Excuses, excuses....

12 November 2016

So, dear reader, yet again you must be feeling that I have neglected you. (Although you did have that little tour of London to enjoy). My blogging has been a bit sporadic!

But I have been putting my poor sewing machine through hell and back. And something had to give, and it was updating this blog. 

So where were we? (other than in London)

I was testing new inks in a previous post. Getting very excited about the possibilities that a bit of walnut stain mixed in with the ink powder would create. 


Then, wouldn't you just know, I reverted back to Brusho. Well for my next immediate project at least. 



I'm on a bit of a mission. Let me explain. 

Every year for as long as I can remember I have been doing the Workshop Sale with my lovely friends Rob and Andy. I have blogged about it many times. 

And last year I was brave enough ( some might say foolish) to jump in and do the sale off my own back. 

And this year I am doing the same. I have booked a space. 

And I want to test a new idea. 

Hence the radio silence here ( not because I want to keep it secret, but because I have been putting the ever faithful Pfaff through its paces). 

So, having tested the new inks I decided I needed a bit more pop - something a bit brighter. Hence back to Brusho. This was because I knew I was going to be using organza.  I needed something that could hold its own beneath the organza.

I used paper ( coloured book pages and gold foil) for collage. 





I backed the organza with Bondaweb. 


And I stitched and stitched. 


This gives you a flavour. 


Along the way we had a technical failure. The bottom stitch was failing horribly. Looping and jumping, I wound and rewound the bobbin, I kept re- fitting the bobbin casing but nothing worked.

In desperation I ended up on You Tube. I cannot even remember  the link, but it wasn't the bobbin at all. The simple message was 'if the bobbin is failing, look to the top' ( yes, I know, I know!!!) and the needle had dropped a fraction. Just a simple re-adjustment and all was sorted. Stress levels reduced dramatically!

Anyway, the finished product will soon be revealed so I will leave you here - which is incredibly annoying I know, but I am not sure if this is even going to work quite as I intended.








7 comments

  1. I spy maps! Looks intriguing :-) Glad you sorted your machine issue out. Mine would have ended up in the garden!

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    1. You're right! Maps!!

      And my machine was nearly thrown out of the window, but sense prevailed! But what did we do before Youtube?

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  2. That is a good tip to remember!
    Sandy in Bracknell

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  3. It looks beautiful, good luck with the sale!

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  4. The finished product is revealed - if anyone is interested. http://livingtowork-workingtolive.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/lampshades-it-been-production-line.html

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