Cheshire Borders Embroiderer’s Guild Part 2 – Everything Else!

It was only a short drive from Bickerton to Whitchurch where my delightful host Jane Rylands lives.  I could not quite believe my eyes when we pulled up in front of her house, and you can see why:  It is more than 300 years old, timber framed and simply glorious with all sorts of nooks and crannies inside, [...]

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Cheshire Borders Embroiderers Guild Part 1 – Lace

This week I spent a wonderful couple of days with the Cheshire Borders Embroiderer’s Guild in Bickerton between Nantwich and Wrexham, a part of the world I have never explored before.  Tuesday morning was their regular meeting, and I gave a talk about how Friendly Plastic and my textiles have been woven together over the years, and [...]

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Friendly Plastic at The Craft Barn

Last Friday I taught my first Friendly Plastic class at The Craft Barn in Lingfield, Surrey.  It is a magical place.  Not only is the building ancient and quirky with beams and creaky floors, but  the shop itself is full of craft materials, and is one of the best stocked independent craft shops I have [...]

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Danish FPists and Other Talented Folk

It is always lovely to see the work of other FP enthusiasts, so today I thought I would show you the work of Kate Gatti and Annette Juul, and Hanne Ingerslev.  Kate has been working with Friendly Plastic for a little while now and she runs her own business making jewellery.  Above is her beautifully impressed cuff [...]

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Linda On The Box

I should have done this yesterday, but I forgot.  Linda Peterson is guesting on Create and Craft TV today and tomorrow.  She is doing Polymer Clay (Cernit) and not Friendly Plastic.  Her show was on today at 11am and she is doing another at 10am tomorrow, Saturday 18th Feb.  Watch her, she is brilliant, a [...]

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Hotel Chocolat, Primark and Friendly Plastic

It is absolutley fabulous to have Linda Peterson and Mariah, her daughter who are over from the States share my studio and collaborate on new ideas for Friendly Plastic.  We have been working on a number of ideas, but most of the drizzly dark day has been taken up with perfecting our technique for making Pandora [...]

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A Farewell For Sarah

The sun shone on us all on Wednesday when we gathered to say our farewells to Sarah at St Leonard’s church in Newark.  There were so many people who came from all over the country, and their very presence brought some comfort to David, Tom and Fran, knowing how well-loved and respected Sarah was. I was [...]

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I Am Not Dead!

It may seem like it as it has been a while since I last posted, but I am not dead – yet! I have been on holiday, and that is why orders did not get posted out for 2 weeks, so my apologies to anyone who was waiting.  I did put notices on the website, [...]

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Boundless Beads and Just Jewellery

It was only a couple of weeks ago, but it feels more like months that I was teaching two classes at Coles Sewing Centre (formerly Husqvarna Studio – same people, same everything, just a different name) In Nottingham. The first day was dedicated to learning how to make a variety of Friendly Plastic beads, round [...]

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Drama At The Castle

I have just has a brilliant weekend.  It was spent with 13 lovely ladies, old friends and new, at Caernarfon Castle in North Wales.  We were exploring techniques for using Friendly Plastic with textiles and mixed media whilst ensconced in the Kings Tower.  Despite having to negotiate some rather damp (it always rains when I [...]

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