These won’t wilt

“Paper roses, paper roses, how dear those roses seem to me.  

But they’re only imitation, like your imitation love for me”

(Marie Osmond)

1973

Here’s what I made at a workshop I went on last week while on holiday at our caravan in Cumbria.  

It was a fantastic day spent with likeminded people. I have to hold my hand up and say I’m not good at taking instruction and have to be told several times before it sinks in.  Saying that I was pleased with my efforts.

We all had a good giggle when textile artist Corinne Young, our teacher for the day,  said my rose was “conical”.  I thought she said “comical” and was most put out as I was trying so valiantly to do it properly.

CORINNE YOUNG

The afternoon tea was delicious, as was the cooked lunch and wine we had partaken of earlier.   It’s any wonder we got anything made in the afternoon.  What fabulous hosts Angela & Deb’s were at The Create Escape, Milnthorpe.

THE CREATE ESCAPE LINK

Now before I sign off can anyone guess what these are.  There’s no prize but I’ll tell you next week and hopefully I will have done something with one of them to show you.

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These won’t wilt

“Paper roses, paper roses, how dear those roses seem to me.  

But they’re only imitation, like your imitation love for me”

(Marie Osmond)

1973

Here’s what I made at a workshop I went on last week while on holiday at our caravan in Cumbria.  

It was a fantastic day spent with likeminded people. I have to hold my hand up and say I’m not good at taking instruction and have to be told several times before it sinks in.  Saying that I was pleased with my efforts.

We all had a good giggle when textile artist Corinne Young, our teacher for the day,  said my rose was “conical”.  I thought she said “comical” and was most put out as I was trying so valiantly to do it properly.

CORINNE YOUNG

The afternoon tea was delicious, as was the cooked lunch and wine we had partaken of earlier.   It’s any wonder we got anything made in the afternoon.  What fabulous hosts Angela & Deb’s were at The Create Escape, Milnthorpe.

THE CREATE ESCAPE LINK

Now before I sign off can anyone guess what these are.  There’s no prize but I’ll tell you next week and hopefully I will have done something with one of them to show you.

Linking up with 

What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday

What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday

Last week I went on a PHD day - Projects Half Done at Brighouse, Yorkshire.

My unfinished project was to embellish these preprinted cards with stitching, cut fabric flowers and lace/fabric 

 I’m enjoying a little break with the wandering welder this week.  We are up in the Lake District at our caravan so I’m sorry I may not get round to visiting your desk.  Happy Workdesk Wednesday to you all.  See you next week

I forgot to mention that I’m going on a Corinne Young workshop on Friday at Milnthorpe, Cumbria to make these beautiful paper flowers.  I’ll show you my results next week.

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What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday

Last week I went on a PHD day - Projects Half Done at Brighouse, Yorkshire.

My unfinished project was to embellish these preprinted cards with stitching, cut fabric flowers and lace/fabric 

 I’m enjoying a little break with the wandering welder this week.  We are up in the Lake District at our caravan so I’m sorry I may not get round to visiting your desk.  Happy Workdesk Wednesday to you all.  See you next week

I forgot to mention that I’m going on a Corinne Young workshop on Friday at Milnthorpe, Cumbria to make these beautiful paper flowers.  I’ll show you my results next week.

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The smiles say it all

A family wedding

A day out with my best friend for my birthday treat 

Lots of lovely presents and cards 

Now what’s not to smile about 

Have a good weekend 

❤️

Lynn 

xxx

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The smiles say it all

A family wedding

A day out with my best friend for my birthday treat 

Lots of lovely presents and cards 

Now what’s not to smile about 

Have a good weekend 

❤️

Lynn 

xxx

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Annie’s Friday Smiles

Sewing goggles

When the weather turns bandit on us and the rain lashes against the windows it’s time to get my sewing goggles on and start a new project

Drawing inspiration from my stash of fabrics and my love of creating strips of embroidery attached to bobbins a new piece of work emerged.

I generally don’t have a plan, each piece evolves organically.    I did however have an idea of the words I wanted to use and who it is I’m making it for.

It’s not quite finished yet but you’ll get the general idea.

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What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday

Sewing goggles

When the weather turns bandit on us and the rain lashes against the windows it’s time to get my sewing goggles on and start a new project

Drawing inspiration from my stash of fabrics and my love of creating strips of embroidery attached to bobbins a new piece of work emerged.

I generally don’t have a plan, each piece evolves organically.    I did however have an idea of the words I wanted to use and who it is I’m making it for.

It’s not quite finished yet but you’ll get the general idea.

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What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday

Wayward Women

Yesterday we went to the Greater Manchester Police Station Museum On Newton Street, Manchester.

GMP museum link

The reason for our visit was to see the solo exhibition of textile artist Jo Lloyd, who I had the pleasure of sitting next to a couple of years ago on a workshop at Gawthorpe Hall, led by Ruth Singer.

Jo’s exhibition “Wayward Women” is a study of women offenders held at the Manchester prison during Victorian times and is displayed in one of the cells.

The cell is a perfect setting for the exhibition.  How Jo has interpreted the subject into stitch is amazing.  I wouldn’t have liked to have been part of the Victorian working class, it was a very hard life indeed.

A huge congratulations to Jo on her achievement.  She should be very proud of herself.  I’m so glad we went to see it.

Here’s a bit of trivia before I go.  

Did you know that the toilet flush system in the cells was kept on the outside, with the toilet bowl itself inside.  It was so that the prisoners couldn’t use the chain to either harm themselves or the prison officers.  

Also there could be as many as 12 offenders in one cell at any given time.

I’ll leave that one to your imagination.

Sorry to have lowered the tone somewhat Jo with the toilet talk, but over at Annie’s Friday Smile blog we do like to stretch the imagination a bit.

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