Introduce yourself

[sharonb]

Hi all I thought I would start this group and see if people were interested in joining. If you are here leave a message to introduce your self. Tell us what your fiber interests are too

I will also test the image function and leave some eye candy

[Carol]

Hi,

I live in Scotland, UK. I love all sorts of fibre art and have experimented with a number of techniques. I don't have a favourite as I love them all. I have my City & Guilds Parts 1 and 2 in Patchwork & Quilting together with Creative Computing Parts 1 and 2. I love taking classes and also teach locally. I am currently studying to become a quilt judge with the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. I am in my second year. I have not long returned from a wonderful trip to the USA - travelling from Chicago to Kentucky with a few stops along the way. The quilt shows in Chicago and Paducah were fabulous.

[Jennifer]

Hi, I'm Jennifer! I am a beginner in embroidery and very excited to learn more stitches. I just uploaded a photo of a butterfly that I painted and then added a border of chain stitch & french knots.
Hope you like it! Jennifer

[Jackie]

Hi, I'm Jackie, living in North Yorkshire, UK. I am a knitter, crocheter, dressmaker, and hope to get started on Bobbin Lacemaking soon. I also make biblical costumes for a small drama group that sends teams into school assemblies.
I am 67 years old, mother of three, grandmother of four, and great grandmother of two. My DH is American, retired US Navy, he has two girls and two grandchildren, all living in Maui, Hawaii. we have been married for 27 years.
I was invited to join by my friend MaryjoO, and I am hoping friends I have invited will join too.
After looking at some of the photo's up here I can see there are a lot of talented ladies, some really beautiful work.

[Jan Lennie]

Hi Jackie,
I live in Wiltshire now but I'm originally from Liverpool.My hubby is Scottish - from Aberdeen.Both of us were Air Force .
, myself as a WRAF medic and then a Pharmacy Tech ,DH Air Traffic Control then an Air Load Master.No grandchildren but son aged 20 and daughter aged 8 (my surprise).I now work as deputy to a facilities manager in a small company and love the job variety.
My bug bear is my sewing machine - I have one , I can use it but I hate it!!!!I learnt on a treadle machine and perverse as it may seem I wish I could go back to it.
I have done designer knitting when my son was young, and model stitching when my daughter was young - now I craft for myself anything and everything that takes my fancy
Jan

[Cynthia]

Hello All

My name is Cynthia and I have been Crocheting since I was 8 years old. I, within the last year have come across the Technique Scrumbles and Freeform Crocheting and I am in love with this style of craft. Looking forward to speaking with many of you soon. Thank you for approving me to this group.

GREATNESS ALWAYS

[Heidi (ST)]

Hi! I'm Heidi; I live in Germany and am a member of the German Patchwork Guild. Patchwork is the craft I enjoy the most; I normally sew by machine, then quilt either by hand or by machine. As I tend to be impatient to get on to the next project when quilting, I'd like to improve my machine quilting skills. I like making my own designs, often variations based on traditional patterns (log cabin is my favorite). When I choose to sew someone else's design, it's usually paper piecing.

My other passion is reading; I especially love the works of J.R.R. Tolkien ("The Lord of the Rings" and more) and am involved in discussions concerning them. Occasionally I combine my two hobbies and make a quilt or fabric book on a Tolkien subject.

I am a church musician by profession and am currently working on a patchwork wall hanging for our church that features instruments and music.

With so many irons in the fire, it's a good thing my children are already grown up and living their own lives, so I can live mine!

I have set up one of my blogs as a place to show my finished projects; here it is: Sewing Rainbows Right now, it features the fabric scrapbook I made last year. More will be upcoming soon as I catch up...

[Linda Stokes]

Hi all, I'm Linda Stokes from Perth, Western Australia. I'm interested in many textile related things, especially surface design, including dyeing and printing on fabric. I also love free machine embroidery & am taking part in Sharon's Take it Further Challenge.
Looking forward to meeting lots of creative people here.

[Mrs Thimble]

Hello to everyone, I am Mrs Thimble from North Somerset in the U.K.. I am passionate about all things textile and feel so excited and inspired to see all the amazing work on here. I am hoping to do a C+G in stumpwork soon, continue with my research of puppetry and carry on expanding my love of stitching. Thankyou to Sharon for starting this inspiring group.

[Elmsley Rose]

Hi, my name is Megan, and I'm in Melbourne, Australia. I'm 37.

My blog is called Elmsley Rose, http://elmsleyrose.blogspot.com/ and I answer to either.

I am interested in historical calligraphy (gothic period) and historical embroidery. The historical embroidery is for the periods 16th-18thC (mostly 16-17thC) and includes surface embroidery, gold work and stumpwork.

I will be starting a big historical 'sampler supported within scroll vinework" in a few months, once I have the research and the materials all together. http://elmsleyrose.blogspot.com/search/label/Historical%20Embroider...

I'm currently working on a Long and Short Stitch Project from Trish Burr's Redoute book for a friend.

[sharonb]

I checked out your blog - your sampler sounds like it's going to be great. It will be interesting watching how it develops

[Elmsley Rose]

Thankyou!

It's going to be a real trial of everything I can come up with - Jane Zimmerman's stitches to slips to some tambour! *grin* I think it will be fun, if it doesn't kill me first!

Nice to actually talk to you for the first time. I'm not a TIF'er, but I see the goings-on through reading everyone's blogs

[Simone]

Hello, I'm Simone from Germany. I love to create, my sewingmachine and vintage style, too.
Thanks for starting the group Sharon! I was happy to find people to trade ATC and AMCards around the world. But the forum is not so easy to understand. Where can I announce that I made new Gingko ATCs for trade? Sorry, I didn't find it. Here is my blog: http://nadelstiche.blogspot.com/
warmest regards
Simone