So before I hit the WI's Denman College again tomorrow, I must write up my last visit. Just a week ago I was stuffing the car with all manner of textiley goodness, samples of unexpected stitchy chaos, yards of fabrics, miles of threads and ribbons and boxes of buttons and beads. And all to encouirage my students to wander off piste and have some fun with textiles.
And I was so pleased with what they made. I was meant to have four students which is a pretty select group and then one phoned in sick so that left just three and I was more than happy for those three to go off in any direction that took their fancy. So one lady had always wanted to learn how to do log cabin patchwork, one enjoyed embellishing a cushion cover with ruffles and floral motifs inspired by her fabrics and the third declared that this was the course she had been waiting for all her life! She scrunched velvets, sprinkled French knots liberally across all manner of materials, coiled ribbons, stacked buttons and generally had a thoroughly marvellous time - which is exactly what I hoped they would do!
Fancy having a go? Drop me a line buttnergreen@gmail.com
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| One log cabin cover finished |
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| Weaving with cut fabric and ribbons |
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| Detail of ruffles, flower and baiding |
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| The complete panel |
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| Another floral detail |
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| Fabulous fabric mayhem |
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| Detail of fringing, buttons and cross stitch |
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| Scrunched fabric, more buttons a buckle and wild curling ribbons |
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