by Katherine | Apr 18, 2017 | All Posts |
2017 is the Welsh Year of Legends. There are some amazing stories and I am hoping to be able to do some workshops centred on some of them. One of my favourites tells why Wales has a red dragon, and it is this story that inspired my latest embroidery. The tale goes...
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...
by Katherine | Jan 20, 2017 | All Posts, Dogs, Nature, wildlife |
I love a cold frosty, sunny winter’s day. Sparkle and bright all around. so the last week has been just a tad depressing. Grey, gloom, rain, mud. Wash the dogs, wash the towels, wash the floor. Yuk. Then one of the days last week I was out with Ellie, (...
by Katherine | Jan 9, 2017 | All Posts, Schools |
To tidy or not to tidy! In a former life I was a primary school teacher, my desk was tidy on the first day of term. After that it slowly deteriorated into a heap of books, papers, toys, pencils and anything else I was using that year. Once a term I would have a clear...
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...
