Speaking to our decorator (who was a regular sailor when younger) yesterday about ships & sailmaking, reminded me of my personal stitching interest & once again a connection with stitches, fabric & threads in yet another craft. He told me there's a sailmaker nearby where possibly I could go & watch ... a definite diary date for the future!
Saturday 22 June 2013
Ship ahoy !!
I can see boats & ships from several windows when they pass by. Not living by water before moving here, they have now become somewhat fascinating to watch. Here's just a little tug heading off to bring a larger vessel in but I can't wait til the end of July when some special ships are due to pass by! (Hopefully I'll get some pix!)
2 x US Fashion Dolls
These 2 were the first dolls out of the "collection box" - both are American & appx. 10"/25cm tall. They were just a lit...
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Here's 2 textile 'cells' worked as initial samples: Some knitting using several different colours of sewing thread + dropp...
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(NOTE: The above "heart" is a sample that I came across whilst moving things around in my new workspace - it is about to take a &q...
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I've just uploaded the Cell so far