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…. a lovely surprise.
I had a wonderful few hours today at Redruth’s busy creative hub, Krowji, with incredibly talented and lovely host Vicki @vicki_aimers along with Brenda, Jackie, Jenny, Chris, Anna @thumbelina_threads , Sue, Tracey, Lu, Jax @jacquimerryweather and surprise visitor, creator extraordinaire Sue Dove @suedove55 who very kindly gave me a copy of her book ‘Doing What We Can’, written by her and her creative friends collectively known as The Myrtles. I was only admiring it the other day when Saskia @loskyvitch left it by my bedside to read and now I’ve got my very own copy. Eleven more connections made today and eleven more unique tea towel squares to add to the growing pile. I’m feeling very, very content and grateful this evening, thanks to all the ladies of the Krowji Stitch Club. X
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#womenwhocreate #womensupportingwomen #lindseyandgretel #stitchedconnections #slowstitch

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#finaledesign for the ‘Across The Pond’ coat.
This is a #textilecollaboration to #encouragingpeople to be creative to help with #mindfulness It started back in January 2025, when I was making a trip to the beautiful landscape state of Oklahoma U.S.A. I wanted to link the two countries together in a creative collaboration of #handsewntextiles With over 36 creatives so far from Southwest of England & Oklahoma and now South Dakota. U.S.A…and it is growing!!!

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Flora made a lovely doll with only a very little help from Jen.

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What have you been up to on the hottest May afternoon on record? I’ve been cutting up sweaters as it’s just too hot to do anything else. As many of you know, making rag rugs is one of my favorite things and anyone can do it. It’s easy and it’s fun. Last month I had the pleasure of teaching an elderly lady who has almost lost her sight and felt really depressed that she could no longer stitch or knit any more. And so I introduced her to rugmaking. I only had some quite dull sweaters to cut up at the time, but she was really thrilled to be able to complete, working by touch and with the little sight she has left, a doormat sized rug in a couple of weeks. So thrilled in fact, that she wants to do another, this time with some colour! So today I’ve chopped up 1/4 old blanket, 2 overwashed cashmere sweaters, some fleece and a very pilled acrylic sweater. And that, with an old coffee bean sack for a base, will make a splendid colourful, bigger rug.

All unwanted fabrics/garments, saving them from landfill, giving them new life. The ultimate sustainable textile technique.

I’m sharing some photos of rugs made by other rug makers, the last 2 we have sadly lost and are very much missed. They introduced me to rugmaking and were inspirational tutors and friends. Diane Cox from Cornwall and Heather Ritchie from Yorkshire. Heather’s rugs were always very detailed and told a story. So passionate about teaching was she that she founded Rug Aid in the Gambia teaching blind people to make rugs and thus provide themselves with an income. Rugmakers are wonderful people! *edit* no 3 made by @happyrugmaker (not sue dove!) and no 13 by @rachelharveyredwood ). Not Diane ..). My memory didn’t serve me well …. 🤦‍♀️ apologies ladies….

If you want to learn this heritage craft @knitchings runs regular workshops at her home in Surrey and I’m teaching a workshop on June 27th at @cowslipworkshops , Launceston, Cornwall.

#rugmaking #ragrugs #hookedrugs #proddyrugs #rughookersofinstagram

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Just a perfect afternoon spent in the amazing garden at @wick.farm near Langport, open today as part of the #ngsopengardens. Glorious colour and art everywhere you look, a feast for the eyes and a wealth of inspiration. On the hottest day of the year so far it all looked magnificent and the icing on the cake was chatting to kindred spirits @pennyhornelushlush (creative genius behind this magical place), and artists @lindagreen2 @suedove55 and Sarah @raggyroux

Wonderful things happen at Wick Farm…workshops, artist and crafters residencies, healing and creative events, retreats, the possibilities are endless. I came home with my head buzzing with ideas and full of excitement at the prospect of working alongside these wonderful women at this fabulous place. www.awakeningsatwick.com

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Day 5 of G&M, and we were off to the seaside, with a coach trip to the artists' paradise of St Ives on the Cornish coast 💙

As we were free agents, I'd arranged to meet the fabulous textile/mixed media artist @suedove55 who I'd met some years ago at the Knitting and Stitching show, as she lives nearby

I remember poring over her gorgeous sketchbooks for ages, and she kindly agreed to bring some to share with me again 🥰

It's a ridiculous challenge to try and replicate the playful joy in Sue's wonderful collaged faces - I attempted to use a carbon paper technique learned earlier in the workshops, which proved enormously difficult to place with any accuracy when the page is so small! 🫣

Even so, my lady has a certain style which makes a lovely reminder of a special day, even if she is chewing a flower! 😅

I also decided to break my own rules and return to yesterday's sketch which was bothering me - a quick wash with the brush pen over the inked lines of the Lido pool makes it look a bit more watery, so I'm happier now ☺️

Distress Crayons, Inktense pencils, Graphitone watersoluble pencil, carbon paper, biro, fineliner pen, waterbrush

#DailyDabble
#DailySketch
#GatherAndMake
#StIves
#SueDove
#TextileArt
#TextileArtist
#CollageRetreat
#sketchbook
#TinySketchbook
#SketchbookChallenge
#LittleBook
#HandMadeBook
#SheilaghDysonArtist
#SheilaghDyson

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Happy Friday!
Here are some posts which have brought me joy this week! I hope they inspire you and bring you joy too.
As ever please click on the tags for more information!
Thank you to all the wonderful makers for sharing their work on Instagram.
1. @bobbins126
2. @k8c1962
3. @lucindajanec37
4. @suedove55
5. @freddy_knits
6. @rosablue
7. @bluebarn.life
8. and 9. @slowsewmo
10. @coalandcandyfloss
11. @sowsearuk
12. and 13. @missasfalt
14. @ystreetstudio
15. @ilcuoresemprealcentro
16. @earthlythreadsart
17. @a.circular.story
18. @sewing_in_spain
19. @barefootinnorfolk
20. @suedove55

Have a great week. Xx

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Last week I spent a couple of days at the gorgeous @cowslipworkshops at the @curtainstocouture Small Beginnings, Great Expectations exhibition.
How wonderful to be there to experience the reactions of the visitors as they examined the reimagined baby clothes.
Different pieces spoke to different people. I watched people hug each other, reach for tissues and smile. So many emotional responses to this exhibition, happy and sad. And many many conversations, often people sharing stories they’d never shared before. It truly is a powerful exhibition.
It has been extended at @cowslipworkshops now until 21st April and then it moves to Bury St Edmunds (details at the end).
We’ll be posting updates for where it’s going after that on our account so keep watching.
And if you can please come and see it!

All artists are tagged except for Kate @k8c1962 and Alison Day.

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What a lovely Victorian school we had today! Percy spelt out words using wooden blocks with letters on them and then wrote them on his slate. Flora had a tricky spelling test and used the words Percy had written in sentences. They did some maths using dominoes, wooden blocks with numbers and the lovely abacus that came from @suedove55 - then playtime with chalks and hopscotch outside. After play they drew some old toys, looked at old children’s books and made patterns with wooden tiles. Then I read ‘Two Bad Mice’ to them, which they loved.

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Sunday….come and visit @princesspavilionfalmouth #localmakers #localbusiness #local #arttreasures @ladyshed1102 @dulciesbeenbusy @akrceramicscornwall @falmouthandpenrynwelcome @philipjohnlyons @helene_llewellyn @juliehowe_artist @pamtongue @annbutland @anne_whetter1960 @suedove55 @nickystoneceramics @atriflebazaar @soil_resilience….and more

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What a lovely day at Cowslip Workshops today. The sun shone, well it did this morning anyway, this afternoon it was back to Cornish mizzle, but it didn’t dampen the spirits and a wonderful time was had by all making rag rug wreaths. Plenty of conversation and, of course, cake was involved, 4 rather bored but very well behaved dogs, and some lovely results achieved. All made using no longer wanted clothing and fabrics, creating a lovely decoration for the home that will last for many years. This was the first time I’ve taught at Cowslip since pre COVID days and it was lovely to be back doing what I love to do. We also managed to convince Annette that she looks amazing in a hat, and had a sneaky peek at Kate’s petticoat made from pillowcases and Sue’s new coat. This was the last ragrug workshop in 2025, looking forward to spreading more Rugmaking love in 2026. #ragrug #ruglove #sustainablecrafts #sustainablechristmas #womenworkingtogether #proddy #proddyrug #dogsofinstagram

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