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Early morning arrival in Cape Town
Cape Town Design Studio Tour
I was fortunate in having a friend to guide and drive me around Cape Town in search of local textiles. One inspiring stop was the factory for Carole Nevin Designs. Carole creates a range of wonderful hand printed or hand painted textiles.
Springtime fabric dyeing fun
We had another wonderful fabric dyeing workshop this past weekend. The weather was stunning and my lovely new friends, Louise, Gill and Sue, made beautiful pieces. We spent two days ice-dyeing and eco-dyeing. Day one …
Spotlight on Turtle Hand Batiks
In this video, Tina Hilton of Turtle Hand Batiks shares information about the fair trade, cottage industry batiks she carries. Tina shows a wide variety of processes used to make the batiks in small batches …
The scrap pile off-cuts is my starting point
Confessions of a quilting scrapaholic
R ecently I have become engrossed with my scrap pile. This happens every so often when it outgrows its baskets and tries to escape. Scrap is like an alien being that multiplies until it threatens …
Some hand dyed fabric from the Autumn workshop
Fun at the Autumn Fabric Dyeing Workshop
Autumn is a wonderful time to dye fabric. The temperatures are not too hot and not too cold. I particularly like eco-dyeing in the Autumn because the leaves are so plentiful as they fall from …
Ice dyeing fabric produces amazing colours...
Let’s try some Ice Dyeing
One of my favourite techniques is Ice Dyeing. You don’t need a lot of different materials to try Ice Dyeing, most are readily available. Glen and I always take a break to go to our …
Introducing Turtle Hand Batiks
Turtle Hand Batik – a new fabric discovery
I love hand dyed fabrics. They have a unique look that commercial fabrics do not have. Perhaps that’s why I love creating my own textiles. On my recent trip to QuiltCon, I discovered Turtle Hand …
A visit to Okan Arts in Seattle
My Recent Quilting Adventures
I’m freshly returned from 6 weeks in the United States and have arrived home full of inspiration and bags full of fabric. ie. excess baggage… I was there during the Presidential inauguration , but, my …
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