A week has now gone by since the
Spring Knit and Stitch Show at Olympia and I've just about recovered! On the Saturday I went with my mother-in -law Sheila to have a good look round but Sunday was stewarding day.
I went in early before it was open to the public so I could take photos of the TVCT
'Halfway Between' stand. It looked fantastic and I'm so pleased that my dolls house mock-up proved useful .
It was quiet to begin with but soon there were lots of interested people having a look around. The show attracted quite a wide range of knitters and stitchers and I think our stand with it's variety of textiles appealed to that audience.
No photography allowed(we encouraged people to buy the catalogue) but in a quiet time I got Sue to take a snap of me with my 'Fleet Mudflats' ( as used in advertising and show catalogue!) .
There's still the opportunity to see 'Halfway Between' at the
National Needlework Archive
I spent the Sunday afternoon with my white gloves on , stewarding the 70 or so quilts of Contemporary Quilt Specialist Group of
Quilters Guild Of British Isles. Lovely to see such a wide range of quilts (including older ones) made by my friends and with my white gloves having a fine time sneaking a look at their backs. I've written a post for the
'fire' blog on this topic.
A little retail therapy did not go amiss - some fabrics to dye with indigo later in the summer and a range of threads including luscious linen ones from
Namolio.
1 comment:
I was disappointed not to have been able to get there. Your exhibition space looks very professional and I love your Fleet Mudflats.
I'm not sure that I agree about the back of textile art. We don't turn a painting over to look at the back of it so why do that with textile art?
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