Easter Sunday

Well didn't spend Easter Sunday filling up on chocolate but had a very creative afternoon dyeing silk scarves and testing whether wool felt would dye with the same dye and discovered it would so there will be hand-dyed wool felt in www.textile-treasures.co.uk soon.

Also had a good time with paper-mache and when the pieces are a little more interesting will post some photos, in the meantime here are the scarves and wool felt I dyed earlier!

Playing

Well having had my gall bladder removed last Wednesday via keyhole surgery I am now taking some time for continuing professional development (also known as playing!).  Here are a couple of pieces I have started using Markal Sticks, nappy liners, painted Bondaweb and cigar fibre paper.  I have no idea if they will turn into pieces of work but am just enjoying having the time to experiment.

Travelling Textile Treasures

Goodness was November really the last time I posted on my blog!  Well belated Happy New Year to you all.
Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday I was at the Crafts4Crafters Show at Westpoint, Exeter  where I ran short silk papermaking workshops for some of the lovely people I met.  I also gave my Travelling Textile Treasures mobile supply shop its first big outing and I was very pleased that people seemed to like what I was selling.  I am concentrating on supplying small amounts of materials such as silk fibres, fleece, buttons, sequins as well some of the more unusual things like Mistyfuse, water soluble fabric, Tyvek etc.

I can certainly recommend the beds in the Premier Inn - you could have fitted an entire family into mine and yes it was very comfortable and no I didn't have to share it with Lenny Henry!

Here are some photos of the silk papermaking workshops where you can see some of the people I met.