Sack the desk, what's on my wall instead

A big thank you to Annie (Wipso-A Stitch In Time)

and to Jo (Twiglet) for the lovely ATC cards.

I have everyone you have ever sent me on display in my room

I'm sorry I didn't join in last week's desk hopping, I just didn't have the 

heart for it after the horrors of the Manchester bombing.  

I live in the North West and it had a big impact on us all round here.

You may recall that I revamped my craft room wall to take part in 

a project called "This Hour of Mine".  

Since then I had a play day with a bunch of friends and we stitched

one inch squares.  

I've attached mine to some vintage floral playing cards

which are now on the wall next to pictures torn from 

an old book on roses that I found in a charity shop.

My wall keeps evolving and my collection of antique books

on flowers is such a lovely thing to have out on display alongside everything.

So I guess I should change my blog page to What's on your Wall Wednesday haha.

Thanks Julia for keeping us all together for the past eight years.  Long may it continue

WOYWW LINK

Sack the desk, what's on my wall instead

A big thank you to Annie (Wipso-A Stitch In Time)

and to Jo (Twiglet) for the lovely ATC cards.

I have everyone you have ever sent me on display in my room

I'm sorry I didn't join in last week's desk hopping, I just didn't have the 

heart for it after the horrors of the Manchester bombing.  

I live in the North West and it had a big impact on us all round here.

You may recall that I revamped my craft room wall to take part in 

a project called "This Hour of Mine".  

Since then I had a play day with a bunch of friends and we stitched

one inch squares.  

I've attached mine to some vintage floral playing cards

which are now on the wall next to pictures torn from 

an old book on roses that I found in a charity shop.

My wall keeps evolving and my collection of antique books

on flowers is such a lovely thing to have out on display alongside everything.

So I guess I should change my blog page to What's on your Wall Wednesday haha.

Thanks Julia for keeping us all together for the past eight years.  Long may it continue

WOYWW LINK

LASTING IMPRESSIONS

If you have never visited Saltaire at Bradford I can strongly recommend it.

This is English Industrial heritage at its best

Once the largest industrial space in the world owned by Sir Titus Salt who created an entire village for his workers.  Twenty nine streets with more than 800 houses, a school, a hospital, shops, churches and recreation facilities.  Now the mill is home to permanent exhibitions of David Hockney's art, one floor has a fantastic bookshop, you can learn all about the history of the mill on another floor, designer/maker homeware on another and visit the different events regularly held throughout the year.

We went to see Claire Wellesley Smith and Hannah Lamb who had taken 

over the Spinning Room on the top floor of the mill, for the weekend 

Claire Wellesleysmith Blog

Hannah Lamb link

We took part in the project they are currently working on "Lasting Impressions".

In 2016 Claire and Hannah over three days collected impressions of over 300 peoples clothing onto porcelain tiles.  Participants wrote a response to what they thought about what they were wearing.

The responses and tiles were archived to go forward to the next stage of the project which was what we visited this weekend.

We were asked to pick a response card then find the coordinating tile.

The card gave details of what the fabric of the item was made of.

Taking a couple of metres of the thread that the cloth would have been made from

we then weaved it into a strip with the card attached

The pieces were then hung on a back drop cloth for everyone to see and 

we wrote our own response to the project in a book.

This is not the end of the story, but it could be if they do not get any heritage funding.

Both Claire and Hannah put this together even though their application was declined.

They have a strong believe that we should be all know more about the history of our textile industry.

It makes you think about what you are wearing and its provenance.

SALTAIRE VILLAGE LINK

LASTING IMPRESSIONS

If you have never visited Saltaire at Bradford I can strongly recommend it.

This is English Industrial heritage at its best

Once the largest industrial space in the world owned by Sir Titus Salt who created an entire village for his workers.  Twenty nine streets with more than 800 houses, a school, a hospital, shops, churches and recreation facilities.  Now the mill is home to permanent exhibitions of David Hockney's art, one floor has a fantastic bookshop, you can learn all about the history of the mill on another floor, designer/maker homeware on another and visit the different events regularly held throughout the year.

We went to see Claire Wellesley Smith and Hannah Lamb who had taken 

over the Spinning Room on the top floor of the mill, for the weekend 

Claire Wellesleysmith Blog

Hannah Lamb link

We took part in the project they are currently working on "Lasting Impressions".

In 2016 Claire and Hannah over three days collected impressions of over 300 peoples clothing onto porcelain tiles.  Participants wrote a response to what they thought about what they were wearing.

The responses and tiles were archived to go forward to the next stage of the project which was what we visited this weekend.

We were asked to pick a response card then find the coordinating tile.

The card gave details of what the fabric of the item was made of.

Taking a couple of metres of the thread that the cloth would have been made from

we then weaved it into a strip with the card attached

The pieces were then hung on a back drop cloth for everyone to see and 

we wrote our own response to the project in a book.

This is not the end of the story, but it could be if they do not get any heritage funding.

Both Claire and Hannah put this together even though their application was declined.

They have a strong believe that we should be all know more about the history of our textile industry.

It makes you think about what you are wearing and its provenance.

SALTAIRE VILLAGE LINK

My magic wardrobe

Cardigan £2.70    Broderie Anglaise blouse £3

Are you sitting comfortably

Then I'll begin

Once upon a time there was a 61 and three quarters year 

old lady  who couldn't pass a charity shop without going in

Belt £1     Top £2

One day a man stopped her on the street and told her he followed 

her Instagram page.  Don't worry she's known him for years.

He said "I hope you don't mind me asking, but where do you put

all your clothes, you seem to have an awful lot".

This lovely top was £2.70

I have a magic wardrobe I told him that swallows it all up.

Its like Narnia.

Jumper with lace undershirt attached £5
it still had its original label of £25 attached

It matters not whether he thinks I'm loopy or not.

He probably thinks I am anyway as I was dancing down the street 

at the time he saw me.

Shrug £2

The magic thing about charity shop shopping 

is that I can find a weeks worth of outfits most times for less than a meal out

Even the wandering welder husband is a canny shopper 

Shirt £1

Not only that I am recycling.

C.R.E.A.T.I.O.N

Create Recycle Everyone And Together Improve Our Nation

I made that saying up years ago when I was recycling things I found on the 

moorland near me and made it into art work.

Thanks for popping by

Lynn x

 

My magic wardrobe

Cardigan £2.70    Broderie Anglaise blouse £3

Are you sitting comfortably

Then I'll begin

Once upon a time there was a 61 and three quarters year 

old lady  who couldn't pass a charity shop without going in

Belt £1     Top £2

One day a man stopped her on the street and told her he followed 

her Instagram page.  Don't worry she's known him for years.

He said "I hope you don't mind me asking, but where do you put

all your clothes, you seem to have an awful lot".

This lovely top was £2.70

I have a magic wardrobe I told him that swallows it all up.

Its like Narnia.

Jumper with lace undershirt attached £5
it still had its original label of £25 attached

It matters not whether he thinks I'm loopy or not.

He probably thinks I am anyway as I was dancing down the street 

at the time he saw me.

Shrug £2

The magic thing about charity shop shopping 

is that I can find a weeks worth of outfits most times for less than a meal out

Even the wandering welder husband is a canny shopper 

Shirt £1

Not only that I am recycling.

C.R.E.A.T.I.O.N

Create Recycle Everyone And Together Improve Our Nation

I made that saying up years ago when I was recycling things I found on the 

moorland near me and made it into art work.

Thanks for popping by

Lynn x