"seasons of love" (this is what's on the radio now!)

...and it seems like the perfect title!

My friend Carola is a textile restorer - and this is the amazing place where she works!
Lately she's been working to prepare bespoke dummies for antique dresses to be displayed in exhibitions and museums.
Every corner is full of little surprises - as soon as you get in, you can tell how much she loves her job.
I love going there, it's like a small kingdom of textile magic!

walnut

Getting ready to warp the loom again - but before I had some dyeing to do
Walnuts are amazing - they give a wonderful rich brown -
and you don't need to mordant the yarn before dyeing it!

I discovered Jutta's lovely blog - her photos are absolutely beautiful!

home sweet home

our summer is getting to an end - but I still taste the yummy strauben we enjoyed after a mountain walk,
and the lovely colours of Val di Non.

Time to go back and start weaving again!

Maxine Sutton

A small but lovely exhibition at West Dean College - a wonderful place, worth visiting also for the gardens!
and the amazing work of Maxine Sutton -

I love her way of combining different textures - and the shapes she draws are so cute!
you can see her shop here
and my favourite piece here - on display at the exhibition

sensory overload

an unexpected trip to London resulted in a visit to MoDA and the current exhibition:

this was the well worn cushion on the bench by the entrance of the museum...
I wish I could have that on my sofa!
BUT, as is if all this were not enough, behind the permanent exhibition gallery
there was a very special corridor...with an installation by Deborah Bowness
- I absolutely love her work and this corridor was a feast for the eyes -

we're on holiday!

[ finally! ]
- see you soon -

pattern eye candy

While in a bookshop today I found this little book - who says not to judge a book by its cover?
I can't stop looking at it, it's so beautiful!

The book is one in a series of four from the V&A - and it comes with a cd with all the images
contained in the book. Did I tickle your tastebuds?

Small Hours by Lucienne Day / Heal's

Fibra by Eszter Haraszty / Knoll Textiles - I love this one, a bunch of heddles!

Books by Jacqueline Groag / Liberty & Co.

Feathered Friends by Sylvia Chalmers / Elizabeth Eaton Ltd

Provence by Lucienne Day / John Line & Sons Ltd