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Recently been working really hard to get these pieces ready for a thing I applied for. Well it seems strange to call hand embroidery hard work, it seems too slow paced and meditative for that. Yesterday I went to talk about my work with someone which
#Sunday #sundaysewing #embroidery #handembroidery #stitching #digitalart #digitaldesign #digitalprint #textiles #textileart #pincushion
Birthday roundup! With @jimwib @janwibs and dad. Birthday lunch out in the world!
Decided to revisit this project again today. I designed these quite a few years ago, got them printed onto fabric a couple of years back and started stitching over the top. I haven’t looked at them for a while but today seemed like the day to a
A few more! #pattern #repeatpattern #digitalart #layoutapp #pinkflowers #bluesky #bankholidaymonday #cheddargorge
I haven’t shared any of these for a while but I found myself experimenting with a few patterns today. #repeatpattern #digitalart #layoutapp #flowers #pink #blue #green #cheddargorge
So I’ve finally written another blog post after nearly a year! Oh well I’ll try and reel in the self-judgement! It’s perhaps a fairly unusual point of view but it’s something that I felt was in me that I needed to start writi
Proving it’s never too late to finish a project! I found this half started project from 2009 in a box in the garage (see last photo). So yesterday and today I decided to complete it. Not as easy as I thought, I guess 2009 me had worked out a me
‘STUDIO SALE’ Part 2 Another little lot of art work from the past! This time from about 2012 I think. This work is from my ‘Structure’ series. The starting point was looking at the technical diagrams for textile design, weavin
‘STUDIO SALE!’ Ok so I don’t really have a studio, I have a spare room with all my ‘stuff’ in it, but I like to refer to it as my ‘home studio’. Anyway I found these in a box 📦. I made them in 2009! I know
Weekend weaving. I did a little bit yesterday and a little bit today. Decided I want to experiment with black and white to match the warp. It’s slow progress because I am slow this weekend. The fatigue is real! What I really want to try is the
Today’s weaving! Progress is slow but progress is progress, right!? #weaving #handweaving #dobbyloom #harrisloom #textileartist #textileart #textiledesign #textiledesigner #creativepractice #creativerecovery 🙂
I’ve spent a bit of time returning to the loom and the sketchbook this week. (Half term so no day job!) Creatively I’ve felt a bit lost for a while but I’ve had a feeling of things starting to come together today. I’ve been
Well I surprised myself and did some weaving today. I seam to have a go at it about every 6 months! I’ve been thinking lately more about how I spend my time and of course energy. So I intend to make more time to do things that are meaningful to
Happy New Year! The start of the new year is always a strange time. A time of new hopes and intentions made when the world seems to have paused and progress seems elusive. I think we all hope that 2021 will bring us better things and I think it will
These five new designs are now available as fabric from @wovenmonkey. For all of my designs go to https://www.wovenmonkey.com/designers/ames-designs-/. Or look for AmesDesigns. 🙂🌸#fabricdesign #fabric #textiledesign #textiledesigner #patterns #repe