Monthly Archives: March 2017

Common Threads Textiles

A group of us from the course I’m on – HNC in Contemporary Constructed Textiles at Bradford College – have formed ourselves into Common Threads Textiles.  We’ve been through a lot together over the past two years and we want … Continue reading

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Sample, sample, sample

I’ve been busy weaving wool samples for Project 6.  I’m using the right wool, just not in the right colours!  I have blue wool left over from Project 4 so I’m making use of that as I still have to … Continue reading

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Two warps

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Herdwick rug wool

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And we have pictures!

So finally persuaded my phone to upload pictures so that I can post them here. Just three showing my initial rug sampling, mainly playing with rya.  My ideas have changed over the course of this teaching weekend, but there will … Continue reading

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Weekend Wanderings

No pictures with this post unfortunately – I’m in Bradford and my pictures are at home in Shropshire! This is when I find out if the work I’ve done on Project 6 so far is on the right lines.  All … Continue reading

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And on to Project 6

I spent a few days in the Lake District last autumn and dragged the friend I was with up Coniston Old Man.  Not all the way!  Just as far as the abandoned copper mine workings.  I love these old industrial … Continue reading

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Project 5 finished at last

Well, it’s been a while.  Unfortunately life got in the way in the form of my Mother’s death.  She was 96 and had a good life, so although it was very sad it wasn’t a tragedy.  But so much to do and … Continue reading

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