Last weekend to get your Xmas pressies at OFF-PAT STUDIO

Hi Everyone

This is the last weekend OFF-PAT STUDIO will be open before Christmas

You can call Pat or myself if you need to buy anything on any other day

We will open by appointment

 

There are still some lovely things to purchase for that special person

such as

 

Pat's stunning ceramics - porcelain and chunky earthenware and delicate stars for the tree

 

My hand crocheted scarves, cowls, hats , wrist-warmers/texting gloves etc

 

Childrens 'Budding Artist Aprons' complete with crayons in all the little pockets

 

Brie's stunning elegant calendars - limited edition prints!

 

Claire's colourful woodblock print cards and wrapping paper - very retro and graphic

 

Sonia's vintage prints of her art work from the 60-70's for the fashion industry

 

Also a selection of hand crafted

wreaths

candle holders

Christmas tree decorations

 

It is a Winter Wonderland in the studio

 

In the NEW YEAR we will have a series of seasonal exhibitions starting with the

 

WINTER WARMERS EXHIBITION and SALE  

 

Lots warm colours and warm things to beat off the cold weather!

 

 

 

OFF-PAT STUDIO - goodies on offer every weekend till Christmas............

Just a small selection of what is on offer ................

Ceramics, bags, wreaths, stools .....

Christmas wreaths, table decorations, cards, ceramics .................

Prints, cards, scarves, shawls, felted hats, bags ....................

Scarves, shawls, fingerless gloves, cowls, wall hangings, cards ..................

Felted hats, shawls, jewelry 

Felixstowe Art Trail 22/23 & 29/30 November - I will be at OFF-PAT Studio

Hi everyone - I have been asked to participate again in the Felixstowe Art Trail this month - I shall have a selection of my work at

Off-Pat Studio

3 Penfold Road

IP11 3BP

Its a little building behind Underwood's the ironmongers .......

and it is full of not only Pat's lovely ceramics but a range of artists work - cards, felted scarves, fun jewellery (some by her talented daughter Harriet), natural wreaths in woven twigs and leaves

plus of course some of my work - which includes

Dragon Tail Scarves

These are all unique not only in a variety of wool, silk, cotton and mohair blends, but colours, plus each is a different shape!  

Wrist-warmers/fingerless gloves -

some with matching cowls and scarves

Pincushions - in tweeds and wools with freeform machine embroidery

Shawls in lace-weight wools

If you do not see something in a colour or style that you like - please ask and it can be made to order

Other artists involved are:

Mandeep Birdy a painter

at 11A Sunray Avenue

Helen Cassels a ceramicist and pine needle weaver

at Helen's Shed at Felixstowe Ferry

Beryl Scott an artist and print maker

at 19 Granville Road

Mary Wyatt a ceramicist #at 68 Ranelagh Road

and of course

Pat Todd ceramicist

at Off-Pat 3 Penfold Road

We all look forward to seeing you!

Pics to follow tomorrow....

WELCOME!!

A Woolly Tail ........................ a woolly tale

Nope not a long beating about the bushes fictional story, but a wonderful wool shop!

Ordered some lovely yummy scrummy wool form them several times now and they could not have been more helpful. Quick delivery and well packaged

Even when they were on  holiday I was getting emails saying delivery might be a bit delayed as they were away on holiday ..................... I emailed back saying ENJOY your holiday the wool can wait!
Needless to say it all arrived within days - and I am told they had a great time!
Since then the wonderful Julie of Woolly Tail has called to confirm my order and delivery and even asking what I was going to make - so she truly engages with her customer base.

But the really bizarre thing is that she was an Egyptologist and I an archaeologist - both had done classics, and now both in all things woolly - now how is that for a woolly tale??? Talk about serendipity I said and now she tells me that is the name of her house ..................... we must be on the same wavelength............... fibre-length..... what a twist to the tale??? LOL

A small family run business where the personal touch is more than evident - hence I check out what she has on offer often - she features the really lovely WEST YORKSHIRE SPINNERS WOOLS - apparently a business run by a Father and his son
I am trying some out to see how it handles in crochet. All the WYSW are locally sourced wools and spun at their factory in Oxenhope near Keighly in West Yorkshire

So do please look at their website and see what is on offer - a lovely range of quality wools and a personal service - now it can not get better than that folks, and I do so love to support local, family run small businesses. So many ticks in the boxes ...................... below are the links to their websites - happy wool gathering ............

http://awoollytail.com/

http://www.wyspinners.com/

 

ART on the PROM - this SUNDAY 7th September in FELIXSTOWE

Hi Everyone - I shall (with helping friends) be on

The Prom

at

booth 66
10am-4pm

All set up ready for customers...............

Sharing a pitch with Estelle and her fabulous ceramics

I wonder what she will have this year .................

I have new things

Lovely woolly pincushions

Art Aprons for youngsters

Crochet jackets, tops

and

lots lovely new scarves

and

wrist warmers

Once they are gone they are gone - never to be repeated

I only make one of anything - unless something similar in a different yarn as a commission

This ensures that everything I make is truly unique!

On the fencing are all my Dragon Tail Scarves and some shawls 

On the shelves are hand painted cushions, crocheted baskets, bags, hats ......

And all day I had a steady stream of customers - lots of interest but not much purchasing :-( 

Ahhh well there is next year! 

"Random Blocks" 10x10 blocks

Simple and fresh colours - what to do with 100 71/2" squares in 4 colour ways 

100 squares in red and cream, blue and white, green and cream, yellow and cream stripes all placed in a random pattern but stripes in sequence 

I bought these off eBay a 100 squares but there were not 25 of each ..... hence the random pattern 

c 80" square before adding borders so will cover a double bed 

Close up of a corner 

Yet to be framed - probably in blue 

May embellish it with flowers like I did for Joan's 4 day quilt 

Quilting will happen when its cooler! 

"Beach Huts" - quilt in progress

"Beach Huts"

Made from recycled shirts - have added the frame where have extended the beach huts into the frame and added waves by using the curved shirt tails - pics to follow 

I used the part near the cuff for each hut - using the opening as the beach hut 'doors' 

Its taken me several years to accumulate the right cotton shirts! 

Apologies to my friends and few followers - but have been very ill/exhausted and had a really bad ME relapse over the past few months plus been looking after ailing parents - so trying to catch up and post a few things I have been doing to keep sane!