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The Bloody Mary Diaries: October 2009
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The Bloody Mary Diaries. Wednesday, 28 October 2009. Girlish days and flumpish cat nights. This Saturday was rainy and miserable, but I cared not. I was snug and cosy in Hyde Park - my old, student 'hood - listening to Crosby, Stills and Nash with three crafty ladies - we drank tea, talked non-stop, and formed an orderly queue by Lucia's sewing machine. A few months ago, we all attended a fun but chaotic sewing workshop at Fabrication. We're definitely going to do it again. I made two cushions, and very ...
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About Rowan Tree Designs, York - Sonia Curry - Dressmaker & Jeweller
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Rowan Tree Designs is the website of Sonia Curry, a Dressmaker and Jeweller working in a variety of materials to create pieces that make women feel special every day. Most of the items on my site are one-off pieces, although you will see themes running through the pieces of jewellery on the site, and I am working towards producing my own (small) range of clothing designs at some point in the future. I work in a variety of materials to produce unique pieces (even if several are along a theme each piece is...
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adventures in dressmaking: February 2015
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RETURN TO THE MAIN ROWAN TREE DESIGNS WEBSITE. Wednesday, 25 February 2015. A lovely fabric choice on the part of a customer. She fell in love with this fabulous Rose and Hubble stamp print cotton, so I was set the challenge of turning it in to a dress. I have to admit that lining up the pattern repeat of the stamps so that there was no visible break at the waist was a little bit of a challenge, but what a result. Friday, 20 February 2015. Get to know your sewing machine – Make a Tote Bag! Learn to sew y...
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adventures in dressmaking: January 2015
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RETURN TO THE MAIN ROWAN TREE DESIGNS WEBSITE. Thursday, 29 January 2015. Winter product highlight: wristwarmers. I thought I'd spend the next few blog posts giving you some more details behind some of my "off the peg" products that are perfect for the winter weather we've been having, starting with my wristwarmers! I tend to have the longer version ready-made up in a wider range of colours that the short ones but as always I'm happy to make you a custom pair in any colour you chose. Both are availab...
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adventures in dressmaking: September 2014
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RETURN TO THE MAIN ROWAN TREE DESIGNS WEBSITE. Wednesday, 10 September 2014. An update on my Fabrication stock. An update on my stock in Fabrication for you today, as I made a few changes when I was in store last week in preparation for the upcoming cooler weather. Priced at £9 a pair these wristwarmers are perfect for keeping your arms warm under a cardigan in a chilly office, under a coat on a day when you don't want to wear gloves, when doing the gardening. the list could go on. End of summer sale.
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IN THE COMMUNITY – Arts and Minds
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ABOUT ARTS AND MINDS. It gives me an opportunity to express myself and it gives my brain a rest because while I am concentrating on painting I am not thinking about something that causes me stress. What we are doing here is fantastic.". A lot of our work is done in the community; supporting artists to be creative and to feel less socially isolated. All Arts and Minds events and workshops are open to everyone. We welcome people with mental health issues. We also run events. The following projects offer gr...
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OUR PARTNERS – Arts and Minds
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ABOUT ARTS AND MINDS. We work with a huge number of partners across Leeds and beyond. The following is a list of organisations with whom we have worked recently. We think all of them have something to offer in terms of creativity and mental health. Please click on the logos below for more information on each organisation. If you would like to know more about our specific partnership with each organisation please get in touch.
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garethwilce | goodforleeds
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Telling the story of those businesses and services which do something special for us, our community and for Leeds. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Designing research together: it’s complicated. November 6, 2014. Stella's 'Ob-log'. Positionality, in my understanding, means:. To the people they will encounter in the process of doing research; and. The researcher uses to interpret and write about what she finds out. Talking about positionality when you do research indicates that you thin...
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