sheep, alpacas and goats.  The president of the Rare Breeds Society gave a very interesting talk on the varieties of sheep in the British Isles and explained their differences keeping us entertained for over an hour.  

I would recommend a visit to this show in future years if you are interested in using wool in your craftwork.  A return visit beckons next year.

A display and talk about rare breeds from the president of he society for Rare Breeds was very interesting.

Two alpacas at the show 

INSPIRATION FOR MY METRE PIECE

At the quilt show in August 2014 I found an item which would inspire me to produce my metre item. Originally I intended to make a scroll wound around a knobby branch but on see the Round Meadow below I changed my ideas.

Elizabeth Brimelow produced this stunning piece, it must be at least ten times longer than the item I am to produce.

My fabric taking shape, staying with the ammonite theme. Must finish in the Easter break.

C & G MY 3D ITEM

I began this piece last summer as an experiment using silk floss I had bought at York Guild, a bag full of reels all of toning shades.  I decided to try using aqua bond after watching a Jan Beaney DVD. My free machine embroidery has improved making the background.

It was going to be my hanging but I decided tto try the effect of draping the fabric over a bowl to see how effective the aqua bond became.

From above with the inserted fossils added.

Displayed on Margaret's burr walnut platter. Really sets off the colours.