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A visit to Anglesey Abbey, near Cambridge, has filled my head with ideas for future textile work. As architecture and the natural world are the main inspiration for most of my pieces, the Abbey certainly gave me lots of varied ideas.   What should I start with? Perhaps a view of part of the actual house. … Continue reading Inspiring Visit

The author Jack London once wrote, “You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.”   This echoes advice given to me many years ago by a tutor at Art College, ” Don’t sit around waiting for inspiration, go out and search for it.”   The same tutor also said … Continue reading Finding Inspiration

Now over the years each member of our group has developed her own particular method of working, or her own favourite techniques or subject matter. Sue loves her goldwork, Trudie her felt work, Marion likes experimenting with different dyeing techniques, Sarah loves her hills and trees and moons. For me I cannot start a new piece without … Continue reading Waste not Want not

On alternate Thursday mornings throughout the year six of the seven members of Beyond Stitch meet together, taking it in turns to act as host. Our seventh member, Sarah, is an army wife and must therefore go where her husband’s duty calls. She is currently a little too far away to attend  our meetings regularly … Continue reading Coffee, Cake and Inspiration

‘We can make this ourselves’ must be the most used comment in our household. So when my daughter wanted a new duvet cover for Christmas I had to put my money where my mouth is and start to research how to dye a double duvet and two pillow cases. We fell in love with a … Continue reading “We can make this ourselves”