Mary Delany at the Serpentine Gallery

Hoy aprovechando el solecito sali a correr al parque. De paso entre en la Serpentine Gallery a ver la ultima exhibicion, Rosemary Trockel, A Cosmos, 13 Feb - 7 Abr.  Y cual no seria mi sorpresa cuando me encontre alli con tres collages de Mary Delany, una artista del siglo XVIII que descubri al leer su biografia "Paper Garden". Fumaria , Parnassia and Primula. Tambien tenia Ms Trockel unos cuadros de inspiracion lanera, de lo mas moderno y facil de recrear, unas tiras de lana de colores a tono, parecidos a estos que encontre en unos libros de manualidades de los 70s que tengo por casa.

Today I went for a run in the park. Once there I popped into the Serpentine Gallery to check their latest exhibition by Rosemarie Trockel ,   (13 Feb - 7 Apr).  To my surprise I found they had three collages by Mary Delany as part of the exhibition, They had Fumaria, Parnassia and Primula. I am a fan of Mrs Delany ever since I read The Paper Garden a book about her life and work. I also found some more crafty inspiration from some wool canvases on display by Ms Trockel, which were very similar to these ones  (see photo above) from  a 1970s crafts book.
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Wool and Yarn

Wool and Yarn

El directorio lanero de UK, con secciones de patrones, tiendas, shows, cursos, industria, etc.

The UK woollen directory with everything related to wool from patterns to shops, manufacturers to fans, shows, etc .

UK Semana de la Lana - National Wool Week

Tendra lugar durante la semana del 11 al 17 de Octubre . Una promocion de la lana organizada por los paises de la Commonwealth para promover esta fibra. Con actos, clases y demostraciones preparadas por los 80 comercios y compañias que participan en el acontecimiento en UK.

Mas informacion en Campaign for Wool.

A celebration of all things woolly will take part from Oct 11-17th . To promote the use of the fibre worldwide, reminding us of properties : durability, fashion kudos, and eco-friendliness.

Wool is currently at its lowest price in New Zealand for 50 years, this also impacts in UK. A direct consecuence of today throwaway fashion which doesn't favour the fiber. Over 80 designers and retailers will be taking part on the event, organizing in-store promotions, demostrations and events such as Knit Graffiti.Some stores involved are Selfridges, Topshop, Jaeger, Harvey Nichols, etc, more details on Campaign for Wool.

See you at a woolly do ?

Painting from agoodyarn.

Botones de lana - Wool buttons

Encontrar un boton a tono con una prenda tejida no siempre es facil. Claro siempre nos queda la opcion de hacerlos nosotras. Gracias al tutorial paso a paso de Michanka.



Finding the right button to match a knitted garment can be tricky. That is when this step by step tutorial to make our own wool buttons can be of help. From Michanka.

Fieltro polaco - Polish felt

Una pagina llena de ideas e inspiracion para quienes gustan del fieltro, o como yo todavia no se atreven , pero babean al ver las piezas. El nombre filcowanki i inne cuda, es polaca de ahi elque no tengo ni idea del nombre . Llena de colorido, ideas e inspiracion, como las muñequeras con encaje, o el collar y la banda multiuso con plumas. Pero sobre todo las flores y los sombreros.

A page full of felt ideas and inspiration, filcowanki i inne cuda, in polish but still a delight to the senses.