Pointing the finger at a Wagga
One of the big environmental issues getting traction at present is the amount of textile waste we generate. Textiles are not just biodegradable cotton and natural products, more than 2/3rds is polyester and we have a world model that is based on fast crafting and fast fashion, a big business
5-5 Celebration
April is a special month in our family. Birthdays for a son, a grand-daughter, me, a father, a boyfriend (not mine), two wedding anniversaries, numerous friends birthdays. This year, it is my 69th birthday and my 50th wedding anniversary, nearly as special as it can get. We don’t make a
5-5 Celebration
Good day to all my Cloth in Common colleagues, participants and subscribers. Welcome to 2026 and I hope we all look forward to a fresh new year and the unknown possibilities it may bring. Whilst I am not so naive as to expect it will all be world peace, an
Migraine Tinsel
I have always felt that dreaming is a different state of being, one we cannot control, where our body and mind tell us the story, rather than our conscious mind stating the facts to our conscious self. For that reason, I’m interested in the circumstances that promote dreams for me.
BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS
When I owned a business, with clients and employees, I was constantly planning for future growth, gaining efficiencies and developing new aspects to the business. Our annual goal was a BHAG (BIG, HAIRY, AUDACIOUS GOAL), and yes, we always wrote them in capitals, and it was supported by a mis-quote
Guerilla Gardening
Guerrilla gardening is a form of environmental and social activism involving the cultivation of plants in neglected or unused public or private spaces without the owner’s permission. It is an act of “people power” that transforms forgotten urban areas into vibrant pockets of green space, blending gardening with protest against
Sharing Urban Nature
I have lived on a rural property since 1981 but I have many relatives living in the city. I am always grateful to come home after a visit to “the big smoke”. No traffic, no smog, no noise; we haven’t heard a siren out here since the last time there
Four Bridges
Building Bridges seemed like such a gift as a prompt. Settling on the quilt design was easy as I picked the first option (of many) that occurred to me. Writing the commentary to describe the meaning was far more difficult. I have been watching what everyone else has posted and
Impressions of Lace
If you work with reused, recycled and repurposed materials, without a pattern, limited by what you have to hand, hoping that the one spectacular fabric or material that helps keep the whole thing together will stretch far enough, then failing to achieve a perfect 10 is a regular event. But
Roadworks, Riverbanks and White Ants
I like to look close to home for my artistic inspiration. Here are the current ones. This is a footpath that winds around a large block of empty land where a railway used to come through town. The path cracked and was repaired quickly because the intention was that it
4-11 Revolution
I believe we are watching an epic period in world political history at present. The actions being taken, and the responses others make, will have consequences on a global scale and may take many years to recover from. Watching and listening to the “noise” occurring on a minute-by-minute basis is