{"id":10236,"date":"2016-11-29T09:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T09:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=10236"},"modified":"2016-11-28T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T12:02:28","slug":"harrogate-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/29\/harrogate-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrogate Haul.."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate is my main opportunity to stock up on thread, fabric, materials and oddities.<\/p>\n

Yes, I know we all buy online these days, but so often I am looking for something slightly obscure, or I know what I want to achieve, but not how. The opportunity to look and feel before buying, and to talk to the specialist suppliers who are there, is absolutely invaluable.<\/p>\n

\"Flat<\/a>

Flat Silk for Necklace Embroidery<\/p><\/div>\n

This time I was semi-organised, and as soon as I arrived, I went to Midori Matsushima’s stand<\/a> with a shopping list of colours for the Faience Necklace designs, when I get to them. I’m hoping that now I have the silks I will have an incentive to pull my ideas into focus, because I feel that the Dreams of Amarna panels need more colour in them.<\/p>\n

\"Felt<\/a>

Felt and Thread<\/p><\/div>\n

I also bought some wool felt and silk threads, some because I have plans for it, and some to have something frivolous to do. I still have a couple of those wooden pots<\/a> to put pincushions in…<\/p>\n

This slightly less dense felt – some from 20th Century Yarns<\/a> and some from Oliver Twists<\/a> – is much easier to stitch than the dense felt sold to crafters which is stocked everywhere. I also like the somewhat rougher texture.<\/p>\n

\"Silk<\/a>

Silk for Spinning<\/p><\/div>\n

I went to a workshop introducing wet felting, which I am planning to use as the initial colour blocking for the “Vision of Placidus<\/a>” panel, but what I actually bought was more silk to spin into thread for the second layer. I’ll have to wait until the sore elbow and shoulder have healed, but this is something I can do in preparation for the project while I’m still working on the Dreams of Amarna. I’m thinking about Placidus quite a lot in my odd moments!<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A good reference book<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Blanket<\/a>

Blanket Selvedge<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, I bought a book – only one, but it’s a cracker! – and a ball of wool selvedge, for purposes that will remain a mystery for now…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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