Tyke Textiles

TAST 2012 - Week 3–Feather Stitch

2012-01-19T03:22:00.001-08:00

This week on Pintangle it’s feather stitch.

I worked this on aida and calico that I space dyed.

I used wool, space dyed cotton and viscose, perlé and metallic threads.

TAST 2012 - Week 2–Buttonhole Stitch

2012-01-12T08:23:00.001-08:00

Week 2 of TAST 2012 on http://www.pintangle.com

This is worked on dyed hessian fabric.

I tried buttonhole wheel, barred buttonhole wheel, long and short buttonhole, buttonhole stitch shading, up and down buttonhole and saw tooth buttonhole – lots of buttonholes but not many holes!

TAST 2012 Week 1–Fly Stitch

2012-01-10T10:19:00.001-08:00

This is the first challenge for Take a Stitch Tuesday on Sharon Boggon’s Pintangle blog at http://www.pintangle.com

I worked the stitches on space dyed cotton towelling with lots of different threads and used beads in some of the samples.

Fly stitch is an open detached chain stitch with lots of possible variations and can be like a “V” or a “Y” depending on the length of the anchoring stitch…

Crazy Quilts

2011-11-29T03:27:00.001-08:00

I love crazy quilts and am hoping to join the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012 – here’s one I did earlier……

Happy Valentines!

2011-02-13T23:13:00.000-08:00

An embellished "Crazy Heart" from an idea by Linda Kemshall.

Messing around with the embellisher again!

2011-01-23T02:08:00.001-08:00

I've been playing with the embellisher again - courtesy of Dale's Hot Needles Cool Stitches - just laying down the merino tops, rolling, spritzing and ironing - then a quick blast with the embellisher - so easy!

SMASHEES

2010-10-09T07:13:00.000-07:00

Some info about Shelagh Folgate's group - should be really good!

Hi
I thought that you might like to know about a NEW TEXTILE COURSE that starts 1st DECEMBER 2010 & runs until 31 July 2011

CALLED THE SMASHEES (means smashing people) there will be 8 COMPLETE WORKSHOPS, one a month

This has been born out of THE CREATIVE CHALLENGERS GROUP whic has been running for nearly 2 years.

The workshops will be posted on a closed BLOG & will include step by step written & pictorial instructions & patterns
They will include: Machine stitching - machine embroidery stitches, machine needle felting, using a serger (overlocker)
Hand stitchery - traditional & innovative
Creating backgrounds - mixed media & fabrics
Working with various tools including heat tools (iron, soldering iron & heat gun)
Discovering products.

For more information please visit http://shelaghfolgate.blogspot.com

To join: http://shelaghfolgate.bigcartel.com
THE SMASHEES - AN EIGHT MONTH TEXTILE COURSE

Regards
Shelagh
http://shelaghfolgate.blogspot.com
http://shelaghfolgate.bigcartel.com

Thanks

2009-12-28T02:32:00.000-08:00

Thanks Brigitte and Pascale for your kind commets and hope you have a happy and creative New Year!

Happy Christmas Bloggers

2009-12-22T02:18:00.000-08:00

Just been playing around with Markals on shoe soles, printed card and tracing paper from Lidl - love that place! - and free machine embroidery - Happy Christmas to everyone!!

Long time no blog

2009-10-20T02:42:00.000-07:00

Dear me - I haven't blogged in ages.
We went to Ally Pally and had a great time - nice to meet Dale
and Ian at last and receive a wonderful Pommie Bag. It's still taking time to digest everything we saw and put away everything we got!

Visit to Newark

2009-07-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

Went to the Crafty Notions open day in Newark and had a great day being entertained by Sarah Lawrence.
She says "Guess you don't know how I did these"

Free Postcard

2009-07-02T03:05:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I received the wonderful new books"Stitches, Straps and Layers" by Maggie Grey and "Stitching the Textured Surface" by Carol McFee and Linda Monk - they arrived SO quickly too - thanks for that Maggie - such efficiency!
I got this lovely postcard which I'm assuming is one oj Carol's? though it doesn't seem to be identified - anyway thanks! - I'll treasure it and I love the books.

Teapot Day

2009-06-29T02:00:00.000-07:00

In response to Dale's Teapot Day - here's my Shelley Teapot and jug - given to my Mum in the '40's - has a look of garlic!

These are a few of my favourite crocs!

2009-06-12T03:29:00.000-07:00

Thought I would join in the plate day with Elizabeth - elizabeth-aboutnewyork.blogspot.com and Dale - downunderdale.blogspot.com - with their plate day - what a great idea Elizabeth!- must learn how to just use people's names as links too - how do you do that?

Royal Worcester Vine Harvest

2009-06-12T03:25:00.000-07:00

This cake plate and knife were Mum's - love the grapes - and everything about it really!

Spode Italian

2009-06-12T03:22:00.000-07:00

Love love love blue plates! This one is such a lovely cobalt blue...

Clarice Cliff Nasturtiums and Crocus

2009-06-12T03:15:00.000-07:00

I love the colours and shapes of Clarice Cliff - The crocus cup and saucer were a"Thank you" for Eileen and Luke's wedding...

Royal Doulton Bunnykins dish

2009-06-12T03:11:00.000-07:00

This was bought nearly 60 years ago for my brother as he had a tendency to put plates on his head and this was considered too heavy? It was then used for years as a dog water dish! Rescued now and given pride of place!

Portmeirion Jug

2009-06-12T02:55:00.000-07:00

We use Botanic Garden every day - love flowers - must be why I did a botany degree! and love the shape of this jug...

"Such a Jocund Company"

2009-05-16T09:34:00.000-07:00

Finally finished the Daffodils!
The base was covered with a stitched, distressed and sprayed napkin grid then individual daffodils picked out and "enamelled" with Opals embossing enamel.
The whole was then variously french knotted, straight and cross-stitched into.

2009-04-12T09:35:00.001-07:00

and on the beach...

2009-04-12T09:32:00.000-07:00

Just had a great weekend with young Alex - in the garden...

Catalogue killing time again

2009-03-31T04:11:00.000-07:00

It's nearly time for Catalogue Kiling with Maggie so I though I'd show some of the ink experiments I did a while ago - all sprayed on gesso with salt added and all exciting - colours would probably have looked better in photos rather than scanned but still reasonable I think.
Inks go left to right: Quink Royal Blue Washable, Quink Blue/Black, Quink Black, Quink Red, WH Smith Brown, WHSmith Black (probably neither still available) and Caran d'Ache Amazon - the star of the show!
Back to the Daffodils for a bit now I think...

2009-03-28T07:39:00.000-07:00

Next thing is to do some sewing, fix it all together and do some more sewing!

Snow - Tex

2009-03-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

I piled Snow - Tex onto an art canvas board and sprayed it - looks like a piece of stone!

Daffodil foreground

2009-03-28T07:27:00.000-07:00

Played around with different colours of sprays and did more attacking with the soldering iron!

Daffodil background

2009-03-28T07:15:00.000-07:00

I wet the bonded serviette then rubbed areas away, sprayed it with Color Wash and Creative Colour Sprays then attacked the edges with th soldering iron. I sprayed it again to cover up the white bits.

Playing with Daffodils

2009-03-28T07:10:00.000-07:00

I've been playing around with my favourite flowers - Daffodils.
These are a paper serviette bondawebbed onto white felt.