Category Archives: Design

Kicking the fast fashion habit

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Margaret Ford

A friend alerted me to this absorbing and powerful book which I read before Christmas. First published in 2019 in the UK, it is packed with startling facts. For example: *100 billion garments are produced every year. *The average garment … Continue reading →

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Tassels

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Margaret Ford

I love making these. I made this one as a Secret Santa gift for a member of one of my sewing groups. It’s constructed using a variegated Perle 8 thread crocheted with beads into a tube then inserted into a … Continue reading →

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Stash scrap helmet [or a beanie cover]

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Margaret Ford

The brief: “Mum, I’d like a sort of hat that goes over the other hats. Neutral colours please.” For fishing and camping in the Snowy Mountains. The design points: *keep it simple *use stuff from the stash and choose thick yarns … Continue reading →

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Red-Orange Scarf

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Margaret Ford

Yarn stash-busting is required.  The red yarns in particular have outgrown their drawers and baskets.  I got them together.  Well possibly not all of them; there is always the likelihood of finding a colony that has established itself elsewhere in … Continue reading →

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Stitched and Bound!

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Margaret Ford

Yesterday I blogged about giving a short lesson to members of WAFTA on natural dyeing and eco-printing. What do I  do with all the fabric I produce? Today I am recording my absolute pleasure at having had my entry into … Continue reading →

Posted in casuarina dyeing, Design, Eucalyptus sp as dye, exhibiting, fabric collage, Geranium leaf printing, Iron mordant, kangaroo paw as dye, Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine) as dye, Natural dyeing, patchwork | 6 Comments

Published again!

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Margaret Ford

I am so pleased that Louise Wells’ article about four Western Australian textile artists was accepted by  Down Under Textiles in Issue 26 of 2016. This is a magazine which produces glorious quality images and is happy to publish local … Continue reading →

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New Years Eve for this Grandma

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Margaret Ford

Nothing exciting happening here tonight.  The grandson and his friend are indulging in an X Box game bought this afternoon with one of his Christmas gift vouchers (while I was doing the grocery shopping of course). I have chopped everything … Continue reading →

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Dressmaking: another knit top

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Margaret Ford

Here’s what I did with the second piece of fabric acquired at the Fibreswest garage sale last October. I used the same “pattern” as the previous one but made several more changes. Ran it up very quickly.  This is the … Continue reading →

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Dressmaking: a Fibreswest fabric

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Margaret Ford

I don’t usually make my own clothes.  However, at  Fibreswest in October this year in Northam , Western Australia, the “garage sale” yielded some beautiful fabrics.  i got two metres of a gorgeous knit for A$5. Tonight seemed like a … Continue reading →

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More jewellery

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Margaret Ford

There are only two sleeps to go before the Gifted event  (https://www.facebook.com/openmindtextileworkshops) on Sunday and I’ve been trying to make some more jewellery pieces. Status report:

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