Stitchywitchy

I love all crafts especially textiles. I worked in horticulture for the about 20+ years, crafts have crept up on me during the last 9. I don't have nearly enough time to indulge to develop all the ideas I have so ATC's are a great idea to experiment with.

I also adore gardening especially fruit and vegetable growing and run a very productive allotment plot with my Husband. Of course, along with this goes cooking, preserving, jam making etc.

Learning about other countries/cultures is another interest. This comes from having an Austrian Mother and Russian Father.

I'll try anything! But textiles rate as my favourite although I have a growing interest in multi media art. I love experimenting with new products and techniques.

I love vibrant colours, silk, felt, art nouveau, old roses, moorish architecture, cities, markets, interesting shops. Love any crafty 'bits' such as beads, buttons, threads and scraps of fabric.

It's got to be 'Strictly Come Dancing' love the costumes! I also like gardening, cookery and natural history programmes

Craft books of course! I particularly like books about textile art and fabric manipulation. Also history of textiles. Other books I enjoy are garden writing, travel books, mystery novels and anything like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Terry Pratchet novels etc. Also love travel writing.