"Hi Frances Many thanks for the friend request. I look forward to swopping fibre embellishing techniques. Claire"
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Claire Cousins
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A Big Thank you for Sharonb
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Linda J Calverley left a comment for Claire Cousins"Thank you Claire, I'm glad you like them. {tasts}"
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- What textiles are you interested in?
- Machine embroidery, and all surface techniques. I will experiement with anything creative, such as printing, dyeing, slashing, applique, the list goes on.
- Where did you learn your textile skills?
- Cambridgshire, UK
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I have become the Chair person for a local crafters group called Saints Crafters check out our new blog started today.
Claire
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Fabric Book Inspired by My Poem 'Green Cathedral'
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 10:25 0 Comments 0 Likes
I have now finished my fabric book, which took longer than I thought due to a knee injury sustained during skiing. It just felt odd trying to use my left leg instead of the right…
Fabric Book
Posted on November 11, 2012 at 5:17 5 Comments 1 Like
I wrote a poem called my Green Cathedral and it has inspired me to create a fabric book. I have hand dyed a selection of materials. I have printed my poem and images I will use onto fabric and I have gathered a selection of threads ready to start.…
Playing around with backgrounds
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 10:36 0 Comments 0 Likes
I have been trying out some new techniques, I have been using PVA watered down glue to apply some old scrap booking paper to a calico fabric base. I have then covered this in a thin layer of gesso thin enough to show the patterns beneath. On top of that I have sprayed through a spiral stencil using inks l. I am hoping that once dried I can then sew into it.…
Continue Using up my scraps to produce small pieces of art.
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:47 1 Comment 0 Likes
I have been so busy at work, and when I get home I am too tired to try anything new or big. So I have been working my way though my scrap bag creating little pieces of art. It keeps me happy and I am using up my hoard.
Autumn Whimsical wall hanging is now finished
Posted on April 29, 2012 at 5:11 0 Comments 0 Likes
My latest whimsical piece is now finished, and it is a shame that it is so dark and rainy. Not ideal weather to take a good clear photo so I will have to wait and up load it when the weather is better.
Comment Wall (99 comments)
- At 15:14 on May 12, 2013, Linda J Calverley said…
Thank you Claire, I'm glad you like them. {tasts}
- At 9:45 on November 13, 2012,
Elaine Wilding said… You are so welcome. I have done this before on a couple of pages the printing part but not the other interesting stuff. I love to try out new products and check out new techniques.I have a few pages I did with the printer . I added needle work and beads to them they were fun, and there is so much copyright free clip art to chose from. I used bubble jet 2000 to treat my frabric so the ink jet ink does not run when it gets wet. I bottle is about $20.00. But you can treat yards and yards of fabric with it. And small projects are my cup of tea so I can try something new. Right now I have been dying buttons. I love the fun that art brings to my life and I love looking for forgotten things to play with in the thrift stores. Well it was nice to chat with you. Hugs Elaiine
- At 9:16 on July 6, 2012,
faith said… When i went with a freind in that gorgeous patchwork shop in Ely, there were two gorgeous bits of fabric that i want to buy and my freind said, havent you got enough fabric. To this day I still think I wish I had of bought that fabric but never mind. Im hoping to go to the quilt show, so hoping to get some there and no,,, im not going to listen to my freind again (laughs) and Ive realised I can always buy online toox... I do have endless absolute endless things waiting to be finished waiting to even be started... thats been put to the back of the list.
I love your pictures I keep looking at them, so lovely, great inspiration Clairex
- At 7:37 on July 1, 2012, faith said…
It would be great to have you as a freind too. A couple of Months ago one of our crafts group went to Ely Cathedral to look at the quaker exhibition and what a gorgeous patchwork shop you have in the back streets.
Well Ive got to go now but not for long, when Ive had my break ill be back stitching againx
Faithx
- At 12:43 on June 20, 2012,
Diane Watson said… Thank you, Claire. I love making things involving my family and photo transfer is a wonderful way to do that. I once did a quilt for my sister-in-law to give to her Daddy and I think there were like 300 pictures on it! It was huge and I only put a little strip of fabric between each picture. That was way too much! Am never doing that again. hahaha
Your work is wonderful!
Blessings,
Diane
- At 7:47 on April 29, 2012,
christina richards said… Hi Claire thanks for the friend request......I would love to be friends
hugs
chris richards
xxxxxx
- At 17:11 on March 7, 2012,
Algecira Castro said… Olá Cousins! Passei para deixar um grande abraço e acreditar que está tudo em paz com você e os seus. Abraços, Algecira
- At 8:44 on February 29, 2012,
Pauline Fitzpatrick said… Thank you Claire! Yes, I do wear the jacket occasionally, usually workshops or exhibitions :-)
- At 6:09 on February 29, 2012,
Anneliese said… Thank you, Claire, for your nice letter and nice words for my creations!
- At 5:13 on February 29, 2012,
Julie Thomson said… A bag was what I had in mind but???? well you know how needleworkers go LOL . I did that quite a while ago , now I am back doing filet lace. One day !!! I love your work, very creative
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