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Deborah
Hastings
3,
Cross Park, High Bickington, Umberleigh, Devon
EX37 9BA
01769
560515
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![]() 2nd April April 2012 Taunton Museum 1 day workshop using the collection |
February Issue 2012 - out Friday 20th January - Page 28
Rag Rug Textiles in this issue with the release of a new rag rugging project!
The Patchwork Readi Cushion
Size 30cm x 30cm aprox [12" x 12"] *************************************
Readi Cushion Kit: prodder, cushion cover, some fabric & sample £14.95 incl p & p.![]() Ideal present! *************************************
Cushion and prodder incl p & p: £11.00 + ![]() Please state colour prefered Paypal accepted: E-mail me for link
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No sewing need to complete just prod and its finished.
Made from recycled fabrics; no two are the same-designed & made by Deborah
These are samples of the Pink Theme Cushion
![]() Back of a Part Finished cushion - pocket for cushion pad
Available in 3 colour themes: Pink, Blue and Autumnal colours. These are made from the fabrics that I collect at The North Devon Hospice Shop they will vary with fabrics used but will be in these 3 themes colours Autumnal
Theme with gold thread
Blue Theme
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| ** Rag Rugging at The Old Post Office, The National Trust, Tintagel ** Fore Street, Tintagel, Cornwall PL34 0DB Telephone: 01840 770024 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-tintageloldpostoffice NEXT DEMONSTRATION DAYS Wednesday 15th February 2012 |
New Rug - Completed August 2011 To be hung permenantly and on display from Mid September |
![]() Handing the rug over by the Lifton Hookers to Natalie Savage, Custodian for the property On Wednesday 14th April 2010 a rag rug was handed over to the Old Post Office at Tintagel. It was started in February during half term week when the prporty was open. Visitors to the property were given the chance to 'have a go' and add to the rug. The 1 foot squares were then completed by the Lifton Hookers. I stitched together the squares and backed the rug. It has been raffled along with 2 quilts and raised over £1000 for the property. Another rug has been started to be raffled for 2012. |
August 2010 - A
new rug has been made by the Lifton Hookers and is on display at the
property.
It is made of woollen fabrics - old skirts etc
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![]() January Issue 2012 - out 23rd December 2011 Lavender Bag Rag Rugging Kit - there are 7 - in the 'Giveways' section on page 40
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Course at Denmans College, Oxford in 2012
Rag Rugs and Recycling 10th - 13th April [Tues - Friday] - Additional Course - there are places still available www.thewi.org.uk |
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Countess Wear VillageHall [Exeter] Sunday 12th February 2012
Rag Rugging and Goldwork embroidery [yes I teach the two crafts at the same time! decide which you want to do] Contact: 01392 682550
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Crafter4Crafting Exhibition at Westpoint 2012
Thursday 2nd February – Saturday 4th February 2012 10am - 5pm each day http://www.craft4crafters.co.uk/showevent.php?show_id=31 |
| Christmas holiday Making! patchwork throw made from recycled curtains from the charity Shop |
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| I think I may be hooked on rag rugging after
just one little project it has a lovely end result’. Katrina, Scotland Jan 2012 |
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"Well here is my first attempt! Im very pleased with it and its very therapeutic to do too. I started off with a circular section and then filled in the corners. I might make it into a large cushion". Janet from Somerset |
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"I really enjoyed meeting you
and completing the lavender bag in the glorious sunshine at the quay in
Clovelly. I could not think of anything better than sitting in the sun, watching people come and go, in peace and tranquillity and completing my lovely lavender bag. I haven't yet stitched it but will do this on the weekend and I am going to give it to my mum". Dawn from Worcester - Easter 2011
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| Drop in workshops at Clovelly Pep's Rug sample completed Visited Clovelly 10th August 2011 [From Manchester] |
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Oct 2011 - Anne's Lavender Bag - completed within 24hrs of attending a workshop in Bovey Tracey on 23rd October. She was spurred on to complete as she had to complete some grant forms and need some 'therapy' once that was done! | ![]() |
| October 2011 - Lavender Kit purchased from Townend weekend of 15th October. Completed by 24th! "...have had a lovely time making it'. Helen |
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October 2011 - Completed rug from Hessian and prodder purchased in early Janury 2011. Another Rug is now going to be started for this winter. DD, in Devon | ![]() |
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THE LIFTON HOOKERS
RAG RUGGING CLASSES IN LIFTON, NEAR LAUNCESTON Now taking place in the Lifton Hall Hotel, New Road, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DR www.liftonhall.co.uk/content/what-s-happening SPRING TERM 2012 - Next session
Friday 20th January These take place on the following Friday mornings 10am - 12noon:
Beginners always welcome at any session For further details contact me: 01769 560515 |
| The craft of Rag Rugging is an
old one. It developed out of the need to make
cottagers’
homes more comfortable, as the floors were frequently beaten earth and
warm insulation was needed. Our current need to recycle and re-use resources is not new, as rag rugging utilised potato sacks and old clothing to make serviceable rugs for the home. My interest in textiles originates from an early age and from my family with parents and grandparents all participating in a craft. My grandmother made many rugs during the war years. During the 1980’s I worked as Handicraft Instructor, in a day centre for the elderly, for Southwark Social Services as part of their rehabilitation team. My inspiration for many of my designs comes from the landscape and skies in Devon but I also enjoy contrasting textures and colours which my medium offers endless possibilities. As a garden designer I use my understanding of shape, colour and texture to guide my designs and some folk have often commented that my designs are like gardens and flowers. Colour has always been very important to me and I love the way colours react to each other and blend. I demonstrate rag rugging, throughout the peak holiday periods, at the famous cobbled street village Clovelly near Bideford. The Fisherman’s Cottage is set out as a typical fisherman’s cottage during the 1920’s I teach rag rugging at many museums throughout Devon and Somerset providing workshops for adults and children. I also teach for the Workers Educational Association [W.E.A.] - rag rugging, horticulture and teacher training - throughout Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. I provide courses for the WI college, Denman's, Oxford. In my work with children can be contacted and provide a days workshop and Bovey Tracey Contemporary Craft Fair I am also a tutor for Open University Tutor for their Openings Programme, a Fellow for the Institute for Learning and Associate member of the College of Occupational Therapists. I am a member of the North Devon Art, Textile Forum South West, Society for All Artists and have recently exhibited at Broomhill, Barnstaple, Okehampton Museum, The Plough, Torrington, and Beaford Arts Centre. I have been part of Art Trek and the North Devon Festival in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 & 2011. As a horticulturalist and having worked for so long in the field of therapeutic horticulture I am a Trustee for Cultivations Their web site can be found at: www.cultivations.co.uk |
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This is what a child can make in a 2 hour session, a 'proddy flower'. Beaford Arts Centre - I am one of the artists that provides textile worshops for children and adults. http://www.beaford-arts.org.uk/index.php?id=2 http://www.beaford-arts.org.uk/index.php?id=4 - view rag rugging video with one of my groups http://www.beaford-arts.org.uk/index.php?id=104 |
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Peg Loom 'landscape' made by the children at Highhampton Primary, Devon on 15th June 2011
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![]() Christmas Bunting made by the children at Highampton Primary, Devon December 2011 |
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Coombes
1 & 3 Pannier Market, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8HD Phone: 01805 624789 |
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