Favourite photos

For some reason I just love this photo taken on a walk while staying at Plas Tan y Bwlch.

Another wall taken on one of my walks and I just love these textures and the blues and greys.

This is a close-up of a favourite vase, shown below.

Stitch It - Llandudno

This post is to let you know that ‘Stitch It’ the new shop for textile artists in Llandudno is not open on Mondays, just in case some of you take a train journey only to be disappointed. The shop is open from Tuesday to Saturday - 10.00am - 4.30pm. Carol will soon have a website up so you will be able to see what she has in stock and even order on-line.

The heron has been fishing on the shore this morning, but he looks rather ruffled doesn’t he?

this photo was taken a few days ago and I’m rather pleased with it.

A forest of masts in the marina in the morning sun.

Older sample of my work.

Isobel Hall

I have just spent a most enjoyable weekend workshop learning all sorts of techniques with Isobel Hall who is a very talented lady. I already had her book ‘BAGS with Paper and Stitch’ which has an unbelievable variety of techniques and I knew I just had to send my name in very quickly to have a place on this clever lady’s course. The course was based on the use of Light Molding Paste, but it was much more than that and covered many techniques and clever little tips that will always come in useful. I thought the photo above is such a lovely one of her I just had to post it.

Here are some samples of the work I did on the course. There will be more to see on Croesew, the North Wales embroiderers’ Guild blog later on.

 

              

A big bonus was sitting between two good and very creative friends, Miriam Forder and Carol McFee.

 

I came away having bought her other two books as well, the latest co-authored with Maggie (Grey) and called ‘Mixed Media: New studio Techniques’ and Isobel’s previous book ‘Embroidered Books’. All three are well worth having in your library. Isobel will be at

25 Nov - 28 Nov - 2010
The Knitting and Stitching Show 2010 (Harrogate International Centre) To find her you will have to go downstairs to Hall E, Stand 10.

Stitch It

I have always thought that people who live close to places such as ARIO and Art Van Go are lucky. So I think that most of the creative people in this area of North Wales will, like myself be extremely happy to know that we now have our very own specialist shop selling everything we need whether we are textile artists, mixed media artists or just enjoy any other creativity. As Carol (Worthington) sells all we need and she will also be having workshops on the premises. It is just a couple of minutes away from the station which is a big bonus.

The courses will be starting very soon and I can tell you now that she has some very talented tutors lined up. Carol Mcfee who is co-writer of that very special book Stitching the Textured Surface with Lynda Monk will be taking workshops and also Miriam Forder who is a very popular tutor in the area and a member of the SerenTex textile group. Another very talented member of the SerenTex group, Rosemary Kenyon (the set of bags on this page were made by her) will also be taking workshops. so you see there is already a very impressive line-up.

If you visit the SerenTex blog and do a search for Miriam or Rosemary you will find many samples of their beautiful work.

Chilean Miners

I’m sitting here watching the rescue of those brave miners and the wonderful team who have worked so hard saving them. I cannot imagine anything worse than being imprisoned down there without really knowing if the rescue attempts would succeed and I am finding it very emotional and if I feel like this I wonder how everyone out there feels? I think I will be watching for the next 21 hours if I can.

At our SerenTex meeting yesterday we were given a workshop by Gwyneth, who is also a cousin as some regular visitors to the blog will have realised. We lived next door to each other as children, so you can imagine how close we are. We were instructed to Doodle and I just love doodling and once I start I never know where to stop. Can you see the mistake I made when converting the first part to stitch? I only noticed it  a few minutes ago myself, but it doesn’t matter one little bit as I shall probably carry on doodling with my needle and let it develop as it will.

The Knitting and Stitching Show

This is the welcome we all had as we walked towards the steps to Alexandra Palace. I think it a great idea.

My husband and I were invited to stay with Pat and David and we had a wonderful welcome.

Pat is on the right above, I’m on the left and that is Gina (Ferrari) in the centre.

 

Pat and I had booked a workshop with Dale (Rollerson). We learnt how to use Starlight sprays, mica powders and grunge board making tags and brooches.

I also met up with two good Internet friends that I correspond with regularly and meet occasionally. We have great fun on these occasions.

This is a lovely photo of a mother and daughter team Sue and Sarah of Golden Hinde Threads of Inspiration and Imagination. This is their stand at the show and their Goldwork groups had an excellent exhibition of their work as well.

These two lovely ladies were demonstrating goldwork on the stand and both are also members of the North Wales Embroiderers’ Guild.

 

Here is another friend Sheelagh Stephens who had some lovely work in the Bolt exhibiting group, mentor and tutor – Jean Littlejohn.

Here is a case of Sheelaghs lovely work.