Category: Ruth Singer

Last Saturday I ventured out into the fog, early in the morning, to get to a workshop I booked many months ago, knowing I would need a break come the end of November. The workshop was at Catmose Gallery and was run by Lindsey Mann, who makes wonderful jewellery from anodised aluminium. I have an…

To make up for the gloomy weather, have a look at this lovely fibre I acquired yesterday. Sarah dyed it specially for me. Yum! I need to get some spinning done. NEED.

In a couple of weeks time, I shall again be entertaining the masses with a workshop at the Barbican.On Saturday 13th December I will be enouraging the crafty and the craft-challenged to make wild and woolly pom pom Christmas decorations. This is a free, drop-in session which means you can amble in any time between…

Pinstripe Pincushion kit £8 / $11. Wool and vintage ribbon As promised, I’m delighted to be able to offer kits for making several of the projects in Sew It Up. The kits are now available online here. Organic hemp-silk trapunto cushion. Kit £15 / $24 Please drop me a line if you have any queries.…

Pinstripe Pincushion kit £8 / $11. Wool and vintage ribbon As promised, I’m delighted to be able to offer kits for making several of the projects in my book Sew It Up. The kits are now available online here. Organic hemp-silk trapunto cushion. Kit £15 / $24 Please drop me a line if you have…

There’s a job on my To Do list I’ve been putting off for a long time. One I hate, loathe and detest. One that no woman should ever have to deal with alone. One that goes far beyond the call of duty for a designer. Getting rid of magazines. There comes a time when they…

I often worry about showing half-finished projects on the blog, as though it will somehow jinx them, or you will be disappointed if I don’t have the whole process in one post. But I’m excited about this one, so I’m showing it in stages. It started with a tatty old, green-painted dining chair, given to…

I’ve been feeling a bit below-par this weekend so 12 hours of duvet-based inaction was called for. I think actually I managed 13 hours, although only about 8 of them were actually asleep. New bedsocks were essential. And a little ongoing knitting activity. Add in hot water bottle and Radio 4. Perfect while the rain…

I spent a very pleasant Friday evening at the Banks’ Mill open studios private view. As usual, I forgot to take any pictures. I also forgot to take any pictures at the opening of the Midlands Textile Forum exhibition on Thursday. This is not the way to make for a visual blog. I do apologise!…

Its taken many months, but I have finally set up my own little photo studio in my workshop.I was given a bit of photographic backdrop paper when we finished a day’s book photography at my house, back in February. Working with a professional photographer (Dominic Harris) on Sew it Up was a real eye-opener. I…