A variety of textiles

I have been busy designing workshops for my textile group and also completing the challenge we have going. I can't share those until later in the year but I can share the work I have completed for the WOWbook.

A cardboard creation from one of the lessons in the December WOWbook

I have mentioned previously that I was doing the Workshop on the Web program with Maggie Grey in England. It has now been changed to a published book. The book contains a lot of features and 5 or 6 workshops. After you buy the book you will be given access to the members club where there are another lot of workshops and articles to easily keep you inspired for 6 months.  I have done quite a few of them now but still haven't done all the ones I want to. I can't share the techniques here but I am able to share my creations.

 This was part of the same lesson as the first picture. It is done on Decovil which is a stiff flocked textile. It was the first time I used it and incredibly fun.

This piece was made from some of the left overs of the house workshop. I got the idea from some of the members in the facebook group who thought my first little village looked like beach huts. That is another fantastic feature of the book. There is a private FB group that is very active and even more ideas flow through from all the eager members.

Stencilled gesso that I have done before but this was a little different. I love when someone shares a different way of using something.

 This picture was also the stencilled gesso workshop but I cut my sample to pieces and made a finished page for my next fabric journal.

The final piece in the gesso workshop. I cut a stencil for the eucalyptus leaves and gum blossoms. The frame is made from silk cocoons.

 Lynda Monk did a lesson using tyvek. It was a lot of fun and I had to stop myself making too many samples until I have a specific project in mind.

 This page was one of my favourites from this current book. It was a Maggie Grey lesson and I really loved the surface we made to work on using paper and tissue. The design is my own.

Another version of the paper and tissue lesson using the same tree design.

 A new book will be published in June which is great for me as I will have loads of free time by then. I may even become more regular here.