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Textile Artist – Student of History

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Month: April 2015

Thank goodness for a RAM upgrade….

Have been working with HUGE Photoshop files today – 4GB each – I could hear the Mac creaking! These are the images….. Blaewearie or Blewearie (depends which book you read) an old homestead high up on the bleakest, most beautiful

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Thank goodness for a RAM upgrade….

Have been working with HUGE Photoshop files today – 4GB each – I could hear the Mac creaking! These are the images….. Blaewearie or Blewearie (depends which book you read) an old homestead high up on the bleakest, most beautiful

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Crafts Council Directory

I’ve been accepted! Into the Crafts Council Directory of Makers that is. Whoo hoo and happy dancing.You can see the full page here

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Crafts Council Directory

I’ve been accepted! Into the Crafts Council Directory of Makers that is. Whoo hoo and happy dancing.You can see the full page here

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Sketchbook Work; Poppies

I have almost finished the sketchbook! A huge A3 Moleskine hardbound type, I can hardly lift it now. Just one more page to go. (P.S using a new Blog Editor and I hope it works OK – don’t seem to

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Sketchbook Work; Poppies

I have almost finished the sketchbook! A huge A3 Moleskine hardbound type, I can hardly lift it now. Just one more page to go. (P.S using a new Blog Editor and I hope it works OK – don’t seem to

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Logwood and rust dyeing part 2

 After leaving the fabrics in the dye pans overnight it looked like this (sorry for the blur – must have been taken B.C. (before coffee).I pulled the fabric out and left the liquid in the pan for later.  After a

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Logwood and rust dyeing part 2

 After leaving the fabrics in the dye pans overnight it looked like this (sorry for the blur – must have been taken B.C. (before coffee).I pulled the fabric out and left the liquid in the pan for later.  After a

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Logwood and rust dyeing part 1

Todays recipe; Ingredients Pre-washed cotton muslin, about 3 metres x2Selections of rusty nailsLogwood in muslin bagsOld pot and jam pan.  1. Buy Logwood from Just Ingredients (website or the Cult of Amazon).SO much cheaper than buying from “arty” stores or

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Logwood and rust dyeing part 1

Todays recipe; Ingredients Pre-washed cotton muslin, about 3 metres x2Selections of rusty nailsLogwood in muslin bagsOld pot and jam pan.  1. Buy Logwood from Just Ingredients (website or the Cult of Amazon).SO much cheaper than buying from “arty” stores or

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