Paint arrived, still waiting on fabric and new furniture legs arriving.
Textiles: Where is our future: declares war on - about an eighth of the worlds used clothing, providing for some 355,000 people.
Dezeen : Deep Connections fabric by HBF
Work in progress (almost done) after Bougereau's Song of Spring.
oil on board 25cm sq.
Come along to this Wednesday's talk from UWTSD's 'Past Peoples, Present Societies' seminar series: Jane Lawrence (Durham University) is presenting her research on the sensory experiences of women who created textiles in Ancient Greece.
Everybody's welcome Please share boost tell your friends, students, everyone!
6 Dec, 5pm GMT, on Teams. Follow and book (it's free!) on Eventbrite -
Here're the fronts and backs of two that my mom made, both are available and affordable. If anyone likes either of these and would like more info like size and price, get in touch with me. Quilts make a perfect holiday gift to give someone you love!
I keep learning the bare minimum of tatting and then getting frustrated and giving up... This time I'm gonna stick with it! Please forgive all the horrendous mistakes, I am aware of them lol.The is partnering with to host a within their . is an organization that sustains producers of and by working directly with to promote their work, carving out new and innovative ways of public engagement and helping them access established modes of .
New one! Called land and water. will post a pic of it framed soon :)
Also did a test fit today of the pillow filling. Needed some additional tape on the foam but it works nicely.
Also bought the filling from Dunelm and ribbon string from Hobbycraft to replace the existing ones.
Fixing the tears in the original foam cushion with some spare electrical tape I have.
Dezeen : Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Design Milk : Lucianne Canavan Repairs for Well-Being, Community, and the Planet +Fashion -friendly
Around 75,000 jobs are at risk in Albania as the high exchange rate of the lek against the euro is making Albanias fashion industry exports uncompetitive .
I spent 5 minutes on this very quick mockup.
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After much thought the plan is to use Aesthetic Set 22 as the fabric design and make everything else matt black. Will work on this as time and money allows.
Currently looking on eBay for better feet.
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In other news, looking at the performance linen on Spoonflower to replace the old fabric.
I did a thing!
Saved this footstool from the skip. Going to clean it up and reupholster it.
Dezeen : Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
Dezeen : Colorifix harnesses bacteria for non-toxic clothes dyeing
My new , poetry, and , LAMINATOR Vol. 1, is available to pre-order! On the cover will be this piece: A called "Acolyte #1" by Win Wallace, an artist based in Lockhart, Texas. And on the inside: , , and across all media (including , , , , , and more) by 68 , , and from all over , the country, and the world. Happy !
Here're some of the fine that my mom has available. These make great gifts to give someone u love for the holidays! Msg me if u see one u like, theyre affordable + easy to order
"'Repair is a radical act': London factory to reduce waste by renewing 30,000 garments a year"
shipping to new homes this morning.
One can volunteer as a at the Museo de la . I haven't yet visited, so I'm not sure being a docent is for me, but I hope to do that this week Insha Allah. And I'm also not sure that the position is open to long-term residents as well as citizens.
What's prompting my visit this week: the gorgeous images of clothing and palatial decor in the "A La Luz De La ," which caught my eye at my town the other day.
It looks like the book was published in connection with a temporary exhibition at the Museo a while back: you can see a video here.
Silk production and manufacture was a Really Big Deal in during the era.
Many of the pieces shown in the book belong to the de la Alhambra and I'm hoping to see a few there, Insha Allah.
Here's an assortment of that are available that my mom made, great sizes for someone with small children, these make great gifts to give, msg me if interested, theyre affordable!
Published a new post! "You Ain't Zine Nothing Yet": Includes the announcement of all 68 selected , , and in my new , LAMINATOR Vol. 1, more sneak peeks, and a link to pre-order the .
"Fashion giants not on track to meet key 2030 water and climate goals"
Here're four large made by my mom that're available, check them out! If you see one that you like, please let me know, theyre all nicely priced and will make excellent holiday gifts for someone you love
Scotland's Oldest Tartan Rose From a Peat Bog
The 400-year-old fabric extends the iconic pattern&s history in Scotland by over a century.
Buenos das ! Made a short trip back, mostly for the food, but also hoping for some creative inspiration.
If finally getting around to doing the quilting on a project that has been in my unfinished pile for about 10 years. Took it to the local quilt shop where they helped me pin it. Now just slowly wrestling it through my domestic machine.
Two blocks down, ten to go.
Here are the fronts and backs of two that are available made by my mom, really nice pieces of very affordable, a really sweet holiday gift idea to give to someone you love msg me if interested theyre very easy to order!
I'm thinking initially about just uploading designs to sites like Spoonflower and Redbubble (because it looks easiest and I have very few spoons) but I'm also curious about designers who have their own websites. Do you have to have stock on hand and process orders yourself, or are there print-on-demand companies that handle that side while letting you have your own website
Curious about making my own fabric and other textile and home decor designs to sell (eg via Spoonflower) and wondering if anyone has any experience they'd like to share.
Design Milk : DDW23: New Order of Fashion Is Empowering Regenerative Design +Fashion -friendly
Midway through new weaving. Titled "Crete".
'Today we unveil Crafted in Mexico, a new hub on Google Arts & Culture celebrating our nation's textile artisans, their enduring skills passed down through generations, and the significance of their work in the past, present and future.... The project presents over 50 stories that pay tribute to these artisans, their intricate techniques, and the enduring artistry that enriches Mexico's cultural heritage.'
These are no ordinary jeans. Aldersey-Williams, 51, a Merseyside-based textiles teacher, grew them herself. The process which nearly broke her took three years and 600 hours of labour, from sowing and growing the flax and woad (for linen and natural indigo dye) to dew retting (or rotting) the flax to reveal the linen fibres to breaking, scutching and hackling it (that is, prepping it for spinning) to spinning almost five kilometres of thread to weaving, cutting and sewing it all together.
Interesting story from the AFR today on flax / woad jeans, an idea conceived and executed by Justine Aldersey-Williams a textile lecturer and Mersyside practitioner.
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