Textile Art From the Garden
chose nature-inspired items to "print" with:The items placed on the fabric act as a resist, so the part of the fabric that doesn't get sun
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Helen Moyes
Jul 12 min read
Dimensional Sunburst Tutorial
How to add surface layers to decorate a canvas bag. The techniques could be used to decorate a canvas, cards, a quilt block, a baseball...
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Helen Moyes
May 202 min read
Midlands Textile Forum at Forge Mill Museum
While we were in the West Midlands during May Day Bank Holiday weekend I noticed on the map that there is a needle museum. This piqued my...
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Helen Moyes
May 133 min read
Threads Through Creation
Thoughts from my visit to Threads Through Creation, 12 spectacular scenes in fabric by Jacqui Parkinson
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Helen Moyes
Feb 22 min read
Painted & Stitched Hearts
Well, January, often referred to as the longest month of the year, has seemed to fly by! So it is time to think about showing...
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Helen Moyes
May 12, 20232 min read
Happy World Collage Day
World Collage Day is an annual international celebration of collage, held on the second Saturday of May. The day is all about people...
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Helen Moyes
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Felting Woolly Wonders Workshops
Trending One of the two most requested workshops at the moment is dry needle felting. This relaxing, creative craft uses stabbing with a...
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Helen Moyes
Jan 30, 20233 min read
Announcing My Delightful New Online Affordable Sew-along
New this year, to bring some easy-to-access peace and play to your everyday. Hand Stitching is a great solo activity, good for our...
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Helen Moyes
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Stolen from the Skies
Sharing my bittersweet Sunday afternoon spent amongst some birds. Sadly these textile art birds are either extinct or endangered. ‘Stolen...
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Helen Moyes
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Believing You Can Do It
I can still remember being 7 years old and excited sitting in front of a sewing machine. I can picture the old sewing machine and my...
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Helen Moyes
Sep 24, 20222 min read
The World We Share
Whether you were able to visit the Festival of Quilts in person at the NEC, or whether you have browsed the quilts online, (including...
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Helen Moyes
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Pretty as a Picture?
This blog is a reflection on the Pictorial Competition Quilt category at the 2022 Festival of Quilts. This category was the second...
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Helen Moyes
Aug 27, 20223 min read
Quilt Creations
This is the first blog in a series on the Festival of Quilts 2022 Competition Quilts. I share the entries that appealed to me and you...
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Helen Moyes
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Textile Art Inspiration from the Festival of Quilts
I am now unpacked and am slowly regaining my voice after it sulked teaching ten workshops! I had such a fabulous time getting creative...
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Helen Moyes
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Have you been off grid yet?
This last month I was pleased to be traveling near Wakefield and able to visit the exhibition currently at the Hepworth Gallery: Shelia...
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Helen Moyes
May 24, 20222 min read
A Textile Garden
Loved my glimpses of the gardens at Chelsea Flower Show on TV this week. And of course, I was fascinated to see the Textile Garden solely...
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Helen Moyes
Apr 30, 20224 min read
Radical Acts
I spend a lovely afternoon at Harewood House, Yorkshire last week. Apart from a wander in the grounds and the house, my main reason was...
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Helen Moyes
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Celebrating World Art Day
15th of April, the same day as the birth of the world-famous artist, Leonardo da Vinci (1452). Leonardo da Vinci’s areas of interest...
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Helen Moyes
Jan 16, 20222 min read
May This Be The Start of a Great Year For You!
Let's quash January blues & start the year how we mean to go on!
I am delighted to invite you to our 1st ever Succeed From The Start Summit
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Helen Moyes
Apr 9, 20202 min read
At Such A Time
Is the current situation causing you to do more chilling with a cup of tea, or to Spring Clean and sort out cupboards? Or perhaps it's your
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