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Snapdragon Life
Великобритания
Добавлен 17 мар 2008
Rekindle your Creativity,
Reconnect to the Natural World.
I'm Jane Lindsey, a textile artist based 5 minutes from the beautiful Loch Lomond at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands. I share my creative life which is inspired by the amazing Scottish landscape that surrounds me. I am a textile artist specialising in botanical printing, natural dyes from local plants and freehand machine embroidery.
For live help, e-courses and a thriving community you can join the monthly membership Studio Club which gently guides you through bringing the changing seasons into your daily life www.snapdragonlife.com/content/what-is-the-studio-club/.
Simple practical activities help you slow down, so that you can experience increased well being, calm and creativity. Learn how to live more intentionally and create a life you love.
Nature inspired content, natural dyed textiles, seasonal recipes, freehand machine embroidery, dogs, Scottish landscape, cut flower and vegetable growing.
Reconnect to the Natural World.
I'm Jane Lindsey, a textile artist based 5 minutes from the beautiful Loch Lomond at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands. I share my creative life which is inspired by the amazing Scottish landscape that surrounds me. I am a textile artist specialising in botanical printing, natural dyes from local plants and freehand machine embroidery.
For live help, e-courses and a thriving community you can join the monthly membership Studio Club which gently guides you through bringing the changing seasons into your daily life www.snapdragonlife.com/content/what-is-the-studio-club/.
Simple practical activities help you slow down, so that you can experience increased well being, calm and creativity. Learn how to live more intentionally and create a life you love.
Nature inspired content, natural dyed textiles, seasonal recipes, freehand machine embroidery, dogs, Scottish landscape, cut flower and vegetable growing.
A year of experiments: Four ways I've changed my life this year
In this week's chatty film I'm talking about the way I deliberately create experiments in my life to improve my wellbeing. I tell you about the four best ones this year which have now become part of my daily life, transforming the way I feel.
It is teaching this way of gradually changing my life which is at the heart of the BLOOM course, which is currently open for enrolments www.snapdragonlife.com/content/courses/?id=23
There is also some snowy Scottish scenery right at the end.
It is teaching this way of gradually changing my life which is at the heart of the BLOOM course, which is currently open for enrolments www.snapdragonlife.com/content/courses/?id=23
There is also some snowy Scottish scenery right at the end.
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Видео
Changing seasons in my Scottish textile studio
Просмотров 8 тыс.19 часов назад
This is the purchase link for the Stars of Hope download snapdragonlife.myflodesk.com/ah9dj8fn94 The tutorial is a 20 minute video, a template pattern and a PDF with step by step instructions. 100% of the proceeds will be going to Medical Aid for Palestinians. 🌿 I am Jane Lindsey, a textile artist, gardener, writer and teacher based in the middle of Scotland. This is my website www.snapdragonli...
5000 year old Scottish art (and I finish a knitting project)
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.14 дней назад
This week's vlog I'm heading over to Kilmartin Glen in Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland to see some amazing Neolithic rock carvings that are 5000 years old. I've also finished knitting my Odice vest by That Knitting Lady and start a new project as essential car knitting. Links mentioned in this film Odice vest: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/odice Sophie scarf: www.ravelry.com/patterns/li...
Cosy crafting in my Scottish Studio; Sorting out buttons and upcycling an old cardigan.
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.21 день назад
I love this time of year when it is time to get all the woolly layers out of storage and keep cosy. Today I am sprucing up a rather boring second hand cashmere cardigan with lots of jazzy buttons from a button tin that my Mum recently gave me. 🌿 I am a textile artist, gardener, writer and teacher based in the middle of Scotland. This is my website www.snapdragonlife.com 🌱 The Studio Club is an ...
My trip to the Scottish Highlands for a sewing workshop.
Просмотров 6 тыс.28 дней назад
Last week I headed north to the Scottish Highlands to do a week long workshop with the textile artist India Flint. Together we stitched, felted, dyed and embellished a shawl (mine was a scarf) fit for a selkie (seal woman). I filmed this video over the week and it shows what it was like to get the chance to attend a wonderful creative retreat in a stunning part of Scotland. I also talk about th...
Bundle dyeing beautiful variegated yarn with food waste and garden plants
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Месяц назад
In this week's video I'm sharing a clip from The Studio Club course 'Introduction to Bundle Dyeing' showing how to dye skeins of wool using a very simple bundle dye technique. You can get the full course as part of Studio Club membership - it costs £9.95 and there is no minimum term. You can also buy the course without joining the club. www.snapdragonlife.com 🌿 I am a textile artist, gardener, ...
How I stopped biting my nails and cut down my phone use in six weeks
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Месяц назад
I bit my nails for fifty years and I have been trying to cut down my phone use for at least five. In the past month I have changed both, not through will power but through strategy, through changing the circumstances. Jane Thomson who helped me break the habit can be found here renaissancetherapies19?locale=en_GB 🌿 I am a textile artist, gardener, writer and teacher based in the mi...
A PR company asked me whether I would call myself a hag last month; here are my thoughts
Просмотров 4 тыс.Месяц назад
🌿 I am a textile artist, gardener, writer and teacher based in the middle of Scotland. This is my website www.snapdragonlife.com 🌱 The Studio Club is an online membership exploring creativity, nature and different ways to live. It costs £9.95 a month and supported places are available. You can find out more about it here www.snapdragonlife.com/content/the-studio-club-autumn-2023/ In this week's...
Join me in my Scottish Cottage Garden as we move into Autumn
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
This week we move into Autumn and that time, just on the cusp of late summer and early autumn is my favourite time of the year in the garden. It is full of old fashioned flowers; dahlias, dye plants and sunflowers in amongst the vegetables and fruit trees. 🌿 I am a textile artist, gardener, writer and teacher based in the middle of Scotland. This is my website www.snapdragonlife.com 🌱 The Studi...
My top tips for anyone wanting to start a business when they have a chronic illness or fatigue.
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
This week I'm talking about running my own business, why I started a business in the first place and how I have adapted my working patterns to having chronic auto immune diseases which limit my energy. I have recorded it especially for all the people who feel that they are 'unemployable' or who struggle to fit into society's 9-5 working patterns. I expect that it will actually give everyone who...
Choosing to bring more joy into life #midlifechanges
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
Last week - due to a loading glitch - I saw a glimpse of what social media would be like without an algorithm. It was a scary place full of fear and anxiety. In this week's video I'm talking about what I learned from that and giving tips to bring more joy, calm and beauty into your life. 🌿 I am a textile artist, gardener, writer and teacher based in the middle of Scotland. This is my website ww...
How to dye with Dyers mazegill fungus.
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.3 месяца назад
🍄 Last week my friend Kat gave me a dyer's mazegill fungus, also known as Dyers Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii) which is a traditional dye material. I have never used it before and this week's film is a real time video of me exploring it. If you want to know how to get different colours out of a single fungi and how to experiment and have fun with natural botanical dyeing this is a great film ...
A tour of all my current knitting Works in Progress
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.3 месяца назад
The cushion - which I thought was a Sasha Kagan design is actually by Susan Duckworth. So apologies! It explains why I couldnt find an image! Here is a link! www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/moths-3 This week I'm chatting about works in progress, how I feel about them, and how I'm not going to feel guilty about them any more. I mention @under.eagle.mountain and the patterns I discuss are Heirlo...
Inchmahome: The ruined priory that was refuge for the Scottish child Queen, Mary Queen of Scots
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.4 месяца назад
Inchmahome: The ruined priory that was refuge for the Scottish child Queen, Mary Queen of Scots
A week in my life; running a small creative business in the Scottish countryside.
Просмотров 8 тыс.4 месяца назад
A week in my life; running a small creative business in the Scottish countryside.
Four different ways to press garden flowers to use in printing.
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Four different ways to press garden flowers to use in printing.
How can I make an income from my garden? New plans and ideas
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
How can I make an income from my garden? New plans and ideas
A tour of my favourite patchwork quilts. From C19th antiques to the present day.
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
A tour of my favourite patchwork quilts. From C19th antiques to the present day.
🧵 Confessions of a Fabric Addict | How it got to this point and what I'm doing about it!!! ✂️
Просмотров 7 тыс.5 месяцев назад
🧵 Confessions of a Fabric Addict | How it got to this point and what I'm doing about it!!! ✂️
How doing a Reiki workshop is making me reassess the way I live.
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.5 месяцев назад
How doing a Reiki workshop is making me reassess the way I live.
A round up of all the things that I have been making in May -
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
A round up of all the things that I have been making in May -
A tour of Broadwoodside Garden, one of Scotland's Hidden Gardens
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
A tour of Broadwoodside Garden, one of Scotland's Hidden Gardens
A birthday chat about ageing, invisibility and how to find out what lights you up.
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.6 месяцев назад
A birthday chat about ageing, invisibility and how to find out what lights you up.
A tour round Scottish artist Gill Stewart's cottage garden, home and studio
Просмотров 45 тыс.6 месяцев назад
A tour round Scottish artist Gill Stewart's cottage garden, home and studio
Dyeing wool with gorse flowers collected on a walk in the Scottish hills.
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Dyeing wool with gorse flowers collected on a walk in the Scottish hills.
Behind the scenes in my textile art studio as I prepare for the month ahead.
Просмотров 3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Behind the scenes in my textile art studio as I prepare for the month ahead.
Growing Floret Originals dahlia seeds in Scotland
Просмотров 2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Growing Floret Originals dahlia seeds in Scotland