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I am a textile artist living in Devon, England. I work in machine embroidery on dyed felt. My work deals with gardens and the English landscape. See my other blog

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Off to Salisbury for a long weekend

Sorry i have not added a post for some time. I am off for a few days visiting my sister who lives near Salisbury in Wiltshire. We may go up to London for the day to see some exhibitions as there is a good rail service.

Posted on February 21, 2008 at 2:43pm —

winter weather

A cold grey day, we walked near the sea and looked at autumn colours through the mist. Lots of inspiration, on the edge of new work,but not quite there.

Posted on November 18, 2007 at 1:41pm —

more bulbs!!

Today I planted garlic,100 gladioli,and made some wattle fences in the little veg garden. So much work to avoid stitching! Still, its done, and the machine awaits...

Posted on October 22, 2007 at 11:37am —

sunshine in autumn

Today bulbs came- some of them. Ive planted 100 and am working on the next 100-making a grden from a field is not easy! I have made a dark border,a spiral garden, an ornamental veg and fruit garden, and the beginnings of a formal rose garden, and also working on a wild meadow- all in two years. Needless to say there are a lot of weeds too! I'm making pictures on the ground to make pictures on fabric, all one thing really. Except stitching dosnt ruin your jeans in quite the same way.

Posted on October 19, 2007 at 10:31am —

more sewing machine angst

Like fellow blogger karen, I am living with two much loved but ancient machines. They are Elnas,with horizontal bobbins. I will need a new machine soon, but have no idea what to go for. I want a fast machine, and I do mean fast. But I dont want the noise of an industrial.An added complication is that I live in the depths of the country and the not very local shop onbly stocks very basic machines. Any recommendations very gratefully received!

Posted on October 14, 2007 at 4:37am — 1 Comment

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At 5:16pm on December 28, 2009, Judith A. Ferguson said…: Linda, your work takes on such a wonderful painterly softness. I am impressed, as I have done just a small amount of threadpainting and know how labor intensive it is. You must spend a fortune for threads.

At 12:26pm on March 14, 2009, Judith Stainer said…: Linda, I was so suprised to see where you live, I have a friend in Holsworthy she and her husband moved when he retired a few years ago,she is a great stitcher, you name it, she can do it ! and about two years ago she took up spinning,her name is Christine Willmott I wonder if you have ever come across one another.
As to books for fabric journals the best one I have seen is The Art of Fabric Books by Jan Bode Smiley full of techniques and ideas.My sister made a beautiful fabric book last year about all the dogs she has owned over the years.I would like to make a beach/seaside themed one but not until I have finished the cloth figure I am working on at the moment,"Fagin" I'm have such trouble with his nose !!!

Best wishes
Judith

At 12:21pm on March 3, 2009, Morna Crites-Moore said…: Thank you, Linda, for your comments - they are very motivating!

At 9:29am on December 21, 2008, Heidi Wulfraat said…: Hi Linda,
I spotted you're most recent photo on the mixedmedia main page.
You're work is exquisite! I am off to discover you're website and blog but couldn't wait a minute to extend my appreciation for you're "visuals" :)
Cheers,
Heidi

At 6:06pm on August 10, 2008, Morna Crites-Moore said…: WOW - I really love your work!

At 7:36pm on May 18, 2008, Teresa ... said…: Hi Linda, thanks for your kind comments. The stitching in your work is fantastic, you must have every colour of thread available, and you must have oodles of patients. The art is incredible. I may be tempted to drag out my 30 year old janomi and give it a go one day. I do not sew or paint any of my wet felt at the moment, but some of my peiced could benefit by it. One day.
Just visited you website again. Keep that fantastic light shining in your work it is wonderful. Teresa

At 9:25am on March 19, 2008, Dawn Kopczynski said…: Simply AMAZING!!!! :-)

Dawn

At 5:53am on March 19, 2008, Anne Marie Desaulniers said…: Linda - I use Krylon. Right now the only one I can lay my hands on is called "Crystal Clear". Not necessarily designed to be used on fabric, but I do use a light coat of it. I know that I had another spray varnish around, but for the life of me, can't lay my hands on it now. Again, I believe that it's Krylon. - Anne Marie

At 6:56am on March 18, 2008, Anne Marie Desaulniers said…: I know that you're probably going to kill me, but have you tried the Caran D'Ache, Neocolour II Watersoluble crayons? They work quite well on fabric. I've used them when I need just that extra bit of colour. It's really like using crayons, and then you wet them down with a brush and water. Spray with a fixative at the end.

We're far away from "hot, hot, hot" and are expecting a little freezing rain today (blech!) We'll probably have a couple more dumps of snow, but it's not as cold as it was a couple of weeks ago. It was really nice on the weekend. Bright, sunny and around 6 - 7 degrees c. I'm sitting here at the computer at 6:54 a.m. and hear a Cardinal singing out my window (can't see him, but do hear him). Of course it's still dark out, so I don't know what he's doing out at this time, but it's nice to hear just the same. Have a great week! - Anne Marie

At 6:40am on March 17, 2008, Anne Marie Desaulniers said…: Hi Linda, Thanks for the info about Bright Meadow. It really is lovely. My painted canvas went very well and now I'm stitching it. Before this, I was using fabric paints, but now I don't think I will bother. No problem at all stitching through the acrylics. I have threadpainted a tree, but the rest of the embellishment will be in the quilting. Very dense, multiple flowing patterns, metallic and rayon threads. Once I finish that, I MIGHT decide to do some handwork if I think it needs it.

No real snow in the last week. We've had a couple of days that tease us with spring, but I'm sure that we'll get at least one more dump of snow. However, it doesn't look like it's going to happen this week. Rain, yes....but at least that will wash away some of the nasty grey stuff at the edge of the road. I'm envious of your climate. I originally come from Vancouver, B.C. so I know what spring in March is like. I do miss it at this time of the year (except the rain). It sometimes seems like it jumps right from winter to summer here. One day it's cold and snowy, and the next day hot, hot, hot. Of course, that's stretching it a little, but it's not a long spring like you get in a more temperate climate.

As for creativity, I've taken an extra day off next Monday, so am planning a creative four day weekend for Easter. I'd like to start work on a couple of small pieces for a show I'm in over the summer. Have a great week! - Anne Marie

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