A flair for woven textiles
Final year BA Textile students, specialising in woven textiles, exhibited their work in the degree show at Loughborough University.
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June 17, 2014
Inspiring quilts, glorious sunshine, and a picnic at Quilts UK 2014
Every year I go to Malvern to the Quilts UK show in May. In my review, I give you a flavour of this year's exhibitions.
May 30, 2014
Exhibitions at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show
Exhibitions of fashion textiles, quilting, and felting seen at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show 2014.
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March 19, 2014
The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia, London 2014
My first visit to the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show; some of the yarn & fabric stands and the classes I taught.
March 14, 2014
MA Expo, Nottingham Trent University, 2013
A few weeks ago I visited the MA Expo at the School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University. This is where students show key pieces of work made during their Master's degrees. It's always interesting because there is a great variety of work being displayed, which reflects the range of MA…
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November 1, 2013
Installation of work for the Transitions exhibition
This is only the second exhibition in which I've been involved in the installation. It is a strange process - installing artwork. We started with a plan of where each piece would go; only a few changes were made and this is to be expected because some decisions have to…
October 8, 2013
My transition from scientist to an artist
It is nearly a year since I graduated with an MA in Fashion and Textiles from Nottingham Trent University. Now, together with some of my fellow Master's graduates (Brenda Baxter and Janet Wootton), I'm installing work for an exhibition, "Transitions", which opens tomorrow. The exhibition reflects on the transitions that…
October 7, 2013
Quilts UK – fabric and yarn
Inspired to quilt Many years ago, I visited the American Museum in Britain. Inspired by their collection of patchwork quilts, I decided to make one myself. The fact that I had no experience of patchwork or quilting did not put me off! I chose a design, bought some fabrics, cut…
July 21, 2013
Kaffe Fassett – A Life in Colour
My first visit to the Fashion and Textile Museum in London was to see the exhibition 'Kaffe Fassett - A Life in Colour'. Do I need to tell you Kaffe's life story? Just in case you are not familiar here is a summary. Kaffe Fassett was born in California and became…
July 16, 2013
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn, part 1
A few weeks ago I visited The National Centre for Craft & Design for the first time. This is in Sleaford, a small market town in Lincolnshire. I didn't see that much of Sleaford (unless you count driving around the one-way system several times), but the little I did see is very attractive.…
June 14, 2013