Monthly Archives: June 2013

Collateral damage

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Only one more day to finish my Mysterium piece and these were my fingers last night!

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Contemporary Fashion 5

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Margaret Ford

The last post on my umbrella inspired garment is at http://meldarts.wordpress.com

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Contemporary Fashion 4

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I’ve just blogged next steps at http://meldarts.wordpress.com

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“Card Holder”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I am attending a wedding on 30 June.  Lovely mature couple who don’t need a lot of wedding presents. They asked guests to give them a card which they could ponder over in their dotage.  So I got to thinking. … Continue reading →

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Natural Dyeing 3

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Margaret Ford

  After an hour in the oven in foil at 175 deg F, I took it out.  I’m now very happy with the “forest floor” look .

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Contemporary Fashion 2

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Yesterday I went to the third lecture of the Contemporary Fashion course at ECU.  I’ve blogged at http://meldarts.wordpress.com   Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus : The mountain laboured and gave birth to a ridiculous mouse (Horace, 65-8BC)  

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Natural Dyeing Part 2

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Margaret Ford

After five hours of steaming, I let the coiled tube cool, then brought it inside .  After unwrapping the bandages, I unwound the old sheet.  Lovely colour from the pomegranate and the brown onions but I was disappointed with the … Continue reading →

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Natural dyeing

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I’ve just put a large piece of cotton sheeting into the steamer to cook. I’ve done it because I need a backing for my Mysterium piece. Here are the progress shots as I set it all up.  You’ll have to … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Fashion Course

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I’ve just blogged some of the results so far of a course I’m taking at ECU.  See http://meldarts.wordpress.com

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Purple necklace

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Having rushed in to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to mind the WAFTA bag display without anything to do, I called round to the Dairing stand run by Teresa and Stephen Dair.  Teresa had been our guest speaker at … Continue reading →

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