{"id":309,"date":"2018-01-16T15:47:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/?p=309"},"modified":"2018-02-15T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T09:47:06","slug":"purple-boots-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/01\/16\/purple-boots-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Boots Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Its a cold day and I am busy creating in my cold dining room. The fire has been calling me though so I am taking a break to warm my bones and catch up with my blog posts.<\/p>\n

Just a few days now until Tudor Rose holds its wonderful annual exhibition. So much to see and learn about. I have been lucky to work with Kathy Laurel Sage on one of her machine embroidery classes so I need to set up my machine and get some of those pieces finished but first…Powertex!<\/p>\n

I’m working on a mixture of pieces at the moment. My half day courses have proved popular so I am busy coming up with a new one based around mirrors. Those who know me know I am a little addicted to recycling so I have been rummaging in charity shops far and wide and have managed to come up with a whole bunch of mirrors that we can turn into a class.<\/p>\n

My recycling habit is also becoming well known amongst our shop customers and I often find little donations for me to incorporate into my work have appeared in my drawer. The current favourite is old keys so a few of these are making an appearance into my mirror frames alongside the usual fabrics and linens.<\/p>\n

I’m working in Ivory at the moment. This is also weather proof just like my lead and bronze pieces but will allow for a wider colour choice once I get to that stage. I’m thinking I might like a wall of, mirrors in my garden to hide the slightly ugly pallet fence made by my neighbour. I should love it, its a total recycling triumph but it’s orangeness offends me just a little. I’m hoping a collection of Powertex magic will make me love it a little. To this end I also found an absolute steal of an oval mirror in a charity shop. A friend and I have spent a happy hour with a pot of tea and some of the stockinette we have just added to our product line in store and the frame is now half covered with ivory. I am tempted to try some ombre skills by mixing my white with lead and creating some interesting graduated colours…but will it work? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Watch this space to see how my mirror projects turn out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Its a cold day and I am busy creating in my cold dining room. The fire has been calling me though so I am taking a break to warm my bones and catch up with my blog posts. Just a few days now until Tudor Rose holds its wonderful annual exhibition. So much to see … <\/p>\n

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