Become more confident with your use of colour for textiles crafts such as knitting, crochet, weaving, embroidery, appliqué or patchwork.
Art in Action is one of my favourite shows. The 2016 show is the fortieth one and sadly the last one. I shall miss meeting the artists and craftspeople demonstrating their skills.
In this review of my visit to The Big Textile Show, 2015, I show you some inspirational exhibits and some tempting goodies.
My hometown is Leicester. During the last 10 days the eyes of the world have been upon us and we are seeing our city in a new light.
In my last post, I wrote about the St George's area of Leicester and showed you some of the old warehouses and factory buildings. Regeneration of this area and its rebranding as 'The Cultural Quarter' started around 2000. A new theatre (Curve) was built, Leicester's art cinema (Phoenix) relocated, and the Moderne cinema became the Athena conference…