A very busy day

I have been doing a number of different things today.
My first task was to finish of a number of little pictures using black thread on linen. I'm really pleased with the results and will do more like this, they work because of their sketchy nature but also because I have kept them simple.

The second job if the day was finishing off a whole bunch of IPhone, IPad, Blackberry and Kindle cases. I wanted to use different fabrics in side and out.
I have used some lovely vintage buttons to hold them closed and some truly beautiful velvet ribbon on them.
I haven't decided what to do with them yet but I think putting them in Etsy is a good idea.

A visit to Saltaire, Bradford.

I had quite an inspirational visit to Saltaire today.
The country side was stunning and I took so many photographs to prod me, if I forget and my sketch book is not enough.
The grand scale of the old mills was overwhelming and I didn't tire of the stone work or the repeated patterns on different buildings. Some of the domestic houses were just wonderful-imagine living in a World Heritage Site.
Not only was the municipal park, canal way or public building magnificent but the David Hockney permanent exhibition in the 1853 gallery was...well awesome for want of a better word!
It was like going in to a church for surface pattern, paint, iPad images and not to mention his truly splendid photographs of trees.
But now I have so much in my little head, I'm not sure where to start...maybe at the beginning?
Images from the inspiration to follow!