The menopausal woman

Here's a force to be reckoned with : the menopausal woman, full of plans, energy and wisdom! There, I said it and that's what this piece is all about!

I knit the background from Rowan wool and felted the fabric in the washing machine. This way it feels sturdy and slighlty carpet-like.

The powerful woman and the ladder are embroidered onto the background, and I added fairy lights (off course!). It is quite a big wall hanging which I installed in our hallway: very happy with it!

Ampersand

I love the ampersand symbol. This one is made from scrap fabric, mostly from old clothes. The technique of fabric manipulation I learned from Jenny McIlhatton through her workshop via textilartist.org.

You can create so many textures and layers with this technique, I will definitely use this in future work!

I love gnomes!

Inspired by the knitted figures and animals I keep seeing on Pinterest, I decided to knit a couple of gnomes myself. They are my own design and are a fairly straightforward knit. I gave them a hat made of an old sock with a funny charm.

It's another good way to use up those yarn scraps.

My new gnomes played their part in our Christmas decor last year 😊

 

3 Circles

This is my response to the second workshop I did with Hanny Newton : an abstract piece of 3 circles with thread and beads.