With most of us having had the time recently to be out and about on a few country walks, it’s always very satisfying to stay indoors on a cold winter’s day and experiment with some of your foraging free finds.
Feathers may have been collected and grouped together in a few seasonal arrangements in bottles, jugs etc from walks. Retford Textiles Group members would have a tendency to take this one stage further and try to incorporate them into their work.
They would strongly recommend killing off any nasties by placing feathers in a plastic bag in the freezer for at least 48 hours and using plastic gloves with any road kill finds.
Stitching or binding in groups with wax bookbinders thread (commonly available in craft shops) gives some lovely natural results. Adding metal buttons, tweed fabrics, velvets etc will all improve the finished result and enhance that country feeling to any design idea.
Get in touch
For more interesting textiles ideas why not join Retford Textiles Group on 5th January at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start at the Goodwin Hall in Retford? Their members come from across the north of the county. Textiles skills range from the contemporary to the traditional.
They are beginning this year’s programme with ribbon work and would welcome new members. No matter what your skill level is there is always something to learn and something to share. Call Carrie Young on 01623 863327.