Category: Ruth Singer

Hand Constructed Fabrics for Fashion I’m running this course again at Wimbledon School of Art, London, 28-31st July 2008. This course is a specialist, intensive and enjoyable 4-day summer school for those with a love of fabric. It will be an in-depth exploration of the potential creative applications for pleating, folding and layering fabrics, structured…

Introducing the latest member of the Betty family: This is a big one, about 24″ x 30″ (from memory, she’s at the studio, I’m not). Made from hemp-silk satin and organic hemp. Betty is taking pride of place at Design Show Liverpool later this week. Edit: Yesterday I said that I don’t do subtle and…

I’ve had the colour proof to check in the last week or so. Its fabulous to see the pages in colour, properly printed and full-size. It really brings out how fantastic the photography is. Its a bit strange for me in that the colour proofs have old text in them – the images and the…

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…