Category Archives: Textiles

Flowers at the EYES exhibition in Beverley

Posted on May 8, 2019 by The Proof Angel

More from the East Yorkshire Embroidery Society’s 2019 exhibition Hopes and Dreams in Stitch, which is at Beverley Minster from 10am to 4pm every day until 10th May. Today a collection of pictures showing some of the ways landscapes can be … Continue reading →

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Follow the Thread exhibition in Glasgow

Posted on May 7, 2019 by The Proof Angel

If you are in Glasgow before 27th May 2019, this exhibition from the Glasgow University Archives looks good. They have illustrations of Victorian evening gowns, swatches of Edwardian fabrics, and catalogues full of designs fit for a 1920s flapper girl … Continue reading →

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Pot of gold

Posted on May 7, 2019 by The Proof Angel

Here is part 3 of my series of posts from the East Yorkshire Embroidery Society’s 2019 exhibition, Hopes and Dreams in Stitch, which is at Beverley Minster from 10am to 4pm every day until 10th May. Today’s pictures show the … Continue reading →

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A view of Beverley

Posted on May 6, 2019 by The Proof Angel

This textile view of Beverley is the result of a group project by members of the East Yorkshire Embroidery Society. It is on exhibition as part of Hopes and Dreams in Stitch, which is at Beverley Minster from 10am to … Continue reading →

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The East Yorkshire Embroidery Society’s 2019 exhibition

Posted on May 5, 2019 by The Proof Angel

Yesterday, I dropped in to see the East Yorkshire Embroidery Society’s (EYES) 2019 exhibition Hopes and Dreams in Stitch, which is at Beverley Minster from 10am to 4pm every day until 10th May. They have all manner of things on display, … Continue reading →

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Woolly Spires

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 by The Proof Angel

Woolly Spires is an exhibition at of knitted churches at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Several of Lincolnshire’s beautiful gothic churches in wool, mainly knitting, with some crochet, for example on the roof of Stow … Continue reading →

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Making velvet in Venice

Posted on Mar 27, 2019 by The Proof Angel

Ohhhh, you just have to look at this picture gallery about making velvet. Not only are the fabrics (and garments) fabulous, but there are also wonderful pictures of the workshops and the looms. I just had to share!

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Peacock fire screen update

Posted on Jan 9, 2019 by The Proof Angel

Over Christmas, I’ve been working on my fire screen project again, so this post is an update following on from the post I published in September. Obviously, a crucial part of the whole thing is the method of attaching the … Continue reading →

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Coloured warps

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 by The Proof Angel

For therapeutic reasons, I just have to share this post about coloured warp yarns. I don’t use coloured warp. And the postage from the US would be ridiculous. And I haven’t opened the last lot of warp I bought yet. … Continue reading →

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Making thread from nettles

Posted on Oct 18, 2018 by The Proof Angel

What can you do with nettles? Well, you can leave them for the butterflies. The easiest option. Or you can make nettle tea, by leaving them to fester in water for a few weeks, then diluting the result to feed … Continue reading →

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