by Katherine | Nov 21, 2016 | All Posts, Nature, Textiles |
Last weekend I spent a fascinating morning with Hembra Crafting.http://www.hembracrafting.co.uk indigo dyeing. Indigo dye is made in a vat, and then pieces of fabric and fleece are added to it. Indigo is one of the most successful dyes known, it is remarkable in the...
by Katherine | Nov 6, 2016 | All Posts, feltwork, Schools, Textiles, Timezones |
I had a slightly unusual booking this week, a Medieval Day at Burton Manor Primary School, in Stafford. Now this isn’t one of the periods I cover, but it is my favourite area of English History, so I wasn’t going to turn it down. It took a little mixing...
by Katherine | Aug 21, 2016 | All Posts, feltwork, Textiles |
I have a had an amazing couple of days updating my felting skills. I make lots of felt pieces as part of my Timezones work, but I was beginning to feel that all I do is make flat squares and then embellish them. Then a few months ago I saw an amazing piece of felted...
by Katherine | Aug 8, 2016 | All Posts, Silver Thread Tapestries, Textiles |
I am now involved in a project called Silver Thread, it sounds like an Elizabethan spy ring!. What it really is, is an exciting project to stitch a huge banner for Walsall. All the different areas of the town have a stitching group led by a Super Sewer, and it’s...
by Katherine | Jul 15, 2016 | All Posts, Schools, Timezones |
There we go, the end of another academic year. When you work in schools you get two New Years! It’s been a strange year with Tony having to retire, and me taking on the business. There have been so many fantastic schools and teachers out there who have made me...
