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First Woven Handspun! – Lazykate Textile Artist
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May 25, 2014. A few posts back I posted photos of handspun yarn I’d spun to use in my first attempt at weaving. Although I was incredibly excited about starting weaving, I felt overwhelmed with the whole weaving process, it’s a pretty full on skill and I didn’t want to be a butterfly- fluttering around many crafts and not becoming proficient in any. Also, any spare headspace was taken up with Spinning and Dyeing classes, family and other responsibilities (not necessarily in order of importance). 9 though...
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Pushing out of a Purple Patch – Lazykate Textile Artist
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Pushing out of a Purple Patch. June 10, 2014. June 10, 2014. The second Lazykate Spin In was just wonderful, we almost couldn’t fit everyone in! It was a cathartic way to spend an afternoon – with others who share a passion. We did allow a crocheter and a feltmaker in, and there was drum carding too so if you’d like to pop along next time and you do something slightly connected to spinning, we’d love to see you. Http:/ www.thewoolboat.co.uk. I’ll report back on how it dries- off to mix some greens! Fill ...
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Lazykate Textile Artist – Page 2
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Is it always healthy to work alone? November 26, 2014. November 28, 2014. I was privileged on Monday to be able to go to work with my friend Paula of Paulafingers Contemporary Ceramics. Paula has a studio in Liverpool and it was interesting to be able to work in a space that wasn’t connected to a house, like mine is. While Paula’s studio is a space surrounded by other artists, often they work outside normal working hours and so Paula, like me spends hours working alone. How can it be improved? Anyway, a ...
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Creative Textiles class at Knit Wise – Lazykate Textile Artist
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Creative Textiles class at Knit Wise. November 21, 2014. November 21, 2014. Well I see the NHS claiming that the Flu jab program for this year is a success and having had the combined flu and pneumonia jab this week I can only think this is because it’s killing people before they can get the flu! Anyway, a few days off wasn’t so bad, it certainly got the creative ideas flowing. But what do we do with all these experiments? We might love the things we create but how to use them? The beauty of this class i...
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lazykate8 – Lazykate Textile Artist
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Spin and Dye Weekend. October 31, 2016. This past weekend was really exciting for me, I joined with Justine from The Wild Dyery to create a workshop where we would teach spinning on day one and then go on the following day to dye the handspun skeins with natural dyes. We met in Saturday morning, Rosie, Gill, Fiona, Jean and Anne. Then there is a eureka moment when the penny drops, the hands catch up with the brain and calm begins to reign. June 13, 2016. We decided to have a taster day at Knit Wise, one ...
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Alysn Midgleow Martin Workshop – Lazykate Textile Artist
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Alysn Midgleow Martin Workshop. December 8, 2014. December 10, 2014. So after my last post about working alone, I was plunged into working among a group. I attended Alysn Midgelow Martin’s personal statement workshop at Art Van Go in Hertfordshire. I had a five and a half hour drive through rush hour and fog and stayed in a Bed and Breakfast with a shared bathroom where you weren’t allowed to use the bath but hey, no pain no gain. We started with monoprinting on paper. Alysn was a very helpful, hands on ...
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Sketching for Inspiration – Lazykate Textile Artist
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November 3, 2014. November 4, 2014. Sketching, I believe is an important part of creating. And because I believe it I usually have a sketchbook or notepad in my bag at all times. Most of them end up something like this. A great place to store a shopping list. If I’m feeling very creative it might end up like this. A holiday list. With bunting. Http:/ www.textileartist.org/bren-boardman-on-mind-maps-and-sketchbooks/. I found out that they are Rudbeckia or Black Eyed Susan seed heads. These happy littl...
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Is it always healthy to work alone? – Lazykate Textile Artist
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Is it always healthy to work alone? November 26, 2014. November 28, 2014. I was privileged on Monday to be able to go to work with my friend Paula of Paulafingers Contemporary Ceramics. Paula has a studio in Liverpool and it was interesting to be able to work in a space that wasn’t connected to a house, like mine is. While Paula’s studio is a space surrounded by other artists, often they work outside normal working hours and so Paula, like me spends hours working alone. How can it be improved? You are co...
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Skills Event Updates – Lazykate Textile Artist
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March 24, 2015. March 24, 2015. We began on the Monday at the Manchester Convention Centre (formerly the GMEX) with our stand showcasingBritish Weaving Companies such as the Very English Weaving Company http:/ www.englishweavers.co.uk. And Mallalieus of Oldham who have been manufacturing in Britain since 1840 http:/ www.mallalieus.co.uk. There was also Dionne Swift, textile designer and Lisa Watson, quiltmaker. I felt very honoured to be there. Our group was joined by Manchester University Textile Depart...
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