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I have been doing a class in collograph printing. Which has been such fun.
Using one of my 1950s printed skirts as inspiration these are my first set of prints.
The print blocks themselves are as beautiful I think as the prints themselves.
I love the excitement of learning something for the first time, and printing these was certainly one of those finger tingling moments on joy of having created something new for me.
Thanks to the lovely Ian I have a new logo and leaflet design for the up and coming 'Friday Night Sewing Club'!
They are available to pick up at the Textile workshop, and they are sprinkled about Nottingham. To find out a list of the classes is in the side bar to the left under the 'Workshops' icon.
I have had such fun making the samples for the new 'Stretch Pants' class!
This pair is made from some beautiful jersey liberty print I got some time ago on one of my trips to London.
This is going to be my next pants pattern kit too!
Stretch lace detail on front and legs.
These little lovelies are both comfortable and cute too!
So if you fancy having a go yourself book yourself on the class below.
Stretch Pants
Friday 26thNovember 6.30-9.30pm
Make your own jersey hipster briefs in an evening. Learn to work with stretch fabrics, stretch lace and lingerie elastics.
£30/27 (£7 materials cost)
I have had such fun making the samples for the new 'Stretch Pants' class.
Last chance today to try to win this dog. Just comment on this post with what you would call her and your name by midnight tonight and her new name and new owner will be pulled out of a hat first thing tomorrow.
p.s. she comes house trained x
Over the five weeks you will make a coutil corset, learning how to put in a busk, make casings, put in eyelets and how to construct you own corset made from a victorian pattern.
5 week Corsetry course
Saturdays 2pm-5.30pm 18th, 15th September, 2nd, 16th and 23rd October
Learn everything you need to make your own corset over 5 weeks
£120/£110 concessions (+£37 materials cost)
I have just come back from a really lovely holiday in Cardigan, Wales.
If you have ever been to this part of the world you will know how very beautiful and green it is and the most delicious colours they paint their houses (I really wanted a lilac one) and the truly beautiful coastline and beaches.
While we were there we stumbled on the 'National Wool Museum', which was amazing.
I have never really shown much interest in the process of making wool cloth, even though friends around me have spun and weaved around me. This trip was both historically fascinating and really made me think about the long process that goes into the construction of cloth I work with it blew my mind! Thinking back to the years when things were not always made overseas, to see the time that went into creating just the yarn and then to dye it and then weave it makes me understand how valuable fabric was to people and treasured.
So far removed form the throw away fashion of today.
The colours of the cloths and weaves are beautiful. I bought a piece of cloth form the fabric shop attached to the museum and it is so soft, more like a blanket...but for me it is destined to be my 'holiday skirt'.
I just noticed todaythat I this is my 105th post. How amazing is that! Which is something to be celebrated as I come up to the second anniversary of the creation of 'Hannah and Bella'.
So in honour of such an occasion I have had a little chat with this little dog I made a while ago. She has been patiently waiting for a new home this year...and a name, watching me as I sew from her shelf and I know there is a loving home for her with one of you.
Please click onto on my website and leave what you would name her in the comments box and I will pull her new name and owner out of a hat on Sunday 12th September.
