this weekend

Look at all the yummy colours we have for this weekends workshop (at IKKE, Crows Nest)! I'm really looking forward to heading over to the north side and hanging out with crafty people on Saturday.
Everyone at the class will get to choose from my range of embroideries, take home a goodie bag with some surprises, coffee/tea/cakes AND enjoy a glass of sparkling wine at the end. What more could you ask for. Nicole has done a wonderful job in organising this event. There are a few spots available if you still wish to book!

classes

(this one sewn up with no embroidery)

I've been working on a new embroidery design for some classes coming soon.
If you live in the north, this class is for you: Crafternoon master class on Nov 3rd.
And if you are south of the city I'll be teaching here on the 17th Nov. Those that live anywhere in-between are lucky... you can go to either one!

wild ones market

I will be here with my fabrics and products. Come along if you can, it will be a great day.

gypsy caravan wallpaper

 Thanks to the amazingly talented girls at The Wall Sticker Co, my Gypsy Caravan design has been produced as wallpaper! You can check it out here.

stacked

fabric bundles featuring new 'dipped dots' design

sent

There was a last minute dilemma. A quick call to my pal, Alison, and now it's all sorted and the artwork has gone to the printer. 'Dipped Dots' in it's final form for fabric yardage printing looks like the above. The fabric is at the printer (cream organic cotton/hemp) and the film should be there ready to expose on the screen. I just have to decide which colour to print it. In the mean time, I decided it would also be cool as a wallpaper. And luckily the girls at The Wall Sticker Company agreed! It will be released there soon.

dipped dots

Designing a print with dots is like trying to reinvent the wheel. There are already so many versions out there, the pressure is on to stand out. I printed out about 7 versions, stuck them on my kitchen wall (normally called the art gallery) and then did some rough sketches. I liked the way the different print outs formed a patchwork of dots in different sizes. The bottom picture is where I'm at today. Let's see if I still love it tomorrow.