I went to the Knit and Stitch show and I bought....

 ....these lovely pincushions from Kate Haxell,

.... dyed agate and silver buttons from Stealth Bunny,

 and a gorgeous selection of threads from Thred Fairy, Pearsalls, Thread Studio, Habu ,
West End Embroidery and Oliver Twists.

Many thanks for everyone who shopped with me !

Knit and Stitch Show 2012 part three

Nearly ready for the show (11th-14th October) ! I have redesigned some popular buttons and stumpwork pieces as jewellery....the faery moss is now even smaller and fits on your finger.

The earwig mystery can now be pondered whilst typing.

The stumpwork moths have left the garden and settled here with their dewdrop bodies glistening .

In case you forget the sound of the nightingale , Keats will remind you.

Knit and Stitch Show 2012 part two

My new range includes rings and brooches, here is a herb garden brooch and ring,

Knit and Stitch Show 2012 part one

Knot Garden

 ...a selection of new buttons that will be at the show next week

 

Faery frost....

                                                        let them come who wish to come
                                                           and let them go who wish to go
                                                           and do no harm to me or mine
                                                           ( an old spell to summon elves)

                                                        hand drawn on kid leather(gloves)

live leaves

The leaves in bottles will be briefly on show as part of PYF's pop-up show at Riflemaker from 19th-22nd September.....swiftly followed by the mossy tile at the Art Workers Guild  (London Open House) weekend 22-23rd September...

(free entry to both)

The view from my studio

 One of the views from my studio is of the vast tiled roof of a 14th C. tithe barn. There is moss growing between every tile and lichen growing everywhere. I am very fond of the moss as it looks like little islands especially when it flowers.Making lichen in stumpwork is a bit of a challenge, not least because it is black underneath and raises up when wet then flattens out when dry. I went for the wet version and took a tip from the 17thC. ladies and coloured the underside with conte pastel.  This piece, together with the dead leaves, will be on show in a couple of places soon ( 'will update this post with details).

Some Shape of Beauty

 Somehow I forgot to mention this one.....

black satin corset , eyes and feathers. 2011

little lichen

It is time to attempt some 3D,or is it 4D?, stumpwork. I am facinated by hyperbolic crochet and since needlelace and crochet are related I thought it was worth a go. What I actually wanted to make was lichen  and so here is the first part of my new piece. I have found some normal embroidery cotton that has a very subtle change in colour which is perfect for this project.

....now growing here !

The quick and the dead

....that is to say this dead leaf was quicker to make than the others !!! Here it is flat and then as it curls up and is blown away...

 ..finally to come to rest on an old milk bottle

It has now blown here !

A glimpse through the trees

'just a little update , the house in the forest now has the trees !