Amazing Hatfield House, an Elizabethan Masterpiece. Almost overwhelming with stunning pieces on the walls, floors and ceilings. Extraordinary.
Year of Architecture and design Lecture, for Visit Scotland
Scottish Borders Tourism Partnership Conference, 30 minutes to convince delegates that the products from the Borders and Scotland are the best in the world, hope I was successful!
Making it in Textiles 2016
Following a successful second year of the Making It in Textiles student conference, this series of podcasts covers presentations delivered by speakers from across the textile industry during the event. The conference aims to inspire textile undergraduates as to the depth of job opportunities available in the UK textiles industry outside of pure design led roles.
Click on the link below to see the podcast
http://makingitintextiles.podbean.com/e/sheila-mary-carruthers-podcast/
Ever hear of Byssus or sea silk?
As we know, silk comes from silk worms, but apparently also from clams!
A fascinating article from the BBC, so it must be true, on Chiara Vigo.
So next time you are in Sardinia...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781for the full story
"textiles" on my travels
Chinese Textiles
Second biggest Buddha in the World
Sparkley Doors, and more
New Knitwear Denim Opportunities
A fascination with doors, from Marrakesh to Berwick to .....
Someone can't count
Inspiration = result
Knit with embroidery
Combinations of knit structures such as held stitches and embroidery used for knit innovation
1953 Special Dress
In 1953, my Grandparents celebrated their Golden Wedding. My excitement then mainly centered on my new dress, which still looks lovely two generations on. Except that children seem bigger these days!
The Art of Spinning
Such skill.... expert spinners in Nanital, Almora and Mansuyari who produce fine counts of natural fibre for both hand weaving and knitting. And they seem happy!
The beauty of old textile machinery
Neon is always every where
A touch of neon transforms! Still love it.
3 dimensional Knits
Un-spun rovings, fibre where it has been aligned and made parallel, but before twisting, makes wonderful 3D fabrics, using either knit or crochet.
Carpets and Helsinki
Did you know that in the summer months, the good citizens of Helsinki still wash their carpets in the sea and dry them on these rails in the harbour.