Quilting, both traditional and experimental. Embroidery, working with beads and so on.
Where did you learn your textle skills?
From books, friends, courses and trying myself. Since I was little I was always making things with fabric, with wool, I embroidered, sew clothes, knitted, crocheted, I made drawings such as mandala's, I painted fabric etc. etc. and when I started to quilt, all of these skills came together.
Thanks, I'm first generation Canadian on my Mom's side. She immigrated from Holland back in the 60's, so tulips have always had a major footprint in the family's garden.
Thanks for your comment, my soft tree was a part of art doll that I started and didn't finished, I take out the hands, put some buttons and her is it...
Hallo Mieke, het maken van frivolité met een naald is niet gecompliceerd. Ik denk dat iedereen het kan leren vanuit het boek wat op mijn blog staat. Misschien is er wel een boek in het nederlands ook Dit boek heeft heel veel fotos en is erg duidelijk.Ik hoop dat je dit berichtje krijgt, ik weet geen andere manier om je te bereiken. groetjes, Ati
Hi Mieke,
thanks for your comment. I am practicing with the embellisher and also broke already one needle:-]
I haven't got time to subscribe to an online course and they all seem very interesting. I have the website in my favorites and as soon as things slow down a bit here (we are under construction at home.. building me a studio in the attic!) I would love to try and see how it goes. I would love also one day to take one course that is not online but with real people..
Hallo Mieke, thanks for dropping by.
I have seen the very nice photos of your work, beautiful!
I spend less time on quilting lately, I like too much the embellisher.
I also looked at your blog (nosey;-)) and I saw some names I have also been, Paspels, Texpertise workshops.
Very nice place this is, I am not so long here yet.
Dag, Marja.
But speaking of mistakes, I was looking at the house quilt design I put on my blog a couple of days after I posted it, and there is a mistake in that! I could replace the picture, but I will see if anyone makes a comment! They haven't yet, so perhaps they don't look for mistakes either.
Hi Mieke,
Thanks for your comment.
It is nice to meet members of the gilde here. I don't know anyone in person yet. I would love to participate in gatherings and maybe take workshops.
I came to the netherlands from Israel 6.5 years ago. I only began creating with textile, patchwork and quilting here. before that I was sculpting with papier mache.
I can also speak and read/write dutch but I find it strange in an international forum as if we have secrets:-]