The Experimental Textiles End of Year Show at the Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch Show 2015
Mary Smith's interpretation of her journey in colour and in fabric. So - here we are the NEC for Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch. It is my biggest show of the year. It is a very exciting show, so much to see and do. This is a quick post just to talk about my Experimental Textiles students end of year show. There are 2 stands at the show. Having sorted most of the work on the students last session in the IDC studios at The Old Needleworks, I knew roughly what I wanted to hang on each stand. Arriving and seeing an empty stand can be daunting, you just have to keep going till you finish. Starting to set up the stand. Starting to realise just how much work we have to choose from. . . . And then, as if by magic (several hours later) - you have a finished stand. A selection of the work created on the course including some crazy 3D pieces and all the workbooks. The workbooks are always the most popular part of the stand. Some of the