19/06/2008 by Debbie.

18th June -  went to Windsor (East Berkshire College) for their end of year textile exhibition.  It was brilliant,  so worth a visit,  especially if you are studying textiles at the moment as all sketchbooks are available for browsing. It is on until Saturday 21st June.  What was interesting for me was I met the embroiderer who made a piece called ‘Cockerels Flying Feathers’ which I purchased at an exhibition in Guildford a few weeks ago.  Dorle Dawson is a student at Windsor and I look forward to seeing more of her work.  Watch out for Ascot traffic though!

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16/06/2008 by Debbie.

These workshops organized by the Guild are such good value, £15 for the day with ex president Janice Gunner.  My samples have been on the line today and I am rather pleased with them.  This could be very addictive.  This was my second attempt, I feel another one coming on… I enclose a picture of Anna wearing a Japanese garment (centre) and my indigo blowing in the breeze.  The day was hard work but well worth the effort. Also photos of before the Shibori before dyeing and Anna standing over her enormous bucket  I have spared you the photos of us wearing masks.

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14/06/2008 by Anna.

Hi girls, my finished quilt to go in our exhibition in nov, I have asked if we can have 10.00- 3.00 every day including Saturdays, which we can. I need to get on with the poster, does any one want to help? If not I will do something very simple, thinking of useing a close up of this quilt in a faded way as a background and details writen on top will that be ok with everyone?

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14/06/2008 by Debbie.

This is my 3D article for my diploma, it will also double up as “Summer Bloomers” for the Village Green Quilters Challenge. some Day it is going on a Moonwalk. I made the fabric from scraps layered between organza and soluble laundry bags and then free machined on the surface. The flower technique I learnt at a Margaret Beale workshop. Next task to make using the same techniques a mask for a ball in black & silver for my daughter.

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12/06/2008 by Debbie.

Looking forward to hearing Janice Gunner & Jennifer Barlow talk at Costello College in Basingstoke 15th June with a slap up lunch and traders.  Also doing the Shibori workshop on the Sunday with Janice so will be taking along some of those calico bags to decorate.  I know Anna is going,  anyone else? Will take some pictures for you to add later with a little help from the Kevin the webmaster.

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09/06/2008 by Liz.

I became familiar with patchwork while living in Bangkok through some of the expatriate British women’s group. The quilt below is a double size that I made 9 years ago from some fantastic printed shirts that my husband had bought in Mauritius some decades ago and my newly acquired stash of fat quarters.
I continued with my interest in patchwork when we moved to U.K., took up C&G Certificate and continued with the C&G Diploma.
In August this year, we will be moving to Pakistan for a short period, the perfect opportunity for me to produce another double size quilt. With so many new techniques learnt, I can’t help thinking what sort of design I could possibly come up with for a double size quilt.
If only my husband new how much wadding, fabric, cotton, dyes, pewter, screens, printing board, soldering iron, fusible bits, freezer paper, parchment, rotary cutters, machine, oh so many bits to pack, not to mention the few hundred books I couldn’t possibly do with out…and he thought Pakistani traffic was bad!

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09/06/2008 by Sue.

In order to create an oasis of calm in the midst of frantic wedding preparations - 7 weeks to go! I have booked Monteagle Hall  on Wednesday mornings 10 - 12 until September.  All Loose Thread members are welcome to come along, have a chat, eat cake and sew.

My aim over the summer is to clear all my U.F.O’s.  We shall see.

Sue

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08/06/2008 by Mary.

I went with two friends to the Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green in Herts. on Friday.  We decided to visit after seeing the sculptures in Kew Gardens last year.  We booked in advance for a tour of the house and a tour of the grounds and exhibitions.(£10)

The house has been kept as it was when Henry Moore was alive.  The sitting room was fascinating because covering every surface were objects which could have been used as design sources:- rocks, shells, native artifacts etc.

The beautiful gardens have recently been re-done by Yvonne Innes -who had a show garden at Chelsea this year. Within these grounds are the sculptures.  Apparently they are often off on tour, so the actual positioning in the garden varies.  We had a knowledgeable guide who took us through the various stages in making the sculptures with the aid of demonstration exhibits. She also explained the design sources and gave details about where the sculptures went around the world.

There is a special exhibition on in the Sheep Barn at the moment on Henry Moore’s textiles, which is well worth a visit.  We could have spent longer in this but were hurried on to another barn full of amazing tapestries based on Henry Moore’s sculptures made at West Dean College in Sussex.

This is just a taster so you know what is there.  Its well worth a visit. www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk

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07/06/2008 by Anna.

Finally got around to finishing one of the hardest challenges.  For my C&G I chose this piece, but it was very complex and had to have two goes before managing to complete it.

What do people think?

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02/06/2008 by Kevin.

There is an exhibition on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June - in the area of the University of Reading www.studiotrail.co.uk

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