Gourds

 I found these wonderful gourds in a florist shop and though that I must buy them!

They have been photographed and now I am drawing them. Their texture is wonderful and knobbly and just asking to be turned into stitch.

This is my first drawing using crayons.

Autumn Colours

 Because the  weather  has been reasonably dry and  warm for the time of year the autumn colours have been beautiful. These photographs were taken in my garden.

Some of the leaves are dropping now and leaving a crackly carpet on the ground.

Medieval Market

 On Sunday 19th October I helped at the Medieval market held at the Heron Corn Mill. Beetham. by demonstrating textile weaving.

This was the culmination of a Linen Project which had taken place at the mill over a few years. The project included the growing of flax and the various treatments needed to turn the flax into a thread which could be woven.

I had helped with the project by embroidering the plant madder on the linen cloth which produces a reddy -orange dye.

There were displays of all the things that could be done with linen.

Outside there were various medieval stalls and demonstrations of working with flax.

It was an interesting market with displays of linen work and despite the rain it was an enjoyable day.