07/03/21
EDITED TO ADD
I now have enough photos for my project, thank you to everyone who has contributed.
28/01/21
I have taken part in the 100 Day Project for the last few years, the first 2 years I took the easy route and just shared a photo of work I had done previously for 100 days on the trot.… Read the rest
Author: Fran Harkes
Dear Diary : part 20, just a short one.
23/10/20
T’other day I hung one of my handmade scarves over a blouse, for want of a spare hanger, That looks good, I thought, and it gave me an idea to decorate the blouse in the same way I would make a scarf.
I selected some colours of selvedge that I could use and set them aside.… Read the rest
dear diary : part 19
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12/10/20
This is my first blogpost since my website got updated and things look different, it looks much more plain, so I need to
add a photo here
and I need to make this paragraph quite long so that when you look at the main page for my blog the excert that it shows contains more than a single sentence.… Read the rest
book exchange part 4 : Lisbeth to me
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You can read “book exchange part 1 : me to Lisbeth” here
“book exchange part 2 : Lisbeth to me” here
and ” “book exchange part 3 : me to Lisbeth” here
22/07/20
When I returned Lisbeths finished book to her I also included another book for her to embellish.… Read the rest
book exchange part 3 : me to Lisbeth
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You can read “book exchange part 1 : me to Lisbeth” here
and “book exchange part 2 : Lisbeth to me” here
22/07/20
When Lisbeth returned my finished book to me she also included a 2nd book for me to embellish.… Read the rest
dear diary, part 18
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18/08/20
Halfway through the eighth month already, even this unusual year with it’s unprecedented lockdowns and social distancing is galloping past at an alarming rate. It seems like only a few weeks ago since I took part in a a Valentine’s Heart Swap , you can read about it here
Well it’s time for another swap, this time called “Happy Houses” , I had to make 2 textile houses and send them to a partner, and I also received 2 from someone else.… Read the rest
Dear Diary, part 17: 5 doodlebombs and a wedding
17/07/20
My friend bought one of my scarves as part of the Artists Support Pledge , you can read about it at the bottom of this blogpost. She posted a photo of herself wearing it on Instagram. I loved the photo so I printed it out , doodlebombed it and posted it to her. I’ve asked other friends to send me photos to do as well.… Read the rest
book exchange part 2 : Lisbeth to me
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You can read “book exchange part 1 : me to Lisbeth” here
15/6/20
Lisbeths book arrived today, and very nice it is too, I will enjoy stitching on her pages.… Read the rest
book exchange part 1 : me to Lisbeth
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31/05/20
I can’t quite remember when I first saw the work of Lisbeth Degn on Facebook , it might have been her knitting , or her jewellery but I definitely noticed her when she started sharing her 10 x 10 inch embroidered and collaged pieces she was making for The 100 Day Project.… Read the rest
100 Day Project : completed, in 100 days ( a personal best)
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I blogged about being halfway through my 100 Day Project here and in it I reserved my right to miss a day if I wanted to, my 100 days don’t need to be 100 consecutive days, said I.… Read the rest
