Sandy Snowden

The last 2 Wednesdays I have taught a Free Machine Embroidery Session at the New Directions Caversham centre. I forgot to take photos last ...

One of the ways you can get a better idea of colour is to actually sort things into their places on the colour wheel. If you use something r...

Sometime back I told you about a piece in my Communications series that I had made for the SAQA auction. The auction started last week and m...

a bit of what has been lacking lately, but it has brought the Autumn chill with it.

If someone would ask me what my favourite flower was, I would probably say sunflower. But then whenever I see Cyclamens, I remember how muc...

I finally got brave enough to try a new look for my blog. I was getting rather cramped feeling with the old one. I think it is fresher. and ...

The 3D triangle experiment came to a bit of a halt while I worked out how to keep the triangles upright. I had the bright idea of using spri...

A Certain Lad is off on adventures this weekend with the paratroop division. "Do you have any white fabric like a sheet?" which, ...

A few more items from the museum handling collection we borrowed for inspiration for the project the Thames Valley Contemporary Quilt group ...

What intrigues me about historical artefacts is the questions that come to mind. I showed you the samplers of C A Pengilley the other day. ...

gardener with a sense of humour a closer look

And so... it was a buttonhook! You know what these are. Tomorrow a bit more of the young Miss Pengilley's work. If anyone is near...

Yesterday's item was...as Julia in NZ guessed...a goffering tong! how did you know? I googled the term to be sure I had the understandi...

The answer to yesterday's mystery item...Rhonda started getting there with stretching and Kate got it right. A glove stretcher! How ab...

Yesterday's mystery item...a glossing iron for polishing linen and cotton to give it a high sheen. and today... What do you think thi...

An Iron, yes, but with a curved base. It is from the Victorian period. Any thoughts? Answer in tomorrow's post.

A couple photos from the weekend with my Mother-in-Law who was 90. Most of the family...my brother-in-law's boys weren't there.

boots for a Victorian Doll

We launched our project with the Slough Museum yesterday. They allowed us to borrow boxes from their handling collection. Here are some ph...

If you wonder where I have been... painting the room the fashion department is moving into at college... and preparing for the September m...

The other day I did a bit more to the fabrics with the larger prints on them. Today I cut triangles. I thought to use something stiff like...

Dalia delight I love these speckles and the shape but am amazed by these! All different types on one plant!

You may have noticed in the sidebar that I am participating in the Sketchbook Project . The Sketchbooks will go on tour and all sketchbooks...