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Silk Sacks Silk Sacks provides hand-dyed fibres for the embroiderer, felt-maker and other craft enthusiasts. Our many varieties of natural fibres come either in their natural shade or dyed in 10 different colourways. We also supply kits for the beginner to silk paper making - ideal for presents - as well as finished, hand-made embroidered silk paper cards. Our fibres include silk tops, noils, carrier rods, throwsters, caps and hankies as well as merino wool, mohair, angora, linens, cotton, viscose, soyabean and ramie.  Val is available for workshops, Guild demonstrations and is happy to supply sale or return packs for classes. Val Toombes, Silk Sacks (QW), 43 Medstead Road, Alton, Hants, GU34 4AE, UK, tel. 01420 542260, email , web site www.silksacks.co.uk. |
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DISCOVER AND BE STIMULATED
by the series of colourful books and DVDs from Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn. They inspire designs and provoke creativity with fabrics and threads in a range of techniques. The latest productions are: Location, Location (book No.21) shows locations to stimulate you, materials and tools to excite you, and interpretations to inspire you. Seeing Double (book No.22) answers the questions of 'how do you get started' and 'where do you get your ideas from', encouraging the reader to take their own personal paths. Seeing Double DVD (96 mins) shows them working from the same design sources but creating very different pieces of work. The viewer sees the design process, sketchbooks and the artists working with various media and techniques. Still available are the other books, Vanishing Act (1), Voluptuous Velvet (2), Bonding and Beyond (3), Transfer to Transform (4), Gardens and More (5), Conversations with Constance (6), Trees as a Theme (7), Giving Pleasure (8), New Dimensions (9), A Tale of Two Stitches (11), A Sketch in Time (12), No Stone Unturned (13), Connections (14), Colour Explorations (15), Over the Line (16), Grids to Stitch (17), Seductive Surfaces (18), RED (19), Embellish and Enrich (20). And their other DVDs titled 'Jan Beaney' working with soluble materials and 'Jean Littlejohn' creating with an embellishing machine. In the UK, DVDs are priced at £20 each and the books at £7.50. There is a £1.00 p&p charge for one and 50p for each subsequent DVD or book. They can be obtained by sending a cheque to: Double Trouble Enterprises (wotw), PO Box 348, Maidenhead, SL6 6XB, UK and allow 21 days delivery. For prices outside the UK, and more information and pictures, please visit our website at: www.doubletrouble-ent.com. |
Cover of 'Location, Location' (Book 21) (left) and 'Seeing Double-Personal Themes' (Book 22) (above).  Page 21 from 'Location, Location' (above) and Page 15 from 'Seeing Double-Personal Themes' (below) 
and the new DVD (below) 
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A unique range of hand-dyed threads in repeatable colours for hand and machine embroidery. |
  
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Jennifer Gail Threads is a company in Dorset, England, producing space-dyed threads and fabrics in small quantities.
For further information, visit her web site www.jgthreads.comAll the colourways are personally created by Jenny using her experience and own techniques to produce the extensive range of colours and textures. She is constantly seeking new and exciting threads and fabrics whilst adding to and improving the brilliant colour range. The new Studio is now open and you are welcome to visit Jennifer Gail Threads (QW), The Garden Studio, 10 Central Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 2EW, UK. or contact her by Email or tel. +44(0)1202 735251. |
  Bogod Machine Company, 50-52 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DJ, tel. 020 7549 7849, email , web site www.bernina.co.uk |
  The aim of Bernina is simple; to produce sewing machines that let textile artists and craftspeople turn their imagination and inspiration into a reality. Bernina Aurora range - for quilters and all textile artists
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 Material Pleasures - Online Retail Therapy for Quilters We are open when the shops are closed www.materialpleasures.co.uk Exciting prints Good range of solids Original Patterns and Kits, Wadding, Needles, Templates, Rotary Cutters, Cutting Mats, Rulers and more Beginners made welcome with special packs, kits, help and advice Available for group visits or quilting events in the Cheshire/Manchester/Merseyside areas and beyond
Tel. 01928 712229 or 07941 757912 NEW Have a look at our listing in the Courses page. |
Oakshott Fabrics We specialise in quality handloom fabrics for quilting and soft furnishing.
Fine Quality Handmade Quilting Fabrics - Specially hand woven for discerning quilters by master weavers who have patiently taken two hours to prepare and weave each metre. These 100% mercerised vat dyed shot cottons are soft to the touch and are packed with individual character and shimmer with silky lustre. They are ideal for hand and machine piecing as well as hand and machine quilting. The sumptuous colours blend well together and give an extra dimension when used along other printed fabrics.
For any questions please contact us: Oakshott and Company Ltd (QW) 19 Bamel Way Gloucester Business Park Brockworth Gloucester GL3 4BH UK Tel: 01452 371 571 Fax: 01452 371 573 Email: |
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Stitching the Textured Surface by Lynda Monk & Carol McFee ISBN: 978-0-9555371-4-1 Published by d4daisy books (softback)  NOW AVAILABLE Mixed media is such a popular concept and these two authors are masters of their craft. Amazing surfaces are constructed with gesso and molding paste. However, what makes this book unique are the ideas and techniques for colouring and stitching these surfaces. Lynda and Carol have produced new ideas for working in mixed media. Their surfaces are layered, often distressed, always intriguing and forming a complex textile which belies the simplicity of its construction. They also make full use of materials such as Lutradur and Tyvek with some new and exciting ideas. Best of all, you don't need to be an artist as fantastic surfaces grow from stencils and stamps. Whether you are a paper-crafter, book-maker, textile artist or quilter, your work will never be the same. £17.00 plus £2.00 p&p per book in the UK. If outside Great Britain, add a further £4.00 per book airmail. When available, order online from d4daisy books through their secure site. |
Stitches, Straps & Layers by Maggie Grey ISBN: 978-0-9555371-3-4 Published by d4daisy books (softback)  NOW AVAILABLE In these difficult times, we all need to be more aware of the resources to be found within our cupboards, stashes and workrooms. This book looks at exciting ways of using this treasure trove by building from the bottom up. Backgrounds and layers provide a base for stitch and make the sometimes difficult job of designing textiles much easier. Maggie says: 'This book has been a delight. I set myself a challenge to use what I had or what I could find at no cost. In the process, I discovered the joys of making and using straps. Initially, these were borders but they grew into vessels, book-covers and many other finished pieces - a whole new way of working.' £19.00 plus £2.00 p&p per book in the UK. If outside Great Britain, add a further £4.00 per book airmail. Order online from d4daisy books through their secure site. |
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Exploring Colour with Julia Caprara ISBN: 978-0-9555371-2-7  by Julia Caprara Published by d4daisy books (softback) NOW AVAILABLE Julia Caprara is a towering figure in the world of textiles. Founder of Opus, the only distance learning site which provides a degree course, Julia is recognised as a master of colour. This richly illustrated book is not only visually beautiful and inspirational, but also provides the reader with new ways of learning and studying the art of colour. Textile artist, Julia Caprara, introduces her own unique approach to colour and stitch and invites the reader to share some of the highlights of her own studies on the path of colour. Each chapter focuses on a key practical element, introducing the reader stage by stage to the language of colour, providing guidance for working with both mixed media and stitch methods. Practical advice is offered on experimental approaches to painting with stitches and ways for composing and resolving a finished item for exhibition. Each chapter includes an innovative feature, The Colour School, which is structured as a series of practical assignments, each designed to offer the reader ways of developing their own personal voice and expressive skills. Assignments include projects focused on sketchbook practice and story boards, guidance on how to develop a personal colour language, ways of learning to 'paint' with stitches, together with ideas for developing an experimental approach to colour and stitch. Also covered are ideas for working on location and resolving a final textile project. All these offer textile enthusiasts ways to make colour their own and to build on their personal creativity. £17.00 plus £2.00 p&p per book in the UK. If outside Great Britain, add a further £4.00 per book airmail. When available, order online from d4daisy books through their secure site. |
Textile Translations: Mixed Media ISBN: 978-0-9555371-1-0  by Maggie Grey Published by d4daisy books (softback) NOW AVAILABLE Everyone loves making sketchbooks and they are even more useful when they provide inspiration and ideas for a series of stitched textiles. This book shows you how to work from design source to finished piece, exploring a variety of mixed media techniques on the journey. This 80-page book first provides step-by-step instructions through a basic technique. These are followed by exciting ideas for extending the technique, from backgrounds built-up with gesso and paper to finished pieces using kozo fibres and embossing powder. Learn about heat techniques with felt and gesso, and make painted borders using grungeboard. Just a few of the ideas from the book. HOT NEWS: Free online classes with this book. Everyone has asked Maggie to teach online workshops and she is going to do just that, based on extending the book ideas even further. The classes started in November and, to enter them, you will need to have a copy of the book handy. Sounds like a lot of fun. £17.00 plus £2.00 p&p per book in the UK. If outside Great Britain, add a further £4.00 per book airmail. Order online from d4daisy books through their secure site. |