Dragons Eggs

I made these at the Toftwood Exhibition with a one felting needle tool.

We have affectionately called them 'Dragon Eggs' due to them being

unusual.

The Embellisher is great but is really for 2D work. 

Hand felting you can make unusual 3D items.

It takes a little practice and some delft hand movements.

Toftwood Art Exhibition

Pat asked at The Textile Tuesday Class if anyone would

like to demonstrate at the local Art Exhibition.

I said yes. Pat said she was going to take the 

Embelisher machine so I thought I would do the

hand felting method so we could show the difference.

People were fascinated we were felting and what we were creating.

It was lovely to share and chat to people at the show.

Sylvia came along in the afternoon and she demonstrated 

bobbin lace. Beautiful! This is one of those crafts I am 

not going to stray into because I know it will envelope time.

I will just watch and admire :)

Small Bags

Most techniques can lend themselves to making small bags,
these are made by Beryl.
The one on the right is made with embellished sheer fabric and scraps.
Lots of recycled materials make wonderful

surfaces and pattern.

See more by clicking on the written labels below and visit

my tech site to see videos on how to make different ones.

HERE 

and

HERE

Embellished Flowers

Pat has been Embellishing for a while. She has her own machine.

Theses flowers are just beautiful, based on Poppies.

She had begun them and then got a book on Embellishing for Christmas,

 there is a similar picture within it.

You often find this, you are inspired to make something.

Start looking around and you find similar ideas and items.

Pat added some of the techniques the book covered and enhanced 

her flowers.

Beautiful.

To see more click on the written labels below or 

visit Embellishing on my portfolio site

HERE 

Carol' Embellishing

Carol has been busy using her Embellisher Machine she got for Christmas.

I introduced Carol to the Embellisher Machine at Textile Tuesdays and on the 

Level One Creative Textiles Course. 

She has just taken off and made the skill her own.

Using the Embellished fabric as a base 

she then adds machine stitch and lots of

embellishments like beads, sequins, buttons and additions.

These additions often take the form of melted plastic and papers!

We do have fun recycling!

See more of Embellishing work by clicking on the written labels below.

West Norfolk Yarn and Textile Group

On Saturday 25th February was the second meeting

of the WNYTG, the group encourages all types of

yarn crafts.

There was dressmaking, weaving, knitting, embroidery

and I took the embellisher machines and a table

of inspiration, wools threads and felt, for the sharing

of a skill.

Everyone that had a go loved creating, the waistcoat

looked fantastic.

The next meeting is on the 17th March

at East Runcton Village Hall.

Textile Tuesday 24th January 2012

Lots being created and shared @ The Gallery,

Textile Tuesday class as you can see by the variety above.

Embellishing inspired by rust!

It's alright making samples and trying out techniques,

then sometimes this leads to you wanting to take it further

and make a finished piece which is what

Jenny wants to do over the next weeks.

Barbara had started cutting small family football shirts and

shorts and found it a bit tricky so cut up

bigger ones instead and made the quilt above.

It has a barbed wire fabric on the back

which makes it really fun.

Now she can tackle the smaller ones.

Pat made the delightful bag out of a Chair back Cover

she found in a charity shop, beautiful!

She more of what goes on @The Gallery by

visiting the website or clicking on the labels below.

www.thegallerydereham.com

Sara's Finished Work

Sara has worked hard since September

completing several different projects

which take many hours to complete.

They are beautiful!

The Strip Patchwork Butterfly Wall Hanging,

is Sara's first go at scrap bag patchwork and

free machine quilting.

The Pink Notebook was a piece of felt,

embellished using an

Embellisher Machine and lots of lovely

scraps of fabric, then

machine embroidered. Sara then added

more embellishments by hand.

The top photograph is a wall hanging based

on crazy patchwork and a corset shape.

Lots to follow as Sara forms her portfolios

and sketchbooks.

See more by clicking the written labels below.

All Pink

Sara has been working on her themed pieces of textile and

as you can see they are Pink, flowered and with

additional butterflies.

Above, is Sara's first go at strip patchwork and

free machine quilting, as you can see it looks really good.

The embellished piece is going to cover a notebook.

See more embellishment by visiting my website.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Visitor to the Wednesday Card Making Class

While we were starting to make our cards, Helen

one of my new Students walked in and thought it

was 'Textile Tuesday'. We all had a giggle as we

have all mislaid days at some time or another.

Anyway, she stopped for a cup of tea, chat and showed us

the quilt she is working on, a

Block of the Month called,

'Patchwork Shop'.

The Blocks are a mixture of patchwork, applique and

embroidery. Helen's blocks were beautiful.

She also showed us her finished

Embellished Needlecase she started making the week

before @ The Gallery, 'Textile Tuesday'. It looks great,

Well done! Helen.

See more Embellishing by clicking on the

written labels below.

Beryl's Embellishment

Beryl had her first session @ The Gallery and

she made some embellished felt. This is a really

good piece and she is going to make a needlecase

out of it and some cards.

Beryl had also brought with her some of her

fabric stash and we had a look through and gave her some

inspiration.

She decided she would like to make a quilt for

her new Grandson.

See more of my embellishing on my website

HERE

Gallery Tuesday 19th July 2011

There was so much going on, on Tuesday @The Gallery

I only managed to take two photos!

One of Jeanette's backgrounds made on the embellisher

machine and Barbara's folded bag.

See more of what goes on @ The Gallery

by visiting

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Gallery Workshop Afternoon

Gallery Mixed Media Tuesdays are in two sessions, 10am-12.30

and 12.30 until 3pm.

As you can see there are a lot of different textiles being

worked on, Machine Embroidery, Machine Quilting

Patchwork and Embellishing in this afternoon session.

Rebecca and Frivella had come to have an Embellisher

Taster Session to learn my techniques and to get used to their machines.

See more at what is going on @The Gallery

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Embellished Felt

Brenda started last week @The Gallery by

embellishing a background fabric in all blues

with a hint of green.

She had in mind to make her friend a gift which was

so unique and different to anything she had given before.

Brenda had admired the embellished needlecases and

started. Well first session went so quick

for her she embellished her felt and then

mastered embroidery stitches on my sewing machine.

This week was the flowers, leaves and beading.

Inside is lined and has felt pages.

I think it is really beautiful and feels

wonderful to hold.

Her friend is very lucky.

Well done Brenda!

See more embellished artwork at

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Embellished Needlecase

Stella made an embellished felt needlecase.

She had a very small one which had been made

for her by a Brownie over 20 years ago.

(See picture above)

It was a shame to put this aside so

it was sewn inside the new case.

A lovely item and keepsake.

It made us all smile:)

See more embellishments on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Samantha's ATC

Finally, I have finished Samantha's ATC.

Iv'e really had a good couple of hours again on the

Embellisher Machine and really enjoyed myself.

There is only one like this,

so it's a real original.

See more ATC's I have made and ones I have received on my website.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Embellished Card

This is an Embellished card I made before Christmas to go with an

ATC I needed to make for Samantha.

See Samantha's finished ATC and

more I have made and received on my website.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Kate Embellishing

Kate's on half term holiday and enjoyed her morning

embellishing with RED!

It looked wonderful.

She is going to make her own needlecase.

See more red work on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Embellished Sketchbooks

I have got back to Embellishing Machine again this week.

oooo, it did feel good and really creative.

These are ready for sale and are on my website and

@ The Gallery.

See the details and more Embellishing on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Gallery Embellishing

Gallery Tuesday 18th of Jan was as busy as ever on the

creating front. Here, Jeanie is embellishing felt tops

on the embellishing machine

and using one of her original watercolour paintings

as inspiration.

Her painting was of "Withering Heights".

Avery atmospheric painting of a house on the moors.

See more embellishing on this blog and on

www.art2inspire.co.uk