I have a new favourite blog – The Textile Blog by John Hopper. I only had to read one post and I knew that I …
The creative process – from a scientist’s point of view
Where does the time go? I have been busily travelling over the last few weeks and have so much to share with you all. First, …
More textiles from Myanmar
My friend Greg has been allowing me to delve into his textile collection once again. Like the Akha cross-stitch I showed you earlier this year, …
Haute Couture and why I have revised my opinion
I caught up with a fascinating documentary on BBC iPlayer this week called “The Secret World of Haute Couture” by Margie Kinmonth. It was produced …
Why handmade?
I first drafted this blog post a few weeks ago, and as I quickly re-read it today, I thought the first sentence read “I have …
Some tropical inspiration
Well my little blog has been taking an unexpected holiday again. As school holidays approached my daughter went down with a nasty bout of pneumonia …
Why do I blog?
Starting a blog is a pretty daunting thing. I find myself wondering, will anyone ever read this and why? Am I making it interesting enough? …
Learning from my students – again!
Do you remember that I wrote about painting on canvas a few weeks ago? Last week I ran the second class on that project where …
Embroidery from Namibia
I cannot tell you how lucky I am to have a husband whose job takes him to different parts of the world, because whenever possible …
Experimenting with paint on canvas
Where do the weeks go? I have been busy teaching, kids and adults alike, and my blog is sadly neglected….again 🙂 But I have been …