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Recycled Fabric Art 23 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
After my mini feature on Mandy Pattullo’s work on display the Festival of Quilts I wanted to showcase other talented textile artists who use reclaimed fabrics in their work. Barbara Wisnoski Barbara W...
Competition: Decorate your walls 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Would you love to decorate your walls with knitting? Well, there is a company in Liverpool who are doing just that. Murals Wallpaper have a lot of murals available on their site but they have just l...
Festival of Quilts, part three: Kaffe Fassett 12 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
The highlight of my visit to the Festival of Quilts was the Kaffe Fassett lecture on Colour. This afternoon lecture was packed full of Kaffe fans who just couldn’t wait to hear what the master of col...
Festival of Quilts, part two: Stalls and demonstrations 11 Aug 2013 | 06:20 pm
The exhibition stands, demonstration areas and classes at the Festival of Quilts give you oodles of inspiration and then you are set free to spend to your heart’s content on fabric and supplies at the...
Festival of Quilts, part one: Exhibition Quilts 10 Aug 2013 | 06:47 pm
Yesterday I took the train to Birmingham to spend the day at Festival of Quilts and what a day I had! It was a long day but a full one, as not only had I planned to take plenty of … Continue reading →
Black Sheep Wools 7 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Oh dear, I’ve found another yarn shop. I’m not sure that my yarn cupboard can take the weight of finding yet another fantastic yarn shop, but maybe it can find some hidden strength from somewhere. T...
New colours 6 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
I’ve had quite a few orders of the Knitting print fabrics over the past few days in my shops, wonder where that came from? Maybe I’ve been linked from somewhere. It’s got me thinking though, I really...
Knitting in the midst of the summer 30 Jul 2013 | 10:00 pm
The weather has been beautiful, it’s been slightly hotter than I can handle but then again, I’m fair and pale and so I was never built for the sun. The sunshine has been gorgeous though, the garden i...
Little visitors 16 Jul 2013 | 01:48 pm
Visitor number one was Millie, my very lovely (and very tall) work experience student. I’ve never had a work experience student before but memories of my own incredibly boring two weeks were enough t...
Introducing the AW13 collection 1 Jul 2013 | 06:03 pm
You’ve already seen one of the designs, now it’s time to see the complete collection. All three designs of the Autumn/Winter collection are based on themes of nature. I’m pleased to introduce Heartw...
