Fast and Slow

This is a fast and slow process. It is about the speedy sewing machine, where the fabric is manipulated with free flowing movement. The machine whip stitch causes the bobbin thread to be pulled to the top, creating little dots and pulls around the circles, echoing the edge stitch of the letter. I like this spontenaiety.

Double sided art

      Textile art has two sides. The reverse side is always a surprise.

Message from The Universe – Part 2

I’ve been considering the relationship between fear and pain, not surprising given the arm fracture. ‘Fear:Pain Ratio’ is an alternative title for this piece and since last friday (24th Jan) i have completed a number of watercolours.This was the first. I drew a grid with stepped lines, creating a ‘wall’ which was filled with a loose

Message from the Universe…

  I fell…was falling, slipping, sliding, going through the air. The cup of tea in my right hand dropped, tea splattered everywhere and BA BOOM…I’m on the floor. I hold my left arm and wait..sit and wait as I assess body pain, register sensations, whilst around me my girl and grand girls rush to help.

Colour-London-Autumn

Normally it’s a ten minute bus ride to Clapham Common from my house ( I sometimes drive the 137 route). On this bright beautiful morning I walked and captured the light and colours for you to enjoy. Some one once asked me what I loved about London. My reply ‘the trees’ surprised them, maybe not

Yes- the Oysters are shaping up.

Working through the assembly sequence is interesting because of the different weights of cloth I’ve used. The red, pink and purple are furnishing weight cloth, which makes the wallets cosy… with a chunky feel. The black/dark grey works well, it lies flatter and is easier to stitch and accommodates the quilted templates more easily than

24 Oyster Card Wallets and Thank You

Today I tested nylon thread to sew my recycled plastic bag oyster card wallets. Once over the technical problems, needle breakage, uneven and wobbly stitches  I managed to finish the 24 colourful oyster wallets you see above. Also I’d like to thank all the visitors and art enthusiasts who came to see the Open Studio

Affirmative Applique™ at the Southbank Centre

Affirmative Applique™ was started as part of my personal development work with Affirmations. I create positive statements and words made from letters cut from cloth,which are applied to a ground fabric. The words and letters are stitched into place using a selection of coloured threads. I use different fonts for the letters and enjoy the

Sewin Studio banner at Brixton Market

My Sewin banner had it’s inaugural visit to Brixton Market today. I made the banner to fit the width of the stall which is 2 metres (6ft +) It is made with raw edge applique, machine stitching on white organza. The pink buckram is dyed with cochineal and it has faded nicely to match the