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Showcase 2014

03 May A lovely surprise!

Posted at 12:57h in America 2014, Press, Showcase 2014 by Nicola 2 Comments

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I was delighted and surprised to get an email waiting for me after I finished teaching at The Tin Thimble yesterday. Tracy Bulla, style director for Progressive Business Media has included my naturally printed silk cushions in an article about Showcase 2014 in the April...

18 Feb Showcase naturally printed felt wraps and silk scarves are now ready!

Posted at 15:42h in Natural printing and dyeing, nuno felt, Showcase 2014 by Nicola 0 Comments

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So far today I've washed out and ironed seven felt wraps and one wall hanging, four silk scarves still remain to be done. Once they're finished my orders from Showcase will be complete, tonight I'll send the shops and galleries a Pro Forma invoice then...

15 Jan Less is more for Showcase!

Posted at 19:02h in Natural printing and dyeing, Showcase 2014 by Nicola 0 Comments

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My mantra today has been 'less is more'! Although I'd love to get a few more wraps felted before the weekend I've realised that I'd be better occupied making sure everything else is organised in advance of Showcase. Today George came over and we worked...

12 Jan Website overhaul and the magic saucepan!

Posted at 23:13h in Showcase 2014 by Nicola 0 Comments

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Today has been mentally consuming work but satisfying. I started early this morning on my long awaited website and blog overhaul, although unfortunately I couldn't afford the professional help I had intended I'm happy with how it looks now so fingers crossed the functionality will...

11 Jan Two nuno felt wraps, same raw materials but different pots!

Posted at 10:50h in Felt, Natural printing and dyeing, nuno felt, Showcase 2014 by Nicola 0 Comments

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Merridee and I had great fun tracking down a big copper pot in California last September. Finally we sourced a lovely one at an antique shop in Auburn, both of us were interested to see how it affected the results of our natural printing and...

04 Jan First felt wrap of 2014!

Posted at 12:18h in Felt, natural printing, Showcase 2014 by Nicola 0 Comments

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Yesterday I felted then naturally printed my first wrap of 2014! Over Christmas I had collected leaves and seed pods from a variety of different eucalyptus trees, it's fascinating to see how these are reacting with the different fabrics I'm currently printing on in advance of...