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souk 020 8341 9721

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wallace ll sewell

Shop and Studio 24 Lloyd Baker Street, London WC1X 9AZ Tel +44 (0) 20 7833 2995 www.wallacesewell.com

Woven textiles by Wallace Sewell plus Jewellery by Tamsin Howells and Bags from Luisa Cevese Riedizioni

CONTEMPORARY CRAFT GALLERY + KNIT STUDIO

For lovers of beautiful things, aunique collection of fine craft and wearable art. Luxuriousand glorious gifts, wrapsand shawls, cushionsand throws, bagsand brooches. Exquisite yarnsfor handknitting or for crochet, informal knit gatherings and workshops.

Our new address: 11-13 Minshull Street Knutsford Cheshire WA16 6HG T/F01565 652035 Einfo@fibreandclay.co.uk Wwww.fibreandclay.co.uk

selvedge.org

anational show celebrating nature’s finest fibres

An international gathering of exhibitors and vendors, experts and enthusiasts with workshops and lectures throughout

Tickets £5 each day - accompanied children free Fri 27 & Sat 28 June, 2008Mitchell’s Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0QQ

Ring 016974 78707for more information

or visit www.woolfest.co.uk

This project is supported by the Fells

&Dales LEADER +Programme

Organised by The Wool Clip Limited, a Cumbrian cooperative

Books and Journals in the History of Costume and Textiles

www.maney.co.uk/costume
Allimages by Claire Richardson

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Paper doll JULIE ARKELL’S HOME-MADE HOUSE

In these days of decluttering,downsizing and responsible

consumption it's rare to feel that you simply do not own

enough but that's exactly the feeling a visit to Julie Arkell's

house engenders. Her intricate, inviting and imaginative

interior puts more conventional living spaces to shame and

makes the urge to get out there and find witty one-off pieces

and fantastic flea market finds almost irresistible.

Nevertheless, you probably should resist as you’d

struggle to find the type of objects that occupy every

nook and cranny of this three floor town house in

Islington, London; simply because Julie makes most

of them herself. Her unmistakable creations peek

from behind curtains, under chairs and gather

sociably on shelves and mantels ready to whis

per or giggle about you when your back is

turned - not that they look mean spirited

these papier mââchéé figures have a

friendly charm matched only by that of

their floral apron-clad maker.

Display is a key word in the

description of Julie’s home, not

for her the ‘out of sight, out of

mind’ approach of the mini

malist. Shelves are open

and every flat surface,

including the stairs, is

an individual and

evolving still life.

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