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Category Archives: Textiles
Amazing landscape rugs
When I was little, I had a square of lino, printed with a town map. It kept us occupied for hours, driving dinky cars down the streets, and making up all sorts of stories about what was going on in … Continue reading
Tapestry commissioned by Henry VIII found
I’m sure I’m not the only one who opens things up in a new tab, because it might be interesting, and I haven’t got time to look at it now. And every now and then, I find my browser has … Continue reading
My peacock fire screen
It isn’t unusual for ideas to come together to form a plan, but I don’t remember the inspiration for a project coming from two ideas found on the same trip. A couple of summers ago, I went on a trip … Continue reading
Elephants quilt
I’ve had this idea brewing for several years now. Grey patchwork elephants on a red background. There has been a bit of a delay, while I collect fabrics. I don’t really do grey, apart from flannel skirts, and somehow my … Continue reading
The Festival of Quilts 2018
The first thing to say to anyone thinking of going to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC is to book online. This is the queue to pay on the door at 11am on the first day, a Thursday. Before … Continue reading
Double wedding rings
I really like double wedding ring quilts. Particularly the ones made of scraps, so there are lots and lots of fabrics involved. If you look hard at my sampler quilt, there is a double wedding ring block in there. I … Continue reading
How linen is made
I’ve found a couple of short films about how linen is made. And as it is summer, a lot of us are wearing linen, so it is relevant at the moment. Here is the story from Belgium in Belgium, and then this … Continue reading
In Search of Forgotten Colours
I just had to share this video that the V&A have put on YouTube: In Search of Forgotten Colours – Sachio Yoshioka and the Art of Natural Dyeing. Sachio Yoshioka runs the family dye workshop in Fushimi, southern Kyoto. Since … Continue reading
The process of weaving a tapestry portrait
This is clever stuff. Tapestry artist Kathy Spoering demonstrates weaving from a cartoon. She traces a photo of herself, transfers that “cartoon” onto the warp of her loom, and then weaves a self portrait. Doesn’t that sound simple? And how … Continue reading
A Viking embroidery
They say research is what you are doing when you aren’t doing anything else. Well, last night I did some research. One of the members of my Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers recommended this link about the Høylandet tapestry, … Continue reading
The Rainbow Angel 