“My way is to begin at the beginning” (Lord Byron in ‘Don Juan’) It was all very well for Lord Byron (1788-1824), equipped with a useful writing implement and a stack of paper, but things seem to go rather differently in this electronic age. I have had to work on all kinds of things thatContinue reading “A small textiles business start-up”
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How to make up-cycled dresses
SO… the deed is done and the die is cast. Fourteen years after qualifying in Textiles and Surface pattern, I am going to hang up my teacher’s bag, stow away (or throw away!) all those lesson plans and BE an artist designer. The day after the end of term, I was headed for France andContinue reading “How to make up-cycled dresses”