I spent the morning looking at the Galleries with my Thread and Shutter friend Jacquie and what a treat we had. There is always a great variety of textiles from the 'normal' to the 'bizarre' and everything in between.
My favourite had to be Kate Jenkins and her Kates Plaice, The Stitchmongers, a creation of fishy food in knitting, crochet and stitch. If you missed the fishmongers counter it was probably because there were crowds in front of it! I managed to get a few photos just to give you an idea.
Another of my favourites was Sue Dove whose had hand stitched creations made me really envious. She also had her sketchbooks to look at and to say a loved them is a bit of an understatement!
Her work had a freedom I strive to achieve myself but rarely succeed. I spent some time talking to her and her words of wisdom just about convinced me that I should accept that I have my style and maybe I will not be able to change it. I was left feeling that I will spend more time working on sketchbooks for a while and see where it takes me.
Unfortunately photos were not allowed but you can find examples of her work on Pinterest.
There was of course many other exhibits that took my eye and of course many suppliers that took my money, but these two had the greatest impact on me.
