Fashion & Textiles conference
Apologies for sending this out again, but there was a technical problem with the links which has now been solved. Do check out the links as I think you will enjoy them..... This weekend, I represented the Midlands Textile Forum at a sister event in the eastern...
Spring-cleaning, gardening and weaving….
Spring has an incredible effect on everything, doesn't it? If you look around you, people are happier, more relaxed, smiling and laughing a lot more, and more willing to help each other. It also has us putting our house in order! I've been spring-cleaning this week...
Secrets and lies
The title sounds a bit heavy, but this weekend has got me thinking. It's been a huge success but I have an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach about the shenanigans I went through to ensure its success! I'm actually talking about a family celebration. That should be...
How these two little words can undermine your world!
I went to a wonderful lunch party yesterday with one of my students, her husband, sister and friends. It was an amazing collection of people. After a delicious lunch with home-grown soup and salad (try growing a soup and see how that goes for you!!! <G>) we...
Re-programming limiting thoughts
I've recently been thinking a lot about how our own thoughts can help to sabotage things we'd like to do. For me, as anyone following this blog knows by now, time is an issue. I try to squeeze as much as possible out of one day and that in itself can be a limiting...
Update to Publishing blog
I was far too quick with the 'publish' button on my blog writer - must have publishing on the brain!! <G> - that I forgot to put in the links! So here they are : Hattie - Youtube video both on my homepage and on YouTube. Lulu.com Derby Guild of Weavers,...
It's been an interesting March so far. Firstly there was Hattie on YouTube, which as I write has had over 1300 visits (and certainly not all by me!!) Secondly I have been writing a booklet to accompany a workshop I give on Texture in Textiles. It's the first in a...
Dictaphone bliss and YouTube heaven!
One of my birthday presents this year was a dictaphone that I can put on a cord round my neck and take with me everywhere I go. What a brilliant present!! Thanks, Chris! I now have a way to save my thoughts as and when I think them, especially when out walking with...
Staffordshire Hoard
Today I gave myself a birthday treat - I went to view the Staffordshire Hoard - a treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon gold weaponry that was unearthed in a farmer's field in Staffordshire during last summer. It's absolutely amazing! The size of the hoard is the largest...
Snow – the power of transformation
I know for many of us that the winter has gone on a long time. This year’s jet stream has brought lots of snow to places that normally have very little or none of the white stuff. However, snow is an amazing thing. It has the power to transform what is normal and...
Meditation with a focus
Have you read that correctly? Did I really mean that? Isn't that against everything that meditation stands for???? On the face of it, it would appear that I've either gone nuts, or I don't really understand what meditation is all about. If you'll bear with me,...
Know Yourself
I originally wrote this entry a year ago, and was thinking about this very subject this week when my son and I were having a philosophical discussion on "how do you know when you know yourself?" In trying to put down in words what we were discussing, I got myself...