I have had the thinking cap on  for what i want to make next. I need to do a book proposal and I am contemplating the subject matter and how...

It has been a busy week. Last Monday we went to Nimes to have another look at the Arena and I must admit i did not notice the matador  statu...

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I have in the past been heard to say that i wanted to live in a bedouin tent- little did I think i would spend the night in one! This bedo...

Damascus and Aleppo are modern roaring cities with all variety of cars and trucks- pretty well like all modern cities except for the inner o...

What comes to mind when you think of Middle Eastern food? Hommus, baba ghanouj, mahammara,olives,mutabal, fattoush, kibbeh,borak- it's a...

Tea and coffee is very much a part of life and social etiquette in Syria- it's a serious business. I am intrigued by how many ways peopl...

I am back after a fabulous two weeks in Syria despite the flu. We saw, we marvelled, we explored, we played a little with textiles , we ate,...

I have finally finished hand stitching the silk dyed piece I have entitled Reef. it took a lot of hand stitching. In another half hour I wi...

The coloured version of 72 MORE Ways is finished and delivered together with the black and white version to Editions de Saxe last Thursday, ...

I have been working hard on the  coloured version of 72 MORE Ways Not to Stipple or Meander , as I need to deliver quilts and words and wh...

I finally finished the Traveller's blanket- I felt I should have given it to my daughter ( were she interested in such things and if he...

I started a large collaged piece to showcase the Aurifil threads- but at every stage I have thought is it worth it.I have used the 28 weight...

I have been working hard on my travellers blanket- hand stitching , embroidering the last 30 or so squares.I have been sitting up untilmidn...

I have been hand stitching all weekend- somehow it did not seem right to machine stitch. And today I intend to make another linocut so i can...

I have finally finished a machine stitched piece- I can't tell you how relieved I am to be finally stitching on a machine again. My frie...

I am back in Holland after teaching at the textile festival in Leiden. I will also be teaching a masterclass ( dye , print and creation) at...

Finally I have some time to share some photos of the Southern Lands exhibition which is presently being exhibited at Quilters-Insel Ateli...

I made this little horizontal piece with one of the linocuts I made for my on-line course. These little trees are proving very popular and ...

When i got up this morning- this was the scene. It is the South of France , not far from the coast for heaven's sake- what is happening...