by Kathleen Murphy | 13 May, 2013 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
We are delighted to be showing the work of Kate Farley in our late spring exhibition and excited to be able to show her work as it progresses from paper and smaller scale items to designs for furnishing fabrics. Kate has an eye which constantly seeks out pattern in...
by claredelatorre | 1 Apr, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
“The best of all merchandise coming to Samarkand was from China: especially silks, satins, musk, rubies, diamonds, pearls, and rhubarb…” reported the embassy official Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, 1403-05 from his post in Timur. Rhubarb progressed...
by claredelatorre | 21 Feb, 2013 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
An unsung fibre, Jute, is something that we have become increasingly aware. It is Jute’s eco credentials which are really outstanding when compared to other fibres; Jute fibre is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable, in it’s growth it requires very low use of...
by claredelatorre | 30 Jul, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
Guides to this year’s Arts Week have just arrived – a very good reason to stop work for a cup of coffee and a browse through 40 colour pages of art from around Herefordshire. You can pick up your guide from Tinsmiths – libraries or Tourist Offices...
by claredelatorre | 22 Jul, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
One of our favorite Shopshire towns is Much Wenlock and on a recent visit to the town I was startled to read a claim that the town hosted the first Olympic Games. Dr William Penny Brookes, a local surgeon, established the first Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850. Looking...
