The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass
My visit to the Shirt Collar Exhibition at the Shell House Gallery, was everything I thought it would be. I’ve been following the lead up to it for some time, and finally manged to see the work on the last date of the exhibition.
What do Elephant Dung, Shredded bank notes and Wimbledon all have in common? Frogmore Mill has been making paper for centuries and it’s most recent products, which are all manufactured on site, now include some of these ‘extra materials’.
If you know me, you’ll understand by now that I’ve confessed to one addiction – I adore anything textiles.
It’s confession time. I love paper too, in particular little note books, and own way more than I should do.
The Mill is just down the road from me, hence from time to time I find my self drifting in for new supplies to use in my new Embroidery Course.
The paper is available in various weights. Some paper I use for mounting design work, although I rather like the thicker papers for sewing into.
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It’s now Wednesday, and I am still on a high from the weekend of stitching at the Jessie Chorley workshops at Hope and Elvis.
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