Sarah Appleton - Textile Artist Blog

I'm really excited to share my next workshop to be held at the New Forest Arts Centre in August: Folk Embroidered Felt Brooches.   This should be a really fun and relaxed evening event and we will be making something a little like this: To find out more information and to book, use the following link:  https://www.forest-arts.co.uk/event/craft-class-wine-glass-folky-embroidered-felt-brooch Hope to see you there! Sarah :)

I hardly ever seem to have time to update this blog at the moment what with all my uni work and general Life Stuff piling up, but the intention is always there to do it... anyway since it's currently half term I've found a spare few minutes to write so I thought I'd share this: That is my cat James, and recently I've made a couple of brooches in his honour: The first was a neon green and pink psychedelic felt effort for my penpal Sally, who looooves pink and green! Here you can see James modelling it like a pro... this was a little before it was finished, but you get the idea. Decatitated The second one I made in more realistic catty colours for my friend Serina, a Japanese student on my course whose time with us was only scheduled for two terms and last week she headed back home to Japan! I made her this as a leaving present; as you can see I used felt and little button eyes. Sally and Serina both seem to be very pleased with their James faces althou...

Jade hexopus is now sold out of my Folksy shop! Jaded But he will return!

He's back! Back in badge! I was talking to the Hexopus a couple of weeks ago and he said that what he'd really like most in the world would be to be all 3D and come alive to be all up in everyone's collective face. So I helped him and now he looks a bit like this: Badgers or Hexopi? And a lot like this: And then I took him over to Number 83 and the humans there said that he was 'cute' and they'd help him get out and about in the world. We didn't let on about his sinister secret plans or anything. If you want to visit the Hexopi you can see them at Number 83, Poole Road, Westbourne - I also plan to make some for online very soon!