I’ve been taking part in another collaborative project with 9 other members of a Facebook textile group, this time we took it in turns to contribute to 10 5 inch embroidery hoops. 
Some of the previous projects fitted into a large letter sized envelope and this kept the postage costs to a minimum. However the hoops needed to go in a small parcel, so I suggested that to make the most of that we should make them 3 dimensional.… Read the rest
Author: Fran Harkes
100 days of : chapter 5
So soon, another phase of my 100 Day Project is completed. You can read about the previous ones here
I exchanged fabric with 9 other members of a Facebook group I belong to, and we are using each others pieces in our 100 Day Projects. The most recent piece I used came from Jacquie Chalmers. I really liked the pieces that Jacquie sent me, she created them using her embellishing machine (looks like a sewing machine but has no threads, instead it has barbed needles that mash the fibres together).… Read the rest
100 days of : chapter 4
More than halfway through my 100 Day Project and I finished the latest phase today. You can read about the previous phases here:
chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3
I exchanged fabric with 9 other members of a Facebook group I belong to, and we are using each others pieces in our 100 Day Projects. The most recent piece I used came from Deborah Kenward.… Read the rest
100 days of : chapter 3
I’m taking part in the The 100 Day Project and have completed days 37-48. You can read about days 1-24 here and days 25-36 here
For this section of my 100 days I used a piece of fabric I received from Sue Justjems in an exchange.
On the day that I was due to start work on Sue’s piece, the postie delivered these nametapes that I had bought on a whim, with no idea what I would use them for. I… Read the rest
100 days of : chapter 2
I’m taking part in the The 100 Day Project and have completed days 25-36. You can read about days 1-24 here
I used a piece of fabric I received from Ruth McDonald in an exchange. Great textures, and lots of possibilities.
First I painted it with acrylic paint and stamped it with some foam stamps I bought at a carboot sale the previous day.… Read the rest
100 days of : chapter 1
Last year I took part in The 100 Day Project you can read all about it here
Since then I have done 100 Days of Customisation and I am on day 51 of 52 Days of Made on Monday 2016 Revisited
All of these endeavours involved me posting a photo for a number of (not neccesarily consecutive) days on Instagram and Facebook but none of them involved me actually making anything.… Read the rest
Monday makings (part 1)….
I am taking part in the Made on Monday project again, I did it once before in 2016, you can read all about it here It involves making a new piece of 5×5 inch art every week for a year, and posting it online on a Monday.
The first time round I used fabric scraps from my ample scrap box, which never gets any less ample.… Read the rest
postcard art : part 3
You can read part 1 here
and part 2 here
The other postcard swap group I belong to is the “PFA SWAP GROUP – Heart & Handmade Postcard Fabric Art Creations”.
PFA stands for Postcard Fabric Art.
It is a sister group to the one I spoke about here Members of the main group are invited to join once they have completed at least 3 of the challenges.… Read the rest
postcard art : part 2
This is part 2 , you can read part 1 here
I am a member of a Facebook group called “POSTCARD FABRIC ART – Quilt, Applique, FMQ Thread Sketch, Paint, Embellish+”
It is run by Ann Hillman Lamy, who describes it better than I ever could. She says..
“What’s small and colorful and can adorn the hearts of whoever receives one in the mail?… Read the rest
postcard art : part 1
When I’m not working with fabric I spend quite a lot of time playing with it. It feels like a treat, or a reward to make something that I don’t intend to sell, just for the pleasure of it. It is also an easily accesable displacement activity when I can’t be bothered doing any proper work.… Read the rest
