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A Chunky Curlew

I spent Saturday over in Fridaythorpe in East Yorkshire making another chicken wire sculpture. The courses are run by Susan Nichols, she’s great, very patient and everyone leaves with a chicken wire bird that looks like it’s supposed to look! … Continue reading

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Making Macaroons

At Skipton Stitchers today we had a wonderful speaker called Wyn Ingham, she was talking to us about lace but wove into it her Catholic upbringing with lots of Irish aunts and grandparents, she brought with her family pieces of … Continue reading

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Sew Nature

I’ve started a monthly course with Sew Nature on how to use Inktense Pencils. Inktense pencils are made by Derwent which is based in Keswick. They’re watercolour pencils that you can use either on paper or on fabric. As the … Continue reading

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