Tall vessel created from Decovil 1 decorated with torn painted newspaper, painted Bondaweb/Vliesofix and a gold print.         It will be wonderful to be teaching at the Geelong Fibre Forum in Australia again. I was due to teach this workshop in September 2020, but we know what happened then . .  So I will be returning September 2023- Hurrah! I think it will be my 5th time teaching at this residential Forum. There will be 11 tutors teaching groups of up to 15 students. There will be a mix of international and local tutors for the first time in 3 years. Have a look at the workshops here. https://taftainc.com.au/workshops I will be teaching 'A Workshop of 2 Halves', the first part will cover design and the next part, fun with print, all things sparkle and 3D. Sparkle is optional . . but I do find once the gilding flake comes out - it is hard to resist. We will be working with the heavier iron-on interfacings to create decorated boxes, vessels and/or a canvas. There will be tim

A very happy OAP!!    Well how did that happen? I am now a pensioner . . .  Getting older doesn't worry me in general, but I am more aware of the groaning joints and I am thinking about what time is left to get SO much done. I have more ideas than ever now. Textures to create, designs to develop and so much more stitch to play with.  When you get to landmark birthdays, I think it is normal to take stock, to see where you are and how you would like to spend your time. After the Experimental Textiles course finishes in June/July next year I will be having a break from regular teaching. I have booked a stand The Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/ in August next year. It will be so very good to catch up friends and ex students at the show. It will be a change for me to have my own stand rather than working on a Vlieseline stand. I will be there to promote the new Experimental Textiles Video Library which should launch in January 2023 I

 Polyester organza applique cut with a soldering iron, ironed onto Decovil 1. Apologies for my being so far behind with this blog - life has been a tad busy.  The Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexander Palace was fantastic. Very busy on most days but with room breathe. The extra day does seem to help. It was great to meet so many of you, and thank you for ALL the chocolate - I am still wading through it. So - back to Geelong and www.taftainc.com.au . What an amazing time we all had - just wonderful. The whole event was so well organised and such fun - bordering on bonkers!!! My group worked very hard and came up with some fabulous ideas. The course was my basic Hot Textiles workshop over 5 days. Plenty of time to experiment and see what all the products could do. We were working with the heavier interfacings from Vilene along with Tyvek and Bondaweb.  Keeping notes always helps.      Some of the decorated Decvovil 1.  The Heavy weight Lutradur/Spunbond