A couple of weeks ago an envelope arrived containing 2 sheets of paper – the judge’s critique from the Text on Textiles exhibition. At first I was a little disappointed, but hey I actually got chosen to take part in the exhibition so the quilt must have achieved a certain standard. Having had time [...]
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I just had something happen to me that appears to be becoming more and more prevalent on blogs. I was trying to add a comment to the new blog Tea and Talk for Two started by Helen Conway and Diane Perin Hock. And couldn’t because none of the options offered for identifying yourself work [...] We are one week into the new year and I’ve not written anything on my blog yet. I’m not about to list the goals I achieved last year or list my new year’s resolutions for this year. I don’t believe doing the one or the other. I know many people say that it helps [...] The last month has been quite a busy one for me on the work front. Since I’ve been out of the house for a minimum of 11 hours and a maximum of 13 hours a day on work days, there has not been a lot of time for doing much other than eat and [...] For the first time this year I made it to the Val d’Argent in France to visit the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork. We drove down on Wednesday afternoon to Colmar, where we were staying for the next few days. Colmar is an attractive town. We have been there before, but I had forgotten [...] A couple of weeks ago I discovered the Textile Blog, which has this to say about itself This blog concentrates on the history of textiles, but does include contemporary work. Among the subjects covered are printed, woven and knitted textiles, as well as rug, tapestry, quilting, embroidery, lace, and basketry design. One of the [...] I’ve been walking past these plants every morning and evening for the last couple of weeks from my car to the office. They intrigue me because the leaves are rounded, the flowers are spherical and yet they look like thistles and should be prickly and have pointed sharp leaves. I expected the flower heads [...] Not being satisfied with the results of my tests I did some more research on the subject of inkjet printing on fabric. This is a short summary of what I discovered with some suggested reading. There is an important difference between the type of ink your printer uses. It is either dye-based or pigment-based. [...] I have been using an Epson Stylus D88 inkjet printer to print my quilt labels. The reason for choosing this printer was the DURABrite Ultra pigment ink, which according to the manufacturer “provides the water, smudge, and light resistance”. I haven’t had any problems with the quality of the printing, but I have had [...] I’m not doing much making of art at the moment, but I am thinking about it. One thing I’ve been pondering is how you find a personal style. I personally think it is more than just producing a series of works that all resemble one another to a certain degree. Imho the one is [...] |
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