seemed to be a good thing to do on a dark and depressing winter's day. You know, the little cotton ones that you tuck into your handbag before you go out shopping, just in case... I've been hand dyeing some, and they have come out really well. I thought that I might embellish one or two, and provide the means for embellishing others in the bags themselves, and sell them as kits with full instructions. I have something of a money focus at the moment, as Robin is still looking for work, and it's a bit scary. I don't earn all that much (surprise, surprise...) and may have to go back to the Day Job to help with paying the bills. Meantime, though, these little bags will go onto Etsy, with and without embellishments, along with some tshirts and other hand dyed bits and pieces.
Meanwhile, I've started another book, a follow up to 'Finding Your Creative Focus'. This one develops the theme of where you get your ideas from, which I talked about in the first book, and looks at creating personal imagery. As I did with the last one, I'd like to set up an online group to work through the text; you get free tuition, I get feedback on what works...and the occasional quotation! I'm looking for five guinea pigs...I mean, volunteers... if anyone is interested, please email me direct, thanks.
Now, hopefully, the shed will be warm enough for me to work in. I was working with soy wax yesterday, making samples for my talk tomorrow to Kings Lynn Embroiderers' Guild, 'Waxing Lyrical'. Hopefully, they will have dried enough for me to add the second layer of wax and colour...
