Its been a busy few weeks but today is a ‘free day.’ Once I’d done my Team LimbBo admin I decided to have a play! I’m working with some online Instagram friends to put together another free ebook – using scraps in Polymer Clay. I have a large storage box full of scrap clay – I basically throw everything in there for Tommy, LJ and … Continue reading Polymer Clay – trying surface treatments on Scraps
I’m loving the fact that it’s now sunny enough in the UK to start Cyanotype printing again. Having said that, it snowed this morning!! I decided to experiment with printing on fabric. I’ve had some epic fails which have gone straight into the bin but there have been one or two successes so I thought I’d just share a few of the things I’ve discovered. … Continue reading Cyanotype printing on Fabric
At the start of Lockdown I read a ‘letter from Italy’ that was doing the rounds on social media. It basically said that they were a few weeks ahead of us and to expect a burst of enthusiasm – new books, skills, excercise… and then we would hit a wall and feel completely exhausted. True to form I did lots of sewing, knitting, botanical drawing, … Continue reading Cyanotypes
I’ve been playing with dyes and sunlight printing this week. I love it – so easy and so effective – for those of you who asked for instructions and more details here are just some quick guidelines. You need: white cotton or calico fabric Dye na flow paints – lots of different colours available see the photo in the side bar which will take you … Continue reading Painting with sunlight
Following on from yesterday’s post about recharging batteries, I’ve had a day for me today. Tony is off working as a Ranger and walking the hills so I decided it was time to do lots of jobs that I have been thinking about. My printer has been playing up big style and had reached the point where it was wasting so much paper I knew … Continue reading A day for me
Jane Hewitt 