Water Soluble Frenzy

Gripped this weekend by a frenzy of designs inspired by water;...the ocean...blues & greens...and water soluble stabiliser.

 I made a bowl by sandwiching fleece and threads between two layers of water soluble fabric, free motion stitching to cover the fabric, running the design under a hot water tap to dissolve the plastic and then stretching over a bowl and left to dry.

The design reminds me of something that you would pick up off the ocean floor. I love the translucency of the finished bowl.

Also tried another experiment by using water soluble stabiliser to make an edging on a piece of cloth.

Feeling More Felty

Woke up this morning and discovered a large felt lily in my back garden! Then I remembered that my lovely tutor at Beetlefelt Studios had let me go a little crazy in her felt studio and a lily was born!

Feeling Felty!

Spent a lovely weekend making felt vessels. It's such a great, hands-on process that takes you to new creative possibilities. Made felt while eating lemon drizzle cake - can recommend.

Frugal Book Making

Found lots of cardboard and scraps of paper in my work cupboard today, so I decided to get into frugal book-making and create a sketchbook. I painted the cardboard covers with gesso and then block printed to cover the surface. Old buttons and yarns were used to make a fastening. See the work in progress below:

The Dandelion Community

Draw with Silk...so cool

Click on the link to see what I drew with silk...the coolest thing ever:

http://r.weavesilk.com/?v=4&id=pfl9ksbwj4

Being Happy

Found a great post by Wendy Walk of MIY workshops in Brighton about being self-employed. I think it's one of the best accounts I've read. It inspired me to stay on the pathway of being happy.http://miyworkshop.co.uk/2013/06/27/my-talk-at-craftaganza-aka-notes-on-a-ramble/