I had such a wonderful time at Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch!!!
......and met so many lovely people that either know me from my blog...
...or through Facebook.
Other folk too.....met for the very first time....
...but I'm sure it won't be the last :-)
I felt very lucky this year. Being on a Demo stand...
...and having a loan of a Pfaff Creative 3.0 to play with during the 4 days.
What a dream machine! Mostly the same as my own Creative 2.0, but with even more built in stitches and a touchscreen control panel.
If you're thinking of treating yourselves...
...this is THE machine to have!!
Of course, there were, as always, the lovely folk on stands selling beautiful bits and bobs...
...that one simply HAS to indulge in....
Gorgeous silks from The Silk Route...
...and little beauties from 21st Century Yarns.
Projects in mind for ALL of these....of course!! :-o
The show also provided the opportunity to meet up with much loved friends who cheerfully bump into each other at each one.....
Laura & Mike at
Colourcraft; Claire at
Thermofax; Hilary and Man at
The Silk Route;
Jean & Walter at
Oliver Twists;
Michael Powell;
Kim Thittichai;
Christine Plummer; Angie Hughes; .....
...and many, many more......
A joy as always. Thanks ICHF!!
I have been doing a bit of thinking over the last couple of weeks.....
....about what to do....and which way to go with things now.
I've never done very big items, simply because of the amount of embellishment I tend to put on my stuff....
....but after having done some book forms in recent times I feel that I'd like to keep working that way....
...certainly for a while.
So.....
...small it is......and more mixed media as opposed to all stitch.
This will allow me to explore current interests and do small projects that don't take up too much time.
Thus I can flit from one thing to another while still carrying on with my writing and sample-making without tying myself to the chair for too long.
Well.....I am a Textile Butterfly after all aren't I?!
I have sooooooooooooooooo many bits and pieces to use....
...and new ideas in mind.
I shall be happy to share my progress with you all.....
x C
