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Anneliese Perinic commented on Claire Cousins's photo 'IMG_2286'

That's it!! I love it! And I am doing such sewing now. I followed a course with a German teacher, so absolutely interesting. We were "printing" with Wonder-Under, and collaging and sewing with chiffon and organza, cutting out flowers..... This pho...

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I adore these. Claire

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Wow. I love all the detail and use of colour. Claire

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This is gorgeous. Claire

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Amazing! Clarie

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Oh, as beautiful as ever. I have rated it my favourite. Claire

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What aspect of 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 textle skills?: Cambridgshire, UK

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At last I have finished my patchwork quilt.

I started this quilt 10 years ago, I had only been working on it for a few months and when we moved it got packed away and forgotten about. When I was having a sort out I found it again and hey presto, I have now finished it !!

Posted on September 21, 2009 at 12:19am —

Received a textile postcard today

It was like christmas had come early today when I saw my post. Amongst the bills was the most beautiful textile postcard produced by Lorna. Hope she likes the postcard I made and sent her.

Posted on July 22, 2009 at 5:21am —

The Open studio is coming to a close

This open studio may be coming to a close , but I am still busy getting ready for an exhibition in Northamptonshire. I have been looking through my box of uncompleted work, one of which is a quilt which I must consider finishing.

Posted on July 19, 2009 at 8:13pm —

2009

I have been busy creating new pieces for my open studio, exploring the art of silk papermaking, which I have found to have a great sculture quality. It will hold its shape once machine stitched damped and then dried with a hair dryer.

Posted on April 21, 2009 at 6:30pm —

Newbee

Hi to anyone who visits. I am new to all things online. So my page is developing slowly as I get used to all the processes. So please be patient and visit me again.
I love creating individual pieces using a variety of surface techniques. I am experimenting with Batik as a base for machine and hand embroidery at the moment. I have recently dabbled with fibre fusing and felt bonding to add texture. This is one of my larger pieces that hangs over my freplace. It is called Golden Journey.… Continue

Posted on June 21, 2008 at 6:59pm — 1 Comment

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At 7:10pm on November 13, 2009, Maria Clara said…: Hello Claire,

Your works are beautifuls!

At 7:04am on November 10, 2009, sharonb said…: Claire I have just realised you have 3 slide shows on your web page if you are on a slow connection these could cause you trouble- just somethign to remeber for future

At 9:32am on October 15, 2009, sharonb said…: Claire Sorry to hear you have had trouble loading the site. I have no idea why the site would load slowly for you. I have not had any problems and have just come back from New Zealand where I had a slow connection. Have you tried clearing your browser cache?

At 5:47am on September 24, 2009, Hopscotch said…: Thanks for letting me pick your brains, Claire.
I have used Model Magic - it's great, isn't it. I have just finished some textile jewellery cuffs, and hope to post them up. Next I want to make some silk paper for stitching on. Happy experimenting!

At 2:50am on September 22, 2009, Hopscotch said…: Thank you for such lovely comments, Claire. Embellishing, hand embroidery and beading seem to be made for each other!

At 8:46pm on September 21, 2009, Christine Davey said…: Thank you for commenting on my 'seascape'
It was the view from my terrace in Tenerife each evening when the sun went down over La Gomera. Sold up, now back in UK !!

At 5:49am on September 21, 2009, Odette Pineger said…: Hello Claire...yes thanks, I´d love to go with you to the Rag Rug Group. I´ll be back on 16th. Oct.

At 3:00am on August 10, 2009, Christine Davey said…: Hello, I live in Sth. Norfolk. Did you ever work with Pauline Verrinder in Cambridge, a colleague of mine ?