Author: Ruth Singer

A week of colour. Colour proofs of the book are in More here. I went to see the textile degree show at Loughborough University, mainly to see the final project work by my lovely student Zoe Murphy. Fabulously colourful, energetic and full of excitement – just like Zoe herself. Zoe helped me out earlier this…

I’m exhibiting at Design Show Liverpool next week! There are lots of great exhibitors at this show – it should be well worth a trip.I’ll be exhibiting framed textile panels (including some at the framers right now!) and will have plenty of brooches and cards for those with less buoyant bank balances. I have some…

I’ve finished the book!Or at least so nearly finished that I can definitely justify new shoes. The book has its own blog now (see top right). So here we can get back to the important things like new shoes and new (old) bags. Photos of my little holiday, and various other things (which will get…

Sew it Up will be published by Kyle Cathie in October 2008. By Ruth Singer These are two details of projects from the book; an apron made from recycled shirts and a cushion made from recycled wool felt. There isn’t such a strong pink theme in the rest of the book, by the way! There…

Edit 16 June. Craft Couture is now sold out! I’m teaching a 4-day summer school in London on fabric manipulation, so maybe you would like to try that instead? Details in the side bar. Book as in make a booking for Craft Couture: Craft Couture WorkshopBarbican Art GallerySunday 13 July 2008 As part of the…

I need this huge picture of blossom above my computer. I spent all weekend at my desk and didn’t even leave the house for 2 days. Not much fun. At least the weather was crappy so I didn’t miss much spring. The sun came out for about 5 seconds the other day, just long enough…

This here is a small-scale book-checking procrastination attempt. I’m only on page 84 of 304, so it is going to be a long night (now 6.30pm). And I’m sulking that there is no Dr Who to distract me this evening. I’m determined to do the first read through and add all the easy stuff like…

Occasionally I manage to kid myself that I have some time to do something other than work myself into the ground. Mostly this involves planning things I don’t have time to actually do. A few weeks ago there was a sale at the sewing shop in town and having gone in to buy thread, I…

Things are a little quiet at Made In Clerkenwell just now, so I’m catching up with a post I started a couple of weeks ago, thanks to some kind folks who let me play with their wifi. I’ve spent a lot of time chained to the computer finishing off the apparently endless museum-teaching-resources-project recently. But…

I haven’t evaporated really. Just got my head down and charging along through the deadlines. I’ll be at Made In Clerkenwell from tomorrow until Sunday evening. Do drop in if you can. I’m looking forward to just sitting there for a few days, hopefully with plenty of people passing by to chat to (and sell…