April 19, 2008 – 12:59 pm
Just a bit of fun; I found this doll of a tattooed man in the Embroidery pool on Flickr.
You can see more of Mimi Kirchner’s work on her blog.
A visit to the ‘INDIGO: A Blue to Dye For’ exhibition at the Brighton and Hove Museums made me realize what a fascinating and complex subject is covered by the word indigo. The exhibition explored the area in great depth explaining the many facets of this amazing substance.
Some interesting facts:
*Indigo dye can be extracted from [...]
I have been an admirer of Christian Lacroix and his clothes for many years, so, the chance of going to see an exhibition in Paris curated by him at Les Arts Decoratifs by Eurostar in a grey, rainy week wasn’t a difficult decision.
Lacroix left the south of France where he was born in 1951 and [...]
*Book your gallery at least a year in advance – my dates were useful, in that Christmas was coming, and it began in half-term week for schools.
*It is easy to think you have plenty of time – you haven’t – so cut back on as many commitments as possible – get the full co-operation of [...]
Liz Ashurst
Jane Walmsley is the designer who has created our new logo and publicity leaflet.
Liz: Do you remember meeting at Botanical Illustration in Redhill about ten years ago? I thought you were by far the best in the class and admired your exceptionally sensitive drawings. You were very modest in all respects and it was [...]
Do you remember your first piece of embroidery, and have you still got it? I think most of us know where we have ‘got to’, so to speak, in our embroidery journey. We can trace our current projects, both the design source and the techniques, but where did it all start?
I always think it’s fascinating [...]
I recently introduced one or two of our members to my favourite street in London – Church Street, which runs between Edgware Road and Lisson Grove, nearest tube stations Marylebone or Edgware Rd. (see A–Z) Of most interest to textile enthusiasts is a fabric shop called Joel’s towards the Edgware Rd end of the street. When most [...]