The first embroidered blanket is complete! Huzzah! This one is based on drawings I did in the British Museum of Roman coins.  And one can never have too much fluorescent in one's life, obvs. 

I managed to make it out of the studio the other day, (naturally in search of gin), and popped into the Barbican to see Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as a Collector.  It was so lovely to see that I am not the only one who hoards!  I particularly loved Pae White's collection of Vera Newman scarves and prints, all hung from a series of washing lines.  How to immerse yourself in fabric!  If you get a chance pop along.  I believe there may be a gin joint on the second floor…