Thursday 8 December 2011

...touchdown!..

At last....a chance to sit down and sort out a blog-post!

It's been a very full couple of weeks since I posted last....

1) Preparations for the show at Harrogate.
2) Getting to the show and setting up the stand.
3) Being at the show.
4) Getting the stand down and packed into the vehicle. (Nightmare parking at the venue!!)
5) Getting back home again - LATE!
6) Having to go to the last rehearsal almost immediately.
7) Unpacking everything and parking it back in the spare bedroom.
8) Getting through the concert on the Saturday. (Went VERY well and everyone was pleased!)
9) Singing at Llanfrynach Village Hall again on Sunday.
10) Hospital appointment for himself on Monday.
11) Taking himself to a different hospital on Tuesday - to be surgically separated from his toenails!!!
12) Taking himself back to that hospital to have dressings changed yesterday.
13) Sit down and blog today :-)

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease say I'm forgiven for not being around here much!

Anyway, Harrogate was BRILL!

Before the s,how I'd more or less decided that this would be a one-off. It's a long way and it suffered from snow problems last year.

However, Sunday morning saw me tripping down to the organiser's office clutching my re-booking form for 2012....and very happy to be doing so.

I must have talked almost non-stop for the four days...(no surprises there sya those of you that know me!)...

..and met a lot of wonderful people...including a couple of bloggers.....

Jackie from DogDaisyChains and Alex from UnderATopazSky

I won't just be exhibiting/trading next year either...

I've been asked to do workshops at both Festival of Quilts and Harrogate...

...so LOTS of preparations will be underway soon....

...seeing as I'm doing workshops for "Vilene" at Fashion Embroidery and Stitch in March too....making some pendants or earrings like these, and these.

There are more things in the pipeline, but I'll spill on those at a later date :-)

Of course, one cannot possibly go to a Knitting & Stitching Show without making just a few little purchases can one?

Here are my indulgences from Slow Loris Textiles, who will be selling more goodies here at World Textile Day in 2012.

Some Miao embroidery...

...with reverse applique....




...tiny pieces of folded and stitched fabric with peking knots..






More Peking knots and couched threads...



Metal tape embroidery with more peking knots...




...and some tiny, tiny cross stitching!




These were selected not simply because they're gorgeous....

...but as reference pieces....

More to tell on the weekend...