tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68417106058152630312024-03-06T07:48:47.033+00:00Jo McIntosh - Knit Weave FeltTextile artist based in St Ives Cornwall. Textile art blog - knitting, weaving, feltmaking, jewellery, silk paper, paper making. Textile art workshops.Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-11823251206135589932020-02-26T13:34:00.000+00:002020-02-26T13:34:05.266+00:00Inspiration<br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Inspiration for creative activities can come from anywhere and in this post I will talk about where the idea for the pieces of fabric, shown below, came from.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently we have been clearing out our garage as everything in there became unfit for use due to a leaky roof but one day last week my husband brought a box in containing fabrics which he thought might be usable. Having looked through it I decided that, apart from smelling a bit damp, the fabrics seemed okay so I started giving them a wash and this was when I came upon the piece of fabric which became my inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Batik fabrics tend to be quite expensive and so I thought I might see if I could create my own. I had previously random dyed some cotton fabrics and some pieces of silk velvet so I already had fabric with a base colour. Now for the fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have a slow cooker which I use for melting wax ( and not for food!) so I switched this on and, whilst the wax was melting, chose some fabrics to experiment on, and these were two pieces of cotton fabric, one piece of silk velvet as well as a piece of heavier cotton which had been handpainted rather than dyed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Using a reasonably thick brush I dripped spots of wax randomly all over the fabrics and then random dyed them again in different colours in a kilner jar for about 2/3 hours. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Having rinsed and dried them I then ironed the wax off and gave them a further wash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Of the different types of material used I think the most successful ones are the two pieces of cotton, one of which my husband describes as "a map of the galaxy". I feel the pile of the silk velvet means the area where the wax was applied is not so obvious and the handpainted fabric seems to have resisted the dye.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My next experiments will include re waxing and adding a further colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Would love to hear any stories of similar experiments anyone has tried, whether successful or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0St Ives, UK50.208385799999988 -5.490886400000000850.188062299999984 -5.5312269000000009 50.228709299999991 -5.4505459000000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-81188972665097836942019-02-25T13:08:00.000+00:002019-02-25T13:08:53.938+00:00Experiments in natural dyeing in a slow cooker<br />
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So a few weeks ago I decided to try some natural dyeing with some onion skins I had been saving but having asked my husband to go through the shed to find my dye pot and discovering it wasn't there I had to come up with a Plan B. So Plan B involved a slow cooker which I had bought several months ago specifically for fabric dyeing. I placed the onion skins, first batch were red, into the ceramic pot in the slow cooker and covered them with water and switched it onto high and left it for about an hour or so until the liquid gained a good colour.<br />
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I strained off the liquid, putting the onion skins into the compost bin and returned the liquid to the slow cooker. I then added some damp cotton, silk velvet, silk chiffon, muslin and a small skein of perle cotton and a small skein of wool, without any mordant. I switched the slow cooker onto high and left them in there for about another hour, then switched the slow cooker off and left the fabrics in until the liquid was cold. I then repeated the same experiment using yellow onion skins and a similar range of fabrics and threads.<br />
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So, having had some success with the onion skins I looked at the vase of daffodils which were just starting to go over and decided to see if I could get any colour from them. Having cut the heads off I placed them in the slow cooker and repeated the process used for the onion skins and once they had released enough colour the flowers went into the compost bin. I then selected a similar range of fabrics and threads but this time added a couple of teaspoons of alum as I happened to have some in my stash. I left the fabrics in with the slow cooker on high for about a couple of hours and then turned it off and left the fabrics in there until the liquid went cold.</div>
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The daffodils gave a very delicate, almost Springlike shade of yellow.</div>
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Well, considering I do not usually use natural dyes I am pleased with the results and will be trying other natural products to dye more fabrics.</div>
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<br />Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-4769819471888307132019-01-28T14:57:00.000+00:002019-01-28T14:57:46.388+00:00St Ives In Stitches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In September 2017 a group of people met with me to discuss an idea I had for a community project. This was based on a project called High Street Stitch, lead by Lisa Hellier and was a stitched banner showing all the buildings on the high street in Crickhowell, Wales.</div>
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I thought we could do something similar with the buildings around the harbour here in St Ives, Cornwall and so the St Ives in Stitches banner began.</div>
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Each person taking part chose the building they wanted to represent and they were given a 10" square of calico as the backing fabric, the idea being that each piece would be exactly the same (but as is often the case the size of each piece tended to vary!). The group met once a month in the Salvation Army Hall to collect material, look at each others work, get help when needed, but mostly to drink tea or coffee, eat cake and chat! </div>
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This project seemed to appeal to people from all parts of St Ives, of different generations and St Ives Guides became involved and worked on Smeaton's Pier.</div>
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It soon became clear that there was real interest in this way of showing the current use of buildings along Wharf Road and around the harbour, and it also showed how quickly the use of buildings can change, as some of the buildings changed during the course of the project. It could therefore be seen as a moment in time in the history of the buildings represented.</div>
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Over the course of the year the group grew and included two sisters who had been born and brought up in St Ives whose family boat building business had been in one of the buildings shown along Wharf Road. Some of the other people also had family connections to the building they chose, some because of a work connection and some simply because they liked the look of the building.</div>
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Every piece made and handed in was included in the banner as I know how important it was to each person who took part to see their piece in the completed banner.</div>
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We had decided to exhibit the banner during the 2018 St Ives September Festival and so began to put it together in August 2018, when it became apparent that this was going be larger than any of us realised as it turned into two banners, each about 25ft long!</div>
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When it came time to assemble the pieces onto the backing sheet we realised that they were going to have to be handstitched together and handstitched onto the backing sheet! Thanks to a group of people willing to give up their time, and St Ives Library allowing us to use a room, free of charge. to lay the banners out, we got the banners ready for the September Festival.</div>
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The response we got from people viewing the banners during the Festival was better than I expected and showed seemed to inspire some people to create something similar where they live.</div>
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Thanks to Tony Mason of St Ives Videos and Leo Walker from LWalker Photography you can see a video called A Stitch in Time - Wharf Road Tapestry which shows some of the sessions putting the banner together and the banner on exhibition plus some of the buildings represented.</div>
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This project was completed without any funding apart from a donation by one of the members and being allowed to use the Salvation Army Hall each month free of charge.</div>
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We will be starting on Fore Street next month - on Wednesday 6th February at 10.30 am - and I know some changes I need to make as a result of completing the first banner and we are looking for funding for this project. Andrew Mitchell, a local Councillor, has agreed to fund the cost of the Salvation Army Hall as this will not be free this time.</div>
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Never having undertaken anything like this before I have learned a lot and been delighted by the enthusiasm of all the people taking part. <a href="https://www.stivesarchive.org/" target="_blank"> St Ives Archive</a> have provided a large number of photographs showing the changing use of the buildings in the past, which accompany the banners when they are on display.</div>
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You can learn more about St Ives In Stitches and future meetings - on our Facebook page:</div>
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Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-67859894537199227602017-03-22T13:37:00.005+00:002017-03-22T13:37:58.860+00:00Creative Textile Course - First SessionBefore we look at the first session I thought I would give you some information about what my 10 week Creative Textile course covers. Firstly, this is not a course to teach you how to make things, it is a course where you will learn a range of textile techniques and the course programme is as follows:<br />
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Collage<br />
Yarn Wrapping and Weaving<br />
Feltmaking<br />
Rag Rug<br />
Knitting with more than wool<br />
Fabric Dyeing<br />
Silk Painting<br />
Batik<br />
Hand Stitching<br />
Machine Stitching<br />
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At the end of course you will have samples and handouts for all these techniques.<br />
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So the first session of the course will be looking at a technique that I learned from Sue Dove, which is designed to help people find some inspiration to begin a piece of work. I give students some magazines to look at for them to find a picture which they like the look of and then show them how to make a small viewfinder from two L shaped pieces of card. The students move the viewfinder over the picture until they find an area which is pleasing to them, when they fasten the viewfinder down with masking tape and create a collage of this area so they have an image to work from during the course.<br />
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So this is the end result of the first session and can be the basis for future pieces of work. The next blog post will be about the second session on Yarn Wrapping and Weaving.<br />
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I will be running this course at Penwith College, St. Clare Street, Penzance for 10 weeks on a Wednesday evening from 7 - 9 p.m. starting on Wednesday 19th April and it will be repeated in the autumn from Wednesday 13th September.<br />
For more information and to book a place - go to:<br />
<a href="http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/courses/creative-textile-penwith-college-parttime" target="_blank">Penwith College - Creative Textiles Course</a><br />
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It may also be running in St. Ives Library for 10 weeks on a Wednesday afternoon, from 1 - 3 p.m., after Easter, through the Workers Education Association (WEA) - dates to be confirmed.<br />
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<span id="goog_1326101789"></span>Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-81097503068124543842017-03-16T13:38:00.001+00:002017-03-16T13:38:37.683+00:00Adventures with Printing<br />
Once a month some friends and I get together to try out techniques and materials (as well as drink tea/coffee and eat biscuits!) and this month we explored screenprinting with embroidery hoops and organza fabric rather than the traditional screens which can be quite expensive to buy if you are not going to do a lot of screenprinting. As I also have a Thermofax screen I decided to have a play with this as well. Thermofax screens come in a range of sizes and you can either buy them with the images already on the screen (as mine is, yellow flower) or you can send your image and they will create a screen for you. Simple to use with screenprinting paints. Also looked at the difference between a screenprinted image using a stencil (pink mermaid) and a stencilled image (mermaid on blue fabric) as well as printing with stamps made from craft foam (fishes and bird). I have also included the photo of my embroidery hoop with organza fabric.<br />
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been thinking about what I want my blog to focus on and have decided to share
with you the subjects I teach on my Creative Textile Course and show you some
of the work done by students on my course.</span></div>
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is a 10 week course which enables students to try a different textile technique
each week, I supply materials so they don’t have to spend money on things they
may never use again, I ask them to bring a book with unlined pages to keep
their samples in and their handouts.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
there is no exam at the end of the course this is an opportunity for adults to
come and try techniques and materials and have fun at the same time – I tell my
students that the subtitle for the course is “Playgroup for Adults”!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am currently running this course at Penwith College, Penzance and will be running future courses there and in St. Ives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">To find out how to book on this course and others I am running go to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Future blog posts will show the techniques and materials covered on the course</span></div>
Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-57683199552910698632016-04-28T12:39:00.000+01:002016-04-28T12:39:28.535+01:00Why do people go to workshops<div class="MsoNormal">
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the last few years I have run workshops on a variety of textile and craft
related subjects, most of which are things that people can learn from books or
do by themselves at home so why do they feel the need to come to workshops?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being
in the company of like-minded people<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not
feeling confident to tackle a new subject on their own<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Finding
it difficult at home to put aside the time to do something for themselves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Enjoying
having some time purely for themselves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Taking
their mind off any problems they may have<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Making
new friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Having
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looking at all the above it seems to me that in a time when more people seem to
be suffering from stress and anxiety than has perhaps been the case in the
past, going to workshops can be good for mental health, as well as learning new
skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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also feel that it is important for adults to have the opportunity to “play”,
especially if they have jobs where they have to be seen to be professional and
may be dealing with difficult situations and problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thoughts you may have on the subject.</span>Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-36212611794347240632015-05-09T21:18:00.001+01:002015-05-09T21:18:50.367+01:00Crow DayHi,<br />
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Thought I would share with you something my friend Carolyn Saxby and I started on our Crow Day last week. I placed a viewfinder on an area of a collage I had made previously and working from the image within the viewfind used a few different mediums - pencil crayons, Markal sticks, watercolour pencils and collage to recreate the picture, the photos below are of some of the results. This sketchbook will be part of our exhibition "The Crow Show" which will be on in St. Ives Arts Club from 31st October to 13th November.<br />
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Next part of the process coming soon!<br />
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Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-26584363651180158072014-02-09T14:09:00.000+00:002014-02-09T14:09:55.542+00:00Craft4CraftersAt the end of January I headed up to Westpoint Arena, Exeter to the Craft4Crafters Show where I had a stand. As well as selling my textile goodies I also ran some mini Crazy Patchwork Heart Workshops which were attended by some lovely people and you can see the photos below.<br />
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I also reconnected with Kim Thittichai <a href="mailto:info@kimthittichai.com">info@kimthittichai.com</a> who now has hair extensions as well as flashes of colour in her hair and I met Ingrid Wagner <a href="http://www.ingridwagner.com/">http://www.ingridwagner.com/</a> who was an inspiration not just for her big knitting but also her amazing tights and footwear and I look forward to meeting her again.<br />
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The lady winding the wool is Jenny who was my lovely assistant on Saturday and who I am grateful to for helping on what was probably the busiest day.Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-55008551699424298052014-01-27T17:39:00.001+00:002014-01-27T17:39:43.703+00:00Waterstones Craft GroupOnce a month I get together with a lovely group of people for what I sometimes refer to as "playgroup for adults". We meet in the cafe in Waterstones in Truro from 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m. and I show them a variety of textile/craft techniques. This month we made paper beads and you can see from the photos how the beads varied from person to person<br />
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Next month we are meeting on Thursday 27th February when there is a choice between Weaving a Bag or Knitting with more than wool.<br />
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New members are always welcome. If interested in joining our happy throng please let me know.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello and slightly late Happy New Year to you all. Thought I would restart my blog with a piece about a workshop I ran yesterday in a new venue in St. Ives called Barnoon Workshops. This building used to be toilets in Barnoon Car Park but about a year ago Pete and Zoe from Cafe Art managed to buy it from Cornwall Council. They have done a superb job of transforming it into an excellent venue for running workshops and as it is in Barnoon Car Park, parking to attend should be a bit easier most of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So yesterday I ran a Rag Rug workshop teaching people how to turn unwanted fabric or clothes into textile art and am now looking forward to seeing Vicky and Sharon's pictures complete and Zoe's rug (I think that may take a little longer!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am hoping to run more workshops there and possibly my Creative Textile course there as well, so will post more information when details have been worked out. In the meantime here are some photos from yesterday's workshop. (Still trying to get the hang of getting the photos where I want them!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-13154582308301116772013-04-01T19:28:00.000+01:002013-04-01T19:28:25.071+01:00Easter SundayWell 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.<br />
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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!<br />
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<br />Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-10259050899046645782013-03-17T12:33:00.002+00:002013-03-17T12:33:37.387+00:00Playing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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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.Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-25232292696593066942013-01-31T16:37:00.000+00:002013-01-31T16:37:38.807+00:00Travelling Textile TreasuresGoodness was November really the last time I posted on my blog! Well belated Happy New Year to you all.<br />
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.<br />
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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!<br />
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Here are some photos of the silk papermaking workshops where you can see some of the people I met.<br />
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Well just for those of you who know me and might be very surprised to learn that I do tidy my studio, admittedly not very often, here are the photos of the results of tidying my studio at Krowji ready for Christmas Open Studios this weekend. As we all know the intention is always to keep it tidy but the reality is that it probably won't stay this way so take a good look! There might even be room for me to transfer more from home!Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-92186520499141242332012-11-18T15:45:00.000+00:002012-11-18T15:45:37.714+00:00Christmas BuntingHere is the bunting I made for the Christmas Bunting Workshop on 3rd December. I decided I wanted something a little different to the usual pennant shaped bunting and so came up with the Christmas trees with Snowmen and Gingerbread men (or persons!) appliqued onto the trees. The Snowmen and Gingerbread men could be further embellished with buttons and stitching if you wanted to. Although you can't see all of them there are seven trees in total and obviously the bunting could be made longer or shorter as required.<br />
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This will definitely become part of my Christmas decoration collection and I hope will be displayed for many Christmases to come!<br />
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If you are interested in the workshop please contact me for more details.<br />
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<br />Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-70080260960299723082012-11-11T17:39:00.000+00:002012-11-11T17:39:40.663+00:00Embroiderers' Guild WorkshopI had a lovely day yesterday at the Cornwall branch of the Embroiderers' Guild day. One of our members, Hazel Matthews showed us how to cover boxes with fabric and although mine is not quite finished I am pleased with it so far and that I now have the technique to cover other boxes in the future. The box I covered had contained Turkish Delight which my daughter brought back from Dublin, so I now have the memory of eating the Turkish Delight and a box to keep treasures in!<br />
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And here is a photo of the rainbow I saw through the window whilst I was at the workshop!<br />
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<br />Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-69336541700938956132012-11-07T19:15:00.000+00:002012-11-07T19:15:52.583+00:00Seem to have been away from my blog for a while, sometimes life just seems to run away from me!<br />
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Well have been at Krowji for a few months now and am really enjoying my space there. The Creative Skills Open Studio earlier in the year was great, met lots of lovely people and made some sales! I am now looking forward to Krowji Christmas Open Studios which begins on Friday 30th November - 6-9 p.m. with mulled wine, mince pies and a choir and continues on Saturday 1st December and Sunday 2nd December, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. An opportunity to come and visit some of the studios and meet the artists and designer/makers who are there and do some Christmas shopping as well! When you are need of refreshment and somewhere to put your feet up you can pop in to The Melting Pot Cafe where Ben and his staff will ply you with teas/coffees, cakes and other lovely food!<br />
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Hope to see you there!Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-54456781731338646842012-05-01T22:09:00.001+01:002012-05-01T22:09:49.558+01:00Crow DayLast Friday Carolyn and I had one of our Crow Days but this time we went to my studio in Krowji rather than my house. We had a good day working on our projects and this is the photo she took of me. We may now be calling our Crow Days "Krow" Days!<br />
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Looking forward to our next Krow Day!Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-52438079925905448542012-04-18T20:13:00.000+01:002012-04-18T20:13:46.014+01:00KrowjiWell I moved in to my studio last week and must say I am enjoying having the space in such a creative environment! I am sharing the room with 3 other people, one of who I already knew and am looking forward to getting to know more people who work in Krowji. I am hoping to attend the knitting group that meets in The Melting Pot Cafe on the first and third Wednesday evening to expand my circle of knitters.<br />
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Tomorrow I will be moving my loom into the studio and look forward to getting back in to my weaving.<br />
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I will be publishing the dates I will be open during the Open Studios in June soon.Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-51872885555700159992012-04-05T17:22:00.001+01:002012-04-05T17:22:31.434+01:00Studio at KrowjiI am getting very excited about moving in to my studio in Krowji next week where I will be part of a large group of very creative people and where there is also a brilliant cafe where, as well as serving good food and drink, they also host events.<br />
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So I will probably be spending the Easter weekend sorting my stuff out and deciding what to take initially, can't wait!<br />
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For those of you not aware of Krowji here is the link<br />
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I will be taking part in the Creative Skills Open Studios there in June (2nd to 10th I think) so please come and see me there if you can. <br />Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-16515730248131572262012-04-04T19:41:00.001+01:002012-04-04T19:41:38.578+01:00Mobile Textile Supply ShopHaving lived here in St. Ives for 13 very happy years I am aware that there are some products creative people down here like to use that are very difficult to get hold of without buying over the internet, or it may be that you only want smaller quantities than you can buy online. <br />
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I have therefore decided to branch out and become a mobile textile supply shop which will travel to events such as Embroiderers' Guild sessions, West Country Embroiderers, Lace Days etc., with products such as water soluble fabric, tyvek, hand-dyed threads and fabrics etc.<br />
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So if you know of any events in Cornwall which you think my mobile shop would be welcome at, please get in touch and I will do my best to help.Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-28631093224924581692012-01-19T09:10:00.000+00:002012-01-19T09:13:02.498+00:00Workshop - Upcycle Your Wardrobe - This Saturday<br />
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I'm running a workshop - <b><span style="color: #20124d;">Upcycle Your Wardrobe</span></b> - this Saturday (21st January 2012) from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.<br />
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Cost is £25.00 for the day.<br />
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Learn how to transform your old clothes into something new.<br />
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There are still places available - so if you'd like to book or want to know more - get in touch now:<br />
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I'm running more Workshops and Craft Evenings over the coming weeks including:<br />
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More details and dates are on my website:<br />
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Here is my tag, the theme this week is white, which is not a colour I use a lot so it was interesting to come up with something suitable. It's amazing what you can find in your fabric stash - silk velvet, organza and lacy fabric and add buttons and sequins. Really enjoying being part of this.Jo McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156843354580265431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841710605815263031.post-3364606457299945992012-01-15T19:40:00.000+00:002012-01-15T19:40:12.172+00:00Crazy PatchworkWent to the first Embroiderers' Guild meeting of the new year yesterday. Had a really great day as the session was run by one of our members, Marion and she introduced me to crazy patchwork which I loved! Traditional patchwork is too precise for me so this technique suited me perfectly, I particularly like adding the stitches and embellishments, those of you who know me will not be surprised to know that shisha mirrors, sequins and sparkly thread appear in my work.<br />
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Here are two pictures, one is my tag for the Tag Tuesday blog and one is a piece of crazy patchwork I was inspired to start when I got home last night (luckily Saturday night television does not require much concentration!) <br />
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