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@art_in_textiles

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I 'paint' with textiles, creating collage pictures by hand-stitching small pieces of fabric together in layers.

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Barbara Shaw
6 months
Here is the finished flower crown made with hedgerow cuttings!
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Barbara Shaw
6 months
It is almost 3 years to the day that I moved in to my home. From unpromising beginnings, the tiny garden has now been transformed in to my little piece of paradise!
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Hello everyone and #happysaturday . I moved home this year to a village in #Herefordshire and was inspired to create this picture of a local #Hereford #calf . The image has been created from many #scraps of #fabric handstitched together in #layers . #Day18 #ArtAdventCalendar
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Good morning and #happysunday whatever you’re doing. It’s so #mild I’ve been #painting outside. This is a #workinprogress #fox for my grandson! #December
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
I’ve been mesmerised watching the #bees visiting the #lavender in my #garden this afternoon. Hope you enjoy this little clip! #flowers #Summer @Natures_Voice #insects #pollinators
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Today’s work on the new #sheep and I’ve added lots of #layers of #scraps . Now I need to focus on #shading and placing the #features correctly. #workinprogress #textiles #textileart #wool #fleece #fiber #fiberart #fibre
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Here’s the whole picture of the #cottage and #garden I’m working on. Many creatures visit so I’ve started adding a #tawny #owl top left. #workinprogress #textiles #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Hello #colour_collective hope everyone's had a very creative week. I seem to rarely use #mexicanpink but I've found some in this pic of #magnolias #textileart #handstitched #springflowers
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Barbara Shaw
8 years
Wherever #vandykebrown is there's a #sheep . This is the 1st stitched #Cotswold #sheep I created #colour_collective
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Only just found out it’s #NationalRobinDay so here is my stitched picture of one of these gorgeous little #birds ! #robin #textiles #textileart #collage Hope it’s ok to do a second post for #ArtAdventCalendar
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Barbara Shaw
10 years
Hope you like this stitched textile Wild Flower Meadow pic 31" x 26 " . #art @JamesDayArt http://t.co/zWALp6qn1H
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Barbara Shaw
1 year
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Made with #wool by @andreaanimates . Sound on!
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
This is today’s progress on the #sheep . Quite a bit more to do but I have to take a break as it’s very intense trying to get the features right! #textileart #fibreart #paintingwithfabric #textiles #wool
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Barbara Shaw
6 months
What excitement this morning! Running down the garden path because I spotted the first perfect yellow #rose , which has opened overnight! I then had to do a bit op chopping to open up the vista. Art is not just painting or stitching for me, it is something for all my senses!
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
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Barbara Shaw
1 year
Hot off the easel the finished wildflower meadow! #textiles #handstitched
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Hello #colour_collective hope you've all had a very creative week. For today's #amber here's my pic of #Daffodils if anyone's in need of cheering up! #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
5 months
Huge thanks for following my arty lifestyle. I really appreciate your support and encouragement. If you are new to art do not be put off by those who don’t relate to what you create and offer harsh criticism. If you find the right medium to work in you will be inspired!
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
Watch and listen to the sounds of #cooking #felt #pasta by #andreaanimates
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
Hello @DandelionAppre1 you might like this picture of #dandelionsanddaisies I have recently made. It has been created from many scraps of fabric handstitched together in layers! #dandelions #daisies #wildlowers #textiles #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
I have been asked to create a picture of #lavenderfields so this is the first #sketch in #textiles @chapelgallery #textileart #lavender #Summer
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
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Barbara Shaw
7 months
My new jumper outfit is not complete without a hat and gloves! #knitting #textileartist
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Barbara Shaw
8 years
More #vandykebrown in this hand-stitched 17thC chair #colour_collective
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
For #nationalmeadowsday this is the first #wildflowermeadow I stitched in 2005. I was delighted in was exhibited in the @mallgalleries #London in the @SoilAssociation exhibition #foodfortheeye #art inspired by #organic farms and #farming . #textiles #textileart #meadow
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
For #NationalMeadowsDay here are some of my stitched pictures of #meadows ! #textileart #handstitched Loved creating them and adding creatures!
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
There's more #gamboge in this picture I stitched of my daughter @Lizzi_Shaw 's dog Happy! #colour_collective
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Hello #colour_collective for tonight's #delftblue I'm thinking of #summer and posting a pic of a #dragonfly #textiles #handstitched
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
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Barbara Shaw
9 years
Hello @twitrartexhibit #twitterartexhibit My #textile collage #landscape postcard is on its way to you!
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
For anyone who has seen my #garden on @TheGBGardenShow this is what it looked like in 2011 when I moved in to my home and now! #transformingatinygarden #anythingispossible #flowers #plants #GardenersWorld #gardenersoftwitter
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Barbara Shaw
11 months
May I have this dance? Waltz in textiles.
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
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Barbara Shaw
9 months
A new #sheep is taking shape! #workinprogress
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Barbara Shaw
2 years
Thrilled my recently stitched #lamb is now off to its new home in America! #postedtoday #textiles #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
8 years
My #Spring #garden pic is gradually coming alive the more plants I add. Perfect and #cheerful to stitch on a cold Winter's day!
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Hello #colour_collective hope you've all had a good week. This pic of #magnolia blossom contains #Botopink #textiles #handstitched
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Hello #UKGiftHour you might find the perfect present in the new shop I am setting up #textile artwork on all sorts of products !
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Barbara Shaw
5 months
Good morning all and happy Wednesday. I stitched this flowery picture a few years ago and experimented having a jacket created with the design but I’ve never worn it until today! #textileart #lifeofanartist
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Sneaky #perk at my new #attic #studio . It is over 20ft (6 metres) long and has 3 windows so is amazingly light. Now to start creating pictures... #movedhome #artiststudio #artistatwork #artist
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
There's more #laurelgreen in this pic of #snowdrops . #colour_collective #textileart Have a lovely weekend all!
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Hello @WildlifeTrusts I'm hoping to raise awareness of #bees by handstitching pics inspired by #creatures in my garden. #wildaboutgardens
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
It’s such a wonderful #Spring day with so many #daffodils in bloom to lift the spirits. Here’s my #stitched version. #happytuesday #flowers #textiles
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Barbara Shaw
2 years
Jumping for joy! Thrilled to find out that someone has chosen to study my work as part of a textile degree! #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
Hello everyone, on this #coldandfrosty day it seems appropriate to post a chilly scene for Day 2 of #artadventcalendar . Here is my #polarbear swimming. #textiles #artistsoftwitter #handstitched #fabricart #Arctic
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
For #growjune here is a #wildflowermeadow . I loved thinking of all the #plants and #creatures I could include. #textiles #handstitched
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
#HappyEaster everyone. Have a lovely day whatever you’re doing! #Easter #hare #textiles #collage #Spring
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Barbara Shaw
8 months
Hot off the easel, the Hereford #cow may be finished! #textiles #textileart #scraps
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Barbara Shaw
10 years
Hello @herdyshepherd1 Delighted that I've just sold my stitched pic of a Herdy - they are such handsome sheep! http://t.co/87RZ9PKGh6
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Barbara Shaw
6 months
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
Here is today’s #progress on the #paeonies and I’ve been adding #sparkly scraps to introduce some #light in to the picture. #textiles #textileart #flowers #workinprogress
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
I’ve lost count of the number of #sheep I’ve stitched- this may be #30 to join the #flock . Here you can see a #detail and the #development of the picture! #collage #textiles #handstitched #fleece #farming #farmanimal #joiningtheflock #scraps
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Hello ⁦ @Clr_Collective ⁩ here’s another handstitched picture which contains #jade and #cherryblossompink . Hope everyone has a great weekend! #colour_collective #foxgloves #textiles #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
5 months
Good morning all and #happySaturday . Flowers are popping up everywhere but the humble daisy still inspires my artwork. This is a very early picture, from about 20 years ago, which includes paint and glue. Have a lovely weekend whatever you are doing!
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
Here’s the finished #view from the #kitchensink and a montage showing the development of the piece! #textiles #art #collage #kitchen #home #interior #windowbox #garden
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Barbara Shaw
6 months
First day that’s warm and sunny enough this year to bring out the Summer clothes. Hope you have a happy day whatever you are doing! #happyThursday
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Barbara Shaw
5 months
Hard to describe the joy I feel surrounded by flowers. I want to take these moments and bottle them to retrieve when we are in the depths of Winter. Have a very happy day whatever you are planning to do!
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
Ridiculously #excited this morning to be getting ready for my first #covid #jab ! #vaccination Hoorah! #happysaturday
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Barbara Shaw
1 year
There’s always a quiet joy when something I have made to wear actually fits. This is my latest knitted jumper -I have slightly tweaked the pattern! #knitting
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Hello all, sorry to have been a bit slow this year contributing to #ArtAdventCalendar as it's such a lovely thing to take part in. For #Day9 Here is a #December image of @ClaydonEstate created from many #scraps of #fabric handstitched together in layers. #textileart #Winter
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
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Barbara Shaw
8 years
Lots of #ScheveningenViolet in these lavender fields #colour_collective
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
Pouring with rain but spotted my first #SnowDrops today in my #garden . Such cheerful #flowers -might have to stitch another picture of them. #HappySaturday everyone! #Spring
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
As a child I loved #fuchsias as they reminded me of #ballerinas #dancing . Here is my #stitched interpretation of these beautiful #flowers #Happyweekend everyone. #Summer #loveflowers #textiles #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
8 months
Not too much more to stitch on this still life of a jug of narcissi!
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Barbara Shaw
2 years
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
There’s something about #washing hanging in an #orchard which lifts the spirits. Hope you all have a great day whatever you’re doing! #laundry #Herefordshire #rurallife
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
Nearly finished the #wren . Time to stop fiddling with the picture and check it in the morning! #bird #textiles #textileart #handstitched #collage #commission
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Barbara Shaw
9 years
Hello #colour_collective Hope you've had a great week. Closest to #dandelion is rudbeckias!
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
Good morning everyone and #happySunday . So many of the #flowers in my garden have been used for #inspiration or #reference for my #artwork like this picture of #foxgloves and #bees which was a #commission some years ago. #textiles #textileart #shady #Summer #handstitched
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Barbara Shaw
4 years
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
This is an #update on the #wren . I am looking for some stripey fabric for the wings but so far it remains elusive... #workinprogress #textiles #textileart #bird #handstitched #scraps
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Barbara Shaw
7 months
Yesterday’s adventure was to go on the train to #Shrewsbury , the county town of Shropshire. Its Tudor centre contains many half timbered buildings and even in the rain the architecture was spectacular! #artinspiration Sorry no musical accompaniment.
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Barbara Shaw
7 years
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Barbara Shaw
5 years
I’ve been asked to create a special picture to go in a room with white and grey decor so this is the first #sketch in #textiles . It seems appropriate to be working in these colours when it is so cold and #frosty outside! #workinprogress #art #flowers #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
5 months
Making progress on stitching my pot of flowers! #textiles #textileart
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Barbara Shaw
3 years
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day11 here is a #handstitched little #mouse with #berries created after seeing a whole family of mice outside my back door! #textileart #textiles #collage #happysaturday #happyweekend
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Barbara Shaw
6 years
Here is #cotswoldsheep #17 created from scraps of wool, fabric and lace handstitched together in layers. #sheep #cotswolds #textileart #fibreart #fiberart
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Barbara Shaw
5 months
The development of the stitched #Wensleydale #sheep with the finished portrait top left!
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