Last time I posted I mentioned that I was making some Sulphur Tuft mushrooms, and that I was putting bends into the stalks so they could be mounted vertically, as if they were growing from the surface of some cut, rotting wood. Well here they are, complete with a mossy/woody background. The fungi themselves use […]
I made some more variations on my Fungi beadweaving tutorial, so though I ought to share! This trio are based on the Ink Cap mushroom, and there are charts and instructions for using the tutorial methods to make these on p47. They’re mounted on a lovely wet felted pebble. This little one is actually not […]
Last Autumn I visited the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace, and spent some time talking to the lovely Bev Caleno, a textile artist. I came away with a kit for a rock pool, which I’ve since made, but some of Bev’s other works with fabric fungi also intrigued me. When I made my […]
Orbit is a new tutorial, born from a pack of amazing intricately faceted hexagonal crystals from my regular supplier – I can’t resist trying new sparklies and a pack fell into my basket whilst I was restocking other lines. Absolute whoppers at 18mm across (21mm point to point) the colours and finishes were amazing, but […]
The Indecisive Beader 