Making Life more Beautiful
Finally I finished my knives dress. You made many helpful suggestions. I should have followed them. Especially Mrs Mole’s one of putting four darts into this dress. I didn’t take her advice. I did use red bias binding, which I … Continued
Last term I printed a piece of cloth with a knife print. I have written about this before. On top of a light grey background I over-printed with small knives lino blocks, using navy, darker grey and a little bit … Continued
Some of my all time favourite T-shirts come from Primark. Made in Romania or Poland these cotton with Lycra T-shirts are a tight fit (which I like), wash and wash without shrinkage or piling. Normally £2-£3 each, they come in … Continued
I am not proud of the aprons I ran up last weekend. The patterns were drafted with just a few guessed measurements. The idea was just to produce a surface on which I could help Ted to print his own … Continued
I am making progress with my Mary Ward Centre Opposites project. I printed the four lino blocks in a square, then started to add colour to the other pictures. I am beginning to get the hang of machine embroidery. After … Continued
One of my favourite bloggers – from whom I learn a great deal – is Luixe who writes The Genealogy of Style. He is a prolific, thorough blogger who comments on modern art, literature, fashion, photography and music. He has … Continued
This post is dedicated to Mrs Mole, who asked for detail on how to do a lino block printed textile. I am delighted to help and warmly welcome any requests or suggestions for blog posts. This technique is very simple … Continued
I have finished printing a metre of cotton shirting (ex Paul Smith, from Simply Fabrics) for Amandine. This print was inspired by a warm colour palette stripes living by the sea side French holidays and looking out of the window … Continued
The carrier I made for Kit is similar to the Moby sling, which costs around £40. Because I am stingy and a dab hand with a sewing machine (one seam) I offered a homemade version. If you want to make … Continued
Marilla Walker has launched a fabric swap on her blog. This requires participants to print a metre of fabric and send it to another blogger. I have signed up because I love printing fabric. This dress which I have on … Continued
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