Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Tag Archives: fur and leather
Sewing a faux fur muff tutorial
Sewing a faux fur muff, simple to follow tutorial Found a great tutorial for sewing a faux fur muff via Pinterest. You can find the link here at Ange Marsden’s Creative You! Here is a work in progress and a … Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, How-to, Sewing, Textiles
Tagged crafternoons, DIY, experimentation, fur and leather, pinterest, sewing, textiles, wearable arts, work in progress
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Crochet leather sole soft boots, crocodile stitch tops
Crochet leather sole soft boots I have recently completed a pair of crocheted, leather soled soft boots to wear around the house. I created a pattern for them as I was working, and there is definitely quite a lot of … Continue reading
Nooooo! A very painful thing just happened
Noooooo! A very painful thing happened to me the other day… My thumbnail just snapped right off. I use that thumb so much! Sewing has ground to a halt (sadly, I am only proficient in hand sewing).
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Research, Sewing, Textiles, Works in progress
Tagged artist perspective, crochet, DIY, experimentation, fur and leather, soft sculpture, textile design, wearable arts
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Drawing, sketching, thumbnails
Mentioned in last post, I have been doing some small sketches. I have compiled them here for posterity. All of these have been posted to friends and family, added to collages and postcards and glued to the master copies of … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, Paper, Works in progress
Tagged compilations, drawing, experimentation, fur and leather, ink, Muzy, paper, thumbnail sketch
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Drawing; new ideas, works in progress.
Drawing, new ideas and works in progress. Drawing of late. It’s an absorbing process to participate in, and I can feel a mental “dusting off” of skills that were in long-term storage in my brain. I have also been posting … Continue reading
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Tagged artist perspective, collage, drawing, drawing women, experimentation, fur and leather, handmade, ink, Instagram, ladies, paper, pastels, pencil, photography, screenshot, social media, women in art
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Fur and leather sewing – where do I even start?
Fur and leather. I was recently passed down some items of sentimental value. There’s some kind of strange stuff; teeth, tusks, furs, leather tooling equipment, scrimshaw equipment… shells… hammers… photos…. Already sounds like an amazing contemporary art piece, or like … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, antique skills, experimentation, fur and leather, how-to, repair, textiles, tutorials, youtube
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