To view my botanical printing

I have a new blog page dedicated to my botanical dyeing and printing. 

Www.inspiredtextiles.blogspot.com Where I talk in more depth about the processes and techniques.

I also post on Facebook margaretsteeden and Instagram @inspired_textiles where I post regularly my results. 

Hope you can join me on my journey.

Delivered a range of botanical contact printed silk scarves , cushions and cards to Paul Tavernor gallery in Poynton 

Paul displayed them on a distressed ladder in a corner of the gallery.

Capability Brown - Wallingham

After Eco dyeing a range of natural threads and fabrics I used them in this needle felting landscape to celebrate the anniversary of Capability Browns birthday as part of the nationwide Embroiderers Guild exhibitions. Macclesfield and Glossop EGs came together to display a full range of techniques which is on display at Macclesfield Silk Museum.

This is the view that Lancelot saw each day on his walk to school, no wonder he was inspired to transform the nations landscapes.

Effervescence II

Finished at last and this image shows my piece in situ at textile21's latest exhibition at The Whitaker, Rawtenstall.

The question I got asked the most is 'how did you manage to get it to stand upright?' And every man who studied it had to look around the back. The secret was an acrylic pole.

Here is a closeup of the detail.

Almost there

Effervescence II is now ready for dyeing. It has been cut out and some surface embroidery added. 

I am at the stage of deciding on the colour of dyes to use. I am leaning towards a cool colour scheme.

Watch this space for more images of the finished dyed piece. 

Latest work

Been currently working on my latest piece of work for the Textile 21 exhibition in October.

 At the moment it is totally white silk. Both the fabric and thread used.

 It is called Effervescence II and is a development of my silk organza toile that formed part of the "Fashioned in Silk" exhibition of last year.

 

 The circles are the basis of this design and as they overlap they allowed me to develop layers that each display different techniques

I will cut away the outside of the design and then dye with procion dyes so that it will fulfil the brief of the exhibition and be Created in Colour.

Here I am free machine embroidering one of the circles.

Tech Styles Exhibition now on

At last the Textile 21 exhibition is hung and ready for the first visitors tomorrow.
Below are some closeup a of  three of the exhibits.
The exhibition was first shown in 2013 but there are some new exhibits and extension pieces that are in the shop for sale.