grain & fibre

I love fabrics and textile design, but it wasn’t until I was on my trip around the South Island of New Zealand that I ever felt compelled to consider putting any designs to paper or the digital equivalent. Of course I haven’t, but if I had such talents I’d base some of the work on these incredible sand and water formations. I took these photos by Farewell Spit: the first two are of sand dunes, while the third is closer to the water on the beach.

A zipper pouch made for a friend using Lara Cameron’s Bonsai Forest in deep red. Thankfully I nabbed a decent amount of this fabric so more sewing to be done!

Ever since discovering the Japanese craft books at Kinokuniya and purchasing this one with bag patterns and this one with bag patterns and more, I’ve been obsessed with felt and hemp. Unfortunately, I’m not really in the know as to where I can go to get my hands on thick, sturdy felt. I’ve found various online sources for hemp though, but want to be able to feel the fabrics before I order them, so this weekend calls for an excursion.

I also happen to be in the market for a laptop bag and came across the usual standard neoprene sleeves. Then, I fell upon these:

Meet one of Hard Graft’s minimalist yet lush laptop sleeves. Absolutely gorgeous.

Perousing blogs can be the digital equivalent of a pep-talk. When you’re feeling a bit of a creative lull, it’s amazing to discover what other creatives out there are working on. It provides such an energy boost.

I’ve just come across some more inspiring bloggers who demonstrate how infinitely wide the scope for creativity and artistry is.

I am now blogging… with punctuation (mostly). upper case is kept to a minimum though. 

It’s supposedly a healthy thing to do, which makes sense. It should help me temper that frustrated-with-my-tumultuous-and-uncooperative-recovery-bitch face and, importantly, let me bitch some more. Should have started this long ago.

Maybe I can even share pretty things I come across or create.