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#fensterFreitag #window #windowFriday #cornwall #gothic ...

2026-08-07T14:43:58Z

#fensterFreitag #window #windowFriday #cornwall #gothic

Recycling: 'Turning waste into something new' / 'Wenn ...

2026-08-04T07:54:55Z

Recycling: 'Turning waste into something new' / 'Wenn aus Abfall Neues entsteht'

My son, like his Mum, is a bit of a magpie.

As a kid he aways had pockets full of broken jewellery, coins and random plastic things he'd found when out and about. One Sunday morning in Glasgow on our way North he found over £15 in coins just between the bus & train station!

Anyway I made a mirror frame from our favourite finds...

#FotoVorschlag

Hi Fediverse, I hope your weekend will be as delightful as this ...

2026-07-31T18:52:34Z

Hi Fediverse, I hope your weekend will be as delightful as this window.

#FensterFreitag #windowFriday #stainedglass #tudor #parlour #Haddonhall

'In harbour' / 'Im Hafen' #FotoVorschlag ...

2026-07-28T07:47:31Z

'In harbour' / 'Im Hafen' #FotoVorschlag

Mousehole Harbour - looking like a miniature model village

#cornwall

This is cool - the prolonged dry weather has revealed the outline ...

2026-07-25T14:59:34Z

This is cool - the prolonged dry weather has revealed the outline of ‘The Great Parterre’ beneath the South Lawn at #Chatsworth. It was a #garden created for the 1st Duke of Devonshire around 1699 and it disappeared beneath a new landscape in the 1730s. The hot, dry conditions created contrast between the shallower-rooted turf and the original garden layout, and have allowed its spectacular swirling patterns to re-emerge.

Photo downloaded from Chatsworth's social media.

#history #archaeology

#fensterFreitag #windowFriday ...

2026-07-10T13:08:51Z

#fensterFreitag #windowFriday

#fensterFreitag Windows in "The Cage" a hunting lodge at ...

2026-07-03T09:48:08Z

#fensterFreitag

Windows in "The Cage" a hunting lodge at Lyme Park, dating back to 1580 but extensively rebuilt in 1737.

The main door into 900 yr old Haddon Hall and approximately 500 ...

2026-07-02T16:36:57Z

The main door into 900 yr old Haddon Hall and approximately 500 years old itself. This may be one of my all time favourite old doors. I love how weather worn it is, and how it sits in such a shonky corner of the castle courtyard.

#doorsday #doorthursday #medieval #derbyshire

'Tag des Meeres' #FotoVorschlag #photosuggestion #sea ...

2026-06-08T16:18:13Z

'Tag des Meeres' #FotoVorschlag

#photosuggestion #sea #dog #cornwall

#fensterFreitag and bonus #doorsDay - or neither of those things, ...

2026-06-05T12:38:18Z

#fensterFreitag and bonus #doorsDay -
or neither of those things, just memories and ghosts of them...

#fensterFreitag #windowFriday ...

2026-06-05T12:12:05Z

#fensterFreitag

#windowFriday

'Stofftier' / 'stuffed animal' Woolley jellyfish ...

2026-06-05T07:42:59Z

'Stofftier' / 'stuffed animal'

Woolley jellyfish

#fotoVorschlag #photosuggestion #needlefelting #textileart #Cornwall

Not so #silentsunday We demolished Dad's shed today and got ...

2026-05-10T15:29:38Z

Not so #silentsunday

We demolished Dad's shed today and got it into the skip. In the process we encountered this abandoned wasp nest which I couldn't help but admire as it is so beautifully constructed.

The first 2 photos are mine, the 3rd is off the Internet just to give some idea of what it would have looked like in situ (I found it on the floor, after we'd pulled the roof down).

#magicinthemundane
#nature
#waspnest

For #firstfridayArtWalk here's a fabric collage inspired by a ...

2026-05-01T12:59:27Z

For #firstfridayArtWalk here's a fabric collage inspired by a winter I spent in Andalusia. I wanted to remember the layers of buildings clustered up steep hillsides, shadows on the cobbles from the low sun, the oranges, and the ever present threat of a sudden storm. It's not framed yet, or even ironed as I'm still thinking about it... Meanwhile it's on the mantle piece waiting.

#textileart #fabricCollage #embroidery #Andalusia #spain #espana

#silentSunday First bluebells! 🤗 #bloomscrolling #bluebells ...

2026-04-12T12:03:24Z

#silentSunday First bluebells! 🤗

#bloomscrolling #bluebells #myworldinonephoto

The sun came out 🌞 & I managed a glorious coffee break in ...

2026-04-03T11:26:12Z

The sun came out 🌞 & I managed a glorious coffee break in the garden - before an icy wind blew me back indoors.

What a difference a week makes at this time of year!

#bloomscrolling #spring #joyinsmallthings

#firstfridayArtWalk A wall hanging celebrating a community hub ...

2026-04-03T08:58:19Z

#firstfridayArtWalk A wall hanging celebrating a community hub with 2nd hand bookshop, cafe, craft sessions, men's shed, food bank, community gardens, monthly craft markets etc. (+otters & bats). Created during a series of wet & needle felting classes that I taught at the centre a few years ago. I wanted to allow felters with different abilities, skill levels & confidence to work individually but also collaboratively, and learn a range of techniques. #textileart #fediArt #mastoart

#wipWednesday I was hoping it might be finished Wednesday today ...

2026-04-01T16:21:41Z

#wipWednesday
I was hoping it might be finished Wednesday today but as I was blocking and ironing it I spotted something I need to do 🫣 drat. Oh well, back to the hoop!

#embroidery #broderie #textileart #cyanotype

I'm in a missing Cornwall mood this morning... #seaWednesday ...

2026-04-01T08:24:54Z

I'm in a missing Cornwall mood this morning...

#seaWednesday #bloomscrolling #cornwall

Dead tree, Chatsworth #TextureTuesday #thickTrunkTuesday ...

2026-03-24T19:43:19Z

Dead tree, Chatsworth

#TextureTuesday #thickTrunkTuesday #mosstodon #deadtree

No trick photography or enhancement - this is exactly as my phone ...

2026-03-20T08:00:10Z

No trick photography or enhancement - this is exactly as my phone camera took it. I love how each pane of glass has a different opinion of the view.

#windowFriday #haddonhall #venetianglass

#WIPWednesday Time to give some love to this gentle stitching ...

2026-02-18T17:06:04Z

#WIPWednesday
Time to give some love to this gentle stitching project that I started last September. It got pushed aside by two much more bolshy and demanding pieces.

#cyanotype of September flowers on cotton, with hand #embroidery
#textileart

#introduction I'm new(ish) here so "hello". I work in ...

2026-02-18T11:34:51Z

#introduction
I'm new(ish) here so "hello". I work in IT but used to be a traditional builder and am always happiest working with my hands and crafting things. I have multiple enthusiasms including art, #textileart #cyanotype and printmaking, sculpture (pottery, stone, cement, wire, wood, anything), designing and building things, gardening and bonsai. Here's some pics to try and give a flavour of the kind of things I get up to.

Cobbles and moss - so relaxing to do! #embroidery #textileart ...

2026-02-13T10:22:47Z

Cobbles and moss - so relaxing to do!
#embroidery #textileart #Portugal