Montrose Textile

I've been a bit preoccupied since the fire.  It has taken ages to get everything sorted out - arranging assessors from 2 different insurance companies to visit, having the cleaning needs assessed and carried out, choosing replacement appliances and kitchen units, getting quotes from a joiner, floor layer and decorator.  The hardest things of all have been finding a replacement window blind and floor covering as we really liked the ones we already had!

This was only a small fire but the disruption has been enormous.  We still have to have the kitchen pulled apart to install new worktops, sink and a cupboard.  Never mind, we're getting there slowly.

Here's a piece I finished before Christmas but never quite got around to posting on here.

This fishy part was done using dissolvable plastic laid over the fibres before stitching them into place.  Dunking the fabric into warm water and watching the plastic melt away is fab!  I then stitched a few beads onto it for a bit of sparkle.

This section includes a piece of an old linen map (regular readers will know about my stash of these) showing Montrose Basin, the most amazing tidal basin which is just a few miles from here.

The third section is made up of various textures and was designed to complement the other two pieces.

Put them together and this is what you get, although the mount is actually now in a black frame (but it's impossible to photograph through the glass).