Textile News 21

White Feather

Another small weaving by Sandra based on a small white feather she found on her front lawn.

Thank you Sandra, you must be getting quite a pile of small weavings by now!

Sleeveless Dress

Bev has made another pretty dress for summer but she thinks it will probably be for next year. She has one more to finish in between gardening, cleaning out the freezer, walking etc.

Well done Bev, glad to see you are keeping very busy and I hope you get a chance to wear one of your new dresses this year.

Small weaving-Lichen

This is the second of Sandra's small weavings inspired by the lichens on the dry-stone walls.

Thank you Sandra

Counted Thread Work

Bev has just finished some counted thread work which has resulted in a vibrant geometric piece.

Thanks Bev it is very pretty.

Lamps

Sue has been making lamps from Yupo paper with alcohol inks. Sue says Yupo paper is a quite strong plastic paper which when decorated with alcohol inks makes beautiful patterns. You can see the lamps below lit and unlit with LED lights so no fire risk.

They are very pretty and the colours are beautiful. They would be an asset to any room.

Thank you Sue.

Dressmaking, Embroidery and Garden Produce

Bev has been very busy. She has made a very pretty dress and I hope she has some sunny weather to wear it.

She has embroidered a very colourful crewel motif.

Thank you Bev for such a varied post.

Small Weavings

Sandra has been making small weavings based on items in her garden and down the lane, which runs past her house.

The first one was based on sheep's wool  caught on barbed wire, blowing in the wind.

Thank you Sandra

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Gazanias

I thought you might like to look at these. They only open in the sun or on bright days but the patterns on the petals vary.

Tote Bags

Sandra has just finished two of her tote bags after buying some suitable lining fabric on line. Lizard fabric for the embroidered gecko and a humming bird print for the hummingbirds.

Thank you Sandra, they are very pretty.

Sketchbook Work on Poppies

Fran has been exploring poppy seed heads in her sketchbook with some wonderful results. She has varied the backgrounds and also the colours and placing of the seed heads.

She has also used black and white to great effect.

Thank you Fran for some beautiful results.

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3D Weaving inspired by Pink Rock

Sandra has had a second go at weaving a 3D piece based on a slice of pink rock.

She warped up her loom and started weaving a pattern across the bottom that would become the top.

 Strips of 3/4 warps were woven separately in various shades of pink. When long enough the top warps were cut and the warp threads were pulled to make the strips curve and crinkle.

The ends were then bound and the warp ends trimmed.

The weaving was then tidied up. Thank you Sandra.

Patchwork

Anne has been very busy with her patchwork. She has finished two beautiful jewel-coloured quilts which she sent away to be professionally long-arm quilted. The colours and patterns are amazing.

A very pretty cushion from a Quilters Guild pattern.

And a very useful bag which was an idea from an Australian magazine which Anne has just started to subscribe to.

Thank you Anne for your beautiful patchwork.

Flowers and Instructions for Sketchbook Work - Poppies July Meeting 2020

Angel's Fishing Rod

This plant has been beautiful this year despite the strong winds blowing it all over the place.

I love the way the plant is open and arches over the lawn swaying in the breeze.

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Lemon

Denise has now added a beautiful lemon to her fruit. It looks good enough to squeeze and obtain juice!

 

I love the way you have embroidered the segments and I can't wait to see what the third fruit will be. Thank you Denise.

Sketchbook Work - The Sea

Anita has sent us some of her sketchbook pages on the sea. Like most of us Anita loves the sea,the changing colours, the waves splashing, collection of items on the beach, the sounds and so she often revisits the work in her sketchbook.

She has used mixed media; photos, paint, inks, collage and some sewing to try out ideas on the sea.

Thank you Anita for sharing something which is often quite personal to people. The colours are wonderful and I love the sea dragons.