Yesterday I went with a friend to the Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show at Aintree, Liverpool - it's not the biggest of shows, but I still picked up a few bargains (one stand was selling Tim Holtz distress inkpads, including all the new ones, for a very good price - so of course I couldn't resist - and I also spotted a reduced price pack of the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Fragments, hard to come by at the moment so I just had to buy them)! There were several exhibitions at the Show and I remembered to take my camera this time, so I thought I'd share pics of some of the exhibitions with you ......
The Knitted Garden
"The Duchess" Collection
(costumes from the film)
A Day Dress worn by Keira Knightley
A Maternity Dress
(worn by Keira Knightley)
Costume worn by Ralph Fiennes
An Evening Dress (Keira Knightley's)
Dress worn by Charlotte Rampling
The costumes were absolutely exquisite and beautifully detailed, as you can see (in particular, the evening dress was breathtaking) - but the dresses were so small, tiny waists, and shorter than I imagined they'd be - these actresses must be so incredibly slim! I haven't seen this film yet, but I'll try to catch it when it comes to TV as it'll be interesting to see all the costumes actually being worn.
"In Celebration of Stitch"
There was also an exibition entitled "In Celebration of Stitch", which displayed pieces of handstitched work by Dr Isabel Elliott, who was the Mistress of Embroidery at Gloucester Cathedral. The amount of skill and detail in her work was wonderful to behold!
Dr Isabel Elliott
(don't you just love that wonderful whimsical gate)?
Neptune's Palace
A Seasonal Triptych
Button Box
Dinosaur Mad
I didn't manage to find any UTEE, let alone any Clear, at the Show, but undeterred, I have spent some time today finishing off the mirror frame that I began in Lindsay's workshop last week. I'm quite pleased with the result, just letting the Glossy Accents dry off properly overnight, and I'll show you a pic of it in my next post. Now I just need to find a suitable spot in the house to hang it.
