BAGS

This is one oof several bags I have been making to hold Tiny Treasures for the gift season!

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

It is ages since I did anything - but at last I am feeling creative - here is a fellted purse and book cover - the flower is Angelina and the leaves burnt Kunin felt, which has been fmed

FRAZZLED

This has been painted, stitched and treated to a hot shower with the heat gun.

I shall be doing more of these too.

Tthese pieces will shortly be available for sale on Etsy. Until then, please email Jenny for details.

PAPER NAPKIN

Thi is a paper napkin - this is a fun tedhnique so there will be more examples.

BEEN BUSY

I have been busy honestly! This heart ia basically free motion embroidery on Lutrador. I shall be posting some more pieces, if blogger decides to co operate!

POPPIES

After a search we found a field of these!

HAYDN NEEDS YOUR HELP

Haydn Weyms needs your help.

You can read all about Haydn here.

His grandparents are our next door neighbours so I know this loving Little boy personally. Richard and Alyson are loving, hardworking parents, and deserve all the help and support we can give.

If you would like to sponsor Richard please email weymesy.

Thanks for reading this. Please tell your friends.

DINNER

Here is the table all set for dinner.

BOWES MUSEUM

Today we visited Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle. This is the view from the second floor

WHO DID T HIS?

I cannot think who the culprit is!!!!!!!!!

IS THIS LOVE?

It is amazing what you see on our telegraph pole!

NICE?

Isn't this lovely?

NEIGHBOURS !

When it is windy this is our wake up call!

WHAT IS THIS BIRD?

Can anyone help?

Any idea what it is?

MADDIE

Please help find this little girl. Updates on the BBC site

BLOGGING AGAINST DISABLISM

As it says above I am less able person.

Normally I do not acknowledge the label "Disabled". However, as I have hit my mid fifties I have also hit what I perceive as a glass ceiling when it comes to both treatment and care from "the system".

I have found it impossible to access any physio, from our National Health Service, and eventually found private treatment.

After a great deal of angst and means testing I have finally been allocated extra hours of care.

I am a fairly intelligent articulate person, and this has been an uphill struggle.

My question is, how do less capable people access the system? Who speaks for those who are unable to speak for themselves?

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

These pictures were taken at our local Agricultural College

KEITH AND JENNY

  

REMEMBER THAT BIT OF FELT?

Well my pal Ros wanted to see the results of the experiment, so off it went to Cumbria. This came back - can you see the felt? You can learn more about Ros here.


  

THE OTHER SIDE

This is gold organza embellished on to black felt shown from the reerse side.

  

FELT

This is merino roving put through the machine with no backing. It can be worked from either side, and because there are no feed dogs the density depends on the free motion movement.


  

VERY FIRST SAMPLE

This is the very first attempt - it is the sample project that came with my machine.

  

EMBELLISHER

An Embellisher is a machine that makes felt. It enmeshes the fibres using 5 barbed needles - see the useful finger guard. The results are very intereesting, dependent upon the raw materials used.

I plan to experiment further using silk instead of roving. The first piece was merino wool embellished into calico.


  

EMBELLISHMENT

 

This is our first attempt at using my new - specially adapted with a hand control -Janome Xpression. However, I will improve!!!!

Thank you to Steve at Bambers for all his hard work. 

CARD

 

This is an embroidered card from my friend Sharon. Isnt it beautiful?