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Shelley Atkins
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Fiber books
116 members
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Design
125 members
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Textile Artists Trading…
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Surface Design
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Stitchin Fingers in Euro…
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Hi Gina
Please count me in, Christmas theme would be great.
Thanks
Shelley
Is it still possible to join in with this swop. I really enjoyed the halloween swop, and it would be great to take part.
Absolutely beautiful, where do you start with a piece like this? Are all the pieces hand cut?
Fantastic autumn postcard
For anyone who is interested in making a fiber book in the near future or for those who have made one or more and want to share techniques.Using cloth and mixed media to create memory books. Crazy quilting,beading, embellishing,new methods to share.
A group to discuss all facets of design
Stitch, share photos & swap your textile & fiber artists trading cards here.
For everyone interested in altering the surface of cloth: screen printing, monoprinting, painting, computer generated images and more.
A meeting space for textile artists living in Europe. Share ideas and information about groups, exhibitions, courses, conferences, and other opportunities that we might participate in and where we might meet each other.
Freeform fiber techniques. Freeform crochet, knitting, weaving, along or in any combination, with or without beading, surface embroidery, or any kind of embellishing
In 2007 Sharon Boggon ran a challenge - Take a Stitch on Tuesday. TAST appears to be great for the beginners among us as the stitches are explained in great detail and with many photos to help someone master them. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Profile Information
- What aspect of textiles are you interested in?
- Machine Embroidery, patchwork and quilting, Surface embellishment
- Where did you learn your textle skills?
- Patchwork and Quilting group in Titchfield
Barton Peveril College Eastleigh with Anita Bell
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 12:39am on December 4, 2009,
Gina E. said…
- Hi Shelley
I've emailed my postal address to you.
- At 5:35am on November 14, 2009,
Barbara Morrow said…
- Hi Shelley,
Thank you for your comment!
Yes, the filligree piece was all cut out free-style with a craft soldering iron, then the separate layers were assembled before stitching and beads were added!
- At 6:51am on October 2, 2009,
Kay said…
- Hi Shelly,
email me at kbscheidt@yahoo.com, leave your address, and I'll send you mine. I thought email addresses were on profiles somewhere, but they don't seem to be, or else I've forgotten how to find them. I've got my card made, but can't mail it till next week when I get back home.
- At 12:43am on September 11, 2009,
Gina E. said…
- Hi again Shelley,
Some people send their postcards through the mail without any protective covering at all, and they seem to arrive okay. Other people use clear plastic or cellophone 'envelopes' so the postcard can still be seen without taking it out of an ordinary envelope. I get my post office to place the stamp on my FPCs, manually postmark it, then put it back into a protective plastic bag; my FPCs usually have beads or buttons, which could be a nuisance in the mail sorting equipment!
To join the Halloween swap, would you mind posting a comment on that Group Discussion (just click on Add Comment under Halloween Swap) and say you want to be in it. I already know you do, but I've asked everyone to do the same thing, so I don't have to look in different places to see if anyone else wants to join a particular swap.
- At 7:45pm on September 9, 2009,
Gina E. said…
- Hi Shelley, I saw your message on the Fabric postcards forum and thought it best to answer you here on your own page. Fabric postcards are the same size as a regular postcard, i.e. 6" x 4". If you have time to scroll back on early discussions on the forum, you will find lots of information about how people make them. Everyone is different, so it pays to have a look at the profile pages of the Group members (click on their photo where they have posted a comment) and see what they do.
Joining in one of the exchanges is easy - just keep an eye on the Discussions as they come up on the Group pages, and post a comment if you want to participate. Your name will be added to the list, and when it is finalised, you'll have either one person to swap with, or you will receive a card from someone, and have to send yours to someone else. The only exchange still open at the moment is the Halloween exchange, and that will be finalised at the end of September. Hope this helps, and don't hesitate to post any more questions if you're not sure!
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