by Katherine | Mar 7, 2018 | All Posts, Exhibitions, Textiles |
A little update on what I shall be getting up to this year. some very interesting projects, both new and old. At the beginning of February I took the loom and some other bits to the Pene Y Groes Wool and Fleece Festival. It was the first time that the festival had...
by Katherine | Jan 30, 2018 | All Posts, Dyes and herbs, Nature, Textiles, Timezones |
Thousands of years ago people discovered that they could change the colour of wool by making dyes from plants. How? A question I would love to know the answer to. Why? Because, just like modern people, they wanted to look good. As part of my Iron age textile work I...
by Katherine | Jan 2, 2018 | All Posts, Exhibitions, Textiles |
Happy New Year to everyone. New Year Resolutions, some of us make them, and break them. Some of us make them and keep them. Some of us just carry on as we were. I have done all three in the past. This year I hope to be in the make and keep bracket. I want to improve...
by Katherine | May 15, 2017 | All Posts, Exhibitions, Textiles, Timezones |
What a great day!!! Yarnival seems to have been a success, we had lots of positive feedback about the atmosphere at the event, how it was friendly and relaxed. People felt happy to try new techniques, and not pressurised. We have also had several requests to do it...
by Katherine | May 4, 2017 | All Posts, Exhibitions, Textiles, Timezones |
We are all rather excited and somewhat nervous as it is only ten days till we host the first ever Wolverhampton Yarnival. We had our final ‘planning’ meeting last night, going though who and what will be on display, and tweaking things like ‘how...
by Katherine | Apr 11, 2017 | All Posts, Dyes and herbs, Exhibitions, feltwork, Textiles |
Well, it has been a while since I put out a new blog, been a little busy, and my laptop had a strop. Sorted laptop! Still busy, but I thought you might all like to know what I am up to. March, I was part of the Landsmark Arts Textile exhibition. This was held in an...
