Tuesday 28 June 2011

...working like stink!....

I really haven't got back into the blogging-habit since returning from holiday!

....but then, after almost 5 weeks of no computer activity, my little brain needs a bit of time to adjust again.

I've also been working like stink on stock for the Festival of Quilts....

...AND.....

...thinking about how much MORE stock I'm going to have to get done...

...not just for FOQ in August...

...but ALSO The Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate in November!

Yup.....stand TG122 is me ....right opposite Beryl Dean's huge central area!

Back to the present though...

I've got some new PP/PET fabric that I've been playing with...



It takes acrylic paint really well, and can be distressed with heat too...

...I feel a hefty dose of experimental playtime coming on with this :-)

(It'll be on sale at FOQ and Harrogate - and in my shop which will open late August)

Here are some of the piles of dyed tissue that have been processed since my last posting...





They are now packed, labeled and boxed.

I'll be making some samples with this tissue over the next week or so....

...maybe inspired by some recent sketchbook pages based on Moorish lustre-ware...





..or something Moroccan....

...not decided yet.....

...I'll go with the flow when the time comes...

I've also got a new toy to play with...

...thanks to Penny.....

...and it works beautifully with my fine cotton threads....



I'll try to post a bit more often from now on.......promise......:-o