Matthew Flinders

Spent the weekend in London for the unveiling of a statue of Matthew Flinders who was the first person to map the coast of Australia in particular the south coast and to prove that Tasmania was an island and that Australia was one land mass.he also gave Australia its name as it had been known as New Holland.The statue which was unveiled by Prince William will be sited at Euston Station as Flinders is buried under the station

Not many photos as no cameras due to security  but if you are interested in a a brave man who is not recognise in his own country visit www.flindersmemorial.org

Crucible

This fantastic sculpture exhibition curated by the Pangolin gallery is on again this year do not miss it ,two years ago it was breathtaking I cannot commend it enough.

Indigo dyeing

 A friend of mine came for the day and we did some Indigo dyeing great fun now have blue nails and splattered legs;The piece above the resist was flour paste pushed through a stencil  these worked quite well. The one below was instant mash awkward to use.

 This one was a stitched resist on a narrow fold was disappointed that the markings did not stay whiter,

 Another stitched resist ori nui this is called

  all of the ones below are arashi or wrapped around a pole thread or string wrapped around and the material is pushed down the pole.

 This linen shift turned out well and goes well with the crazy patchwork bag I made some time ago.

 
 This is what my lovely friend made me as a thank you  a pair of earrings and this necklace in my favourite colour, it was made on her new machine with machine embroidery a real work of art and I am  so pleased thank you madi

 This is part of a cushion I made about the same time as the bag my Indigo dyeing has always been on the pale side but I quite like the faded look.