Painting Bondaweb is one of my favourite things.  I just love watching the wet paint make the paper shrivel up and form rivulets and, because it’s green, when it’s ironed onto the fabric the background will resemble grass.

Now to repeat the process and start work on the Long Walk wallhanging.  After tearing the sheet into appropriate sized pieces it’s time to paint the background.  As usual, I layer the fabric so I have plenty of prepped base cloths for a number of projects.

for a new Windsor Castle wallhanging – this time with a view from the Long Walk.  I try, as much as possible, to use pre-loved fabrics and the background for this project is entering its 3rd lease of life.  It started out as an Irish linen bedsheet and as it became threadbare was used as an ironing board cover.  For its last journey I have torn it to size and it’s now ready to paint.

So onto my next project…..
Having to overcome a fear of drawing I resort to my fail-safe method to get me started – a photograph, PhotoShop and tracing paper.  It works well for me and no one need ever know!!

The last job before setting up in Craft Coop Windsor is to bag up my felted soaps.  The natural, fragrance-free vegetable soaps are wrapped in wool that shrinks along with the soap inside.