Next phase ...

The new phase has taken a while to get to the point I wanted - click the above link & see the new website. It will give you a portal to discover what I do. 

A new phase starts ...

Many moons have passed by & it's now September 2018. Time has elapsed so quickly since I was last here which in fact was Feb 2016!! Since then I've had a replacement hip op - moved house - now in the process of moving the studio AND more importantly, begun the final stages of bringing together all my on-line presences & updating all past digital blogs.

I'm calling it PATTERNS OF Life 3 - you can find it if you click its link & joins together PATTERNS OF LIFE 1 & 2 (quite appropriate especially as I feel "personal patterns" are about to change too.)

Special Occasion techniques ...

Net petticoat as used for Silver Bridesmaid Skirt

I'm gradually updating & adding details to the ' Special Occasion ' section of my blogs  - please click the link to read more about special finishes I use. 

Logo + dedicated website ...

My on-line logo ... just updated to finish my latest dedicated website - please visit it to find out more:

Stitcherydoodaa (formerly m5stitch)

... hopefully this will be added to over the next months!

The Embroidered Codex !

If you've seen my embroidered 1940s style book on YouTube, I've now made it into a Flip-book (on FlipSnack) so that individual pages can be read & seen more clearly. It's also been renamed to The Embroidered Codex !  (click to see it)

The patchworked St Pauls image (above) is the portfolio bag front - made to carry the book in.

Gathering Momentum - plastic ! ...

(Image left: part of a sheet of printed plastic, also resembling cell structure & to be worked on in due course)

It seems appropriate to have my current Project:Cell linked here as it's on-going with a particular purpose in mind. Although currently experimental, it will ultimately lead to a conclusion.

If "stuff" could tell a story": a 1940s book ...

I've just become a " newbie in YouTube land " - with another digital tool I am hoping to experiment with. I think it may assist with what I am trying to do so for my first try, I'm using some simple images of a textile project & with YouTube, have made it into a slideshow.

It simply "tells the story" or rather summarizes some research (started a a few years ago) regarding needlecrafts during WWII & in the context of Make-Do-&-Mend. If you'd like to know more regarding the making of this book, then click here to read about it.

From past experiences & reflections of my life to date, many items I've made have been recycled from previously used textiles &/or haberdashery as well as various items found around the home. Some I've decided to temporarily display here: 'Recycling'

By the way, "Stuff" in the post title is an early definition to mean fabric or material.

Patterns of Life 1 & 2 ...

(above imagery taken from an original photo)

2 digital artworks have now been completed with titles:

PIECE 1: Entitled "Patterns of Life 1"

Begun in 2009, in the form of web-style information sites.

They remain on-going & portray a textile interest & related collections.

Beginning

Middle

End

PIECE 2: Entitled "Patterns of Life 2"

Begun in 2009, a series of BLOGS which continue to be updated.

They remain on-going & generally portray an art & textile interest.

(some are visible at right with others as links from them)

Remnants of a passed life !

Although not an actual piece of artwork (above actual cushion used as the background), I've just completed the first stage of an on-going digital one. If you're interested in STITCHES & their PAST life, then take a look here:

THE STITCH SANCTUARY