Kindle covers and trips out

Life has been a bit brisk lately- But in keeping with my therapy I have to do more things for myself...so in the last 2 weeks I have made a fabric from gauze scraps, designed and made a kindle cover with them, and been to see 2 out of 3 textile exhibitions. I have yet to sort out the building work I'm having, or  arrange my finances....but the important stuff  has been done!

First... The Kindle cover....

I made the fabric by bonding bits and pieces of lace and gauze to calico.

Then I machined on some fancy and metallic threads

Then I used it to cover some felt padded mount-board  to give a hard protective shell, and added elastic straps.....And a beaded self-cover button.

Just to be sure - I held the whole thing over my bed and shook it like a terrier with a squeeky toy...  The Kindle never budged!

I'd call this a success.


I got to see the Starstuck exhibition at the Ulster Museum- such lovely costumes... took a few close up photos of the embroidery and beading but failed to note which was which....

So have some fun guessing at these.....

I also called in at the "through the eye of the needle" exhibition in Armagh... Some beautiful work on display. - not allowed to use the camera.  I loved Armagh museum - it was full of  old fashioned dark wood cabinets with typed ( on a remmington, not a pc!) labels. Well worth a visit.

And in case you were wondering about the 3rd exhibition- I've arranged to see Frankie Creiff's exhibition at Lisbane old postoffice tomorrow