Does you button collection match this one...?

Museum of London unveils remarkable collection of buttons recovered from Thames...

There are over 2,500 of them.... !

Read more about them here...

Paper & Stitch...

Paper & Stitch from R&A Collaborations on Vimeo.

Posting this on a cold wet Sunday afternoon in June !....

Colour matching game....

Here's a 'great' way to waste time...

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Do try it then come back and let us know how you got on.... :)

BOWES MUSEUM

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Sarah Casey has chosen an unusual but very effective method of displaying these lovely caps.

Thank you Barbara.

"To find out more about my exhibition and drawings, please join me in the Jubilee Room on Monday 1st June at 2.15 for a free gallery talk at Bowes Museum..."

Sarah Casey

MAGNA CARTA EMBROIDERY

This is an interesting interview with Cornelia Parker and other contributors to the stitching of the Magna Carter.

Thank you for sharing it with us Barbara.

Zandra Rhodes...

I came across this video of Zandra Rhodes....

After a 'little' research I found the following...

Zandra's own website... here...

Then I found this website called 'The Selby' featuring some lovely photos of this fashion designers home and studio... the link to the Zandra Rhodes article is here...

Hope you enjoy following the links and looking at the pictures as much as I did....

To finish here's a link to 

...Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection! Here you can explore a selection of 500 of my couture dresses and garments from the 1960s to the present day, including pieces worn by icons such as Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor, and Diana Ross. You can also explore my drawings, learn about the inspiration behind my most famous pieces, and see the design and production techniques that are used to make the handcrafted couture in my fashion studio in London....   

Artist Profile at Oekaki World...

Came across a new to me website the other evening and thought you all might be interested in it.

"Oekaki World is all about celebrating the clever and creative of the sewing world "

I found it via Mandy Patalluo and as we'd had Mandy as one of our guest speakers a while ago thought you might like to read what she had to say...  Artist Profile