A few weeks back, when the Discover Original Art group was discussing our upcoming exhibition in November, it was suggested that we each share online, details about the tools and materials we use to make our art.
I loved this idea, because there’s nothing I like better than having a nose about other artists’ studios, seeing what they use to create their work: imagine the fascinating tools used by printers, glass makers, stone carvers, oil painters, mixed-media artists, eco-printers!
I was just happily nodding away, when it dawned on me, that my own tools of the trade were somewhat less exciting – in fact I did spend a few minutes wondering if it was possible to write a whole post about needles…
But then, there is surely beauty of a kind, in the simple, the mundane?
So although I can’t offer you the oooh factor of printing-presses or kilns – here are my particular tools of the trade…
Big and thick, short and thin, but all with a large hole and a blunt tip…tapestry needles
It took me a long time to realise just how much difference using the right size for the job would make – duh!
I would like to hug the person who invented the R & R Craft Frames – for me, the number one choice every time… which is not to say I don’t occasionally use others, but well, the flexibility of the R & R suits my stitching style.
The floor-stand gets a lot of use, but so do my knees, the steering-wheel (followers on Twitter will know what I mean) and the edge of tables – all depends on my mood and where I’m stitching at the time…
Loose-weave canvas: linen scrim, cotton crash – you name it, if it’s loose-weave, small holes, and reasonably robust, I’ll give it a go…
Don’t think of them as yarns or threads, think of them as a paints – that you can stroke…
And last, but not least…
Without which, nothing would be possible ❤
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