Malmesbury Embroiderers Guild

Spent a delightful evening with Malmesbury Embroiderers Guild last week as I had been asked to give a talk about the Brunel Broderers. Took the trusty projector with me and gave a 'talk' with masses of images and some samples of Broderers' work to show.
Such a friendly, welcoming and diverse group with loads going on... a great group to join!
Have a look at their post: Malmesbury EG blog
Their website is here Malmesbury Embroiderers Guild

a particular kind of tailoring...

Whilst thinking about work for our 'Suited' Exhibition, I have made some links in my mind.
I hope they make sense in sharing them here!
Tailoring requires considerable skill, craft, attention to detail, practise, experience...
It is about a careful honouring of the person the clothing is for. To 'make the best' that is possible with cloth, fit, detail.
For the Exhibition, I am working on buttonhole stitch (cherry red buttonhole twist as in the Tailor of Gloucester, but that progress is for another post!)
Meanwhile..

 Buttonhole in another context. This one is about mending - about continuing to care for clothing that has lead a full life - about trying to nurture - to catch tears and bring colour and beauty and new life.
The buttonhole stitch here stops an unravelling, makes a feature of wear and tear!

It also honours (I hope) the skill of makers of mass produced clothing by not wasting it, by rejuvenating and extending it's life. I am bringing a different craft and skill and, in so doing, am also 'customising' - making something relevant and personal to an individual, adding detail in a light way -  'making the best' and bringing some creative attention to everyday denim...
To read more, see my blog post at boostitch

Suited 2013 - the beginnings

Work in progress!
Where to begin..

a tailor,
buttonhole stitch:
buttonholes,
patterns on delicate tissue,
buttonhole wheels









and the memories of a story..120 buttonholes of cherry twisted silk
A long way to go, many choices to make, but a beginning!

More on boostitch's blog in pattern piece doodle and pattern piece doodle two! (click on the pink links!)

Suited is the first new BB Exhibition for 2013 at the Lansdown Hall Gallery, Stroud
Please see Stroud International Textiles for many exciting events and news of Select 2013

A New Venture!

Sometimes you just have to take a deep breath.... You have to try something...
So - if you look here you will see I have begun to piece and patch and layer my own blog!
Do please visit if you would like to, and watch it take shape.

Making connections..

I went to the 'It's darling!' Vintage and Artisan Fair

in Bath - click here. There were beautifully crafted items there.
 I met Eirlys from Scrapiana and bought this Stitcher's

Beeswax - fell in love with the way it was thought about and made!

Beeswax is featuring in my work for 'Curiouser' at the moment.

More about this later..

Eirlys also says she follows the Brunel Broderers blog - she follows it via the email link which simply sends a message to you each time there is a new post so you can keep

up to date with us! This was exciting news - and in return do browse Scrapiana's lovely site here! 

Liz - Stone Journey

We found a couple of blogs by Carolyn Saxby which show a piece of Liz's work.

Click on the links and they take you to the sites.... The first is: Love Stitching Red - here

 Look up Tuesday August 17th and search for  Stone Journey ....

..and also  here  - Mixed Media Textile Art look up Thursday August 12th and see Liz's work again.
We know Liz's work is "gorgeous and inspiring" and so it is fabulous to see it out there!

Happy Browsing through a world of rich colour and imagery.... thanks Carolyn!