Work in progress: Royal College of Art textile postgraduates
In January, courtesy of my friend Cathy, who works as a librarian at the RCA, I visited a show of work in progress by textile...
Sight and Taste
I should have started writing this a while ago, while it was fresh in my mind, but, it seems, a period of gestation has been beneficial. ...
Combined Minds
As mentioned in recent blog posts we recently got together as a group for the first time since the summer show in June 2017. Not only had...
From fleece to thread...
Those thirty Shetland fleece made the journey in the back of my car to the Halifax Spinning Mill near Goole a couple of weeks back. What...
Serendipity for a yarn junkie
There is a charity shop in a village on my way to where I work. It has always had a varied line in merchandise, and I have frequently...
Royal College of Art MA Textile show
On 29 June I visited the RCA textile show featuring the MA knit and weave students. Some a bit wilder and wackier than New Designers: Joe...
New Designers 2017
On 28 June I visited my Common Threads colleagues who were exhibiting at the New Designers show in London. The first thing to say is that...
Finally ... The Final Show
Earlier this month, Lin posted some photos of our work as we went about putting together the Final Show for the course (strictly...
And the sun also rises
Perhaps you're like me, and respond to the appearance of the sun rather more than everlasting grey skies. It has shone today, making the...
Introducing... Margot
I'm Margot, and I am a knitter. My mother taught me knitting and dressmaking early, and my grandmother introduced me to crochet and lace...
