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dell stewart (knit)
dell stewart at we are sleep clubI love this rainbowI love that it's knittedI love that it's like an upside down smileI love the coloursI love the smile I had when I first saw itI love that it's a...
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mark newport (knit)
bobbleman - 2006Much of the knitting I have blogged about has been created by women so some of it has inevitably focused on issues of comfort, home, domesticity and nurturing. Mark Newport makes...
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Julie Arkell (knit to embroidery)
The magical Julie Arkell is my bridge between knitting and embroidery (next area of interest). I recently had the privilege of attending one of her workshops at Loop in Islington. I had an absolute...
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Anna Torma - embroidery
Material Memory with Jane Adeney - 1999Anna Torma is a fibre artist whose work has stayed with me for years. I feel a deep connection to it and often re-visit it.The work I am so enamoured with is of...
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joana vasconcelos
el matador, 2007Joana Vasconcelos caught the attention of the international art world in 2005 at the Venice Biennale. Her sculptural work is that which often marries highly intelligent concepts with...
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A Little Piece of Mind
square above by Stella McCartney, bottom edge by Giles DeaconI was recently involved in this amazing charity project; 'a little piece of mind' pulls together the minds of 86 creatives in the form of 6"...
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Delaine Le Bas
delaine le bas photographed by tara darbyphotograph shown courtesy tara darbyThe work of Delaine Le Bas has haunted me for some time now. It is vigorous and frenetic, urgent, direct and unapologetic....
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single crochet
how very excitingI found this via id textile blogI love this crochet and have wanted a thousand times to be able to crochet words, but harumpfh, I never seem to find time to learnIn the meantime, the...
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shane waltener
shane waltenermakes beautiful installations and sculpturesfound via montmarte's sketchbookduplicate-blogged here
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Susie Cowie
susie cowie has surely got the gift of alchemyher pieces are achingly delicate, understated and so very preciousall the work that once went into doillies and is now written off as kitsch is re-written...
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work in progress
floor installation - richard woodswindow installations throughout - elvis robertsonmy apologies to anyone who has left me a message or email on this blog. In addition to being preoccupied with a large...
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website
I have a new website, please feel free to visit and tell me what you think.I'm also tweeting as lovelymisselvis but not sure how to put it on here.I'm happy that my latest cutwork is on the website,...
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stains (embroidered)
It's been great to be back. Thank you so much anyone who's been in touch to welcome me back or stopped by to read my blog.Currently I'm utterly immersed in stains. The beauty, the detail and the...
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karen nicol
image kindly supplied by Karen NicolAfter such a long time away from blogging, I'm delighted to return to talk about Karen Nicol'swork. Without wishing to sound like a stalker, I have admired her for...
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kinfolk
For some time my work has been changing. I find the process of stitch so meditative and over the years that has inevitably seeped into the work itself like a fine mist. The resultant stain cloths are a...
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scarves
I found myself picking up my cloths and wearing them. So to make scarves was an inevitable next step.This is a natural black linen with print and careful hand embroidery. I'm really enjoying these and...
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summer
sunshine colours.. these cloths are printed and will be available via my website soon - pls message me via website for any enquiries
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cayce zavaglia
I've known of Cayce Zavaglia's stitched portraits for a long time. I always thought of them as beautiful.. but then I saw these images of the back of them. for some reason, that heightened my affection...
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so much
So much work has been going on that my head spins. I hope to show images of houses I've worked on with windows lit up like chinese lanterns soon. That's a lot of hand stitching and there's a lot more...
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oh mister finch!
 Ah.. I think we all know Mr Finch by now. So I'm not going to show you anything new here today, but I just fancied putting a few of his pics here in one place so I can look at them whenever I...
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my work - exterior view
This is an exterior shot of a house I worked on and haven't had a chance to show yet. The pieces are subtly colourful on the inside, littered with crystals, sequins and so on.From the outside, during...
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testing, testing...
just wondering if I still know how to do this blogging malarkey after an apparent 3 year absence...I no longer have any idea how to update my website. Grrr..I started doing some pottery as a break from...
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well, well...
So I discovered I can still log on here - at some point I'll decide whether or not to continue with this blog.. I'll just see whichever way the wind blows me - I'm feeling rather floaty at the moment....
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Article 0
Moving to the country has been a total life change and a big personal journey. Firstly, I sense it will be a place of healing for my decrepit old body, which needs peace and calm in huge quantities...
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