Didsbury Art Studio
Welcome! I'm Sally an Artist and Art Textiles Teacher based at Didsbury Art Studio in Manchester, UK.
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I share what I’m working on in real time, whether it’s for teaching, workshops, commissions, your requests, or my own creative experimentations. Expect a mix of inspiration, process and play with a current obsession for Smocking!
For General Enquiries: didsburyartstudio@hotmail.com
Didsbury Art Studio
Hi everyone
I wanted to share a project I just finished using the Ripples design in Canadian Smocking. It’s a beautiful textured pattern that gives such a lovely subtle 3D wave effect perfect for cushions, bags, or even garment embellishments. 🫶🏼🪡👕
3 days ago | [YT] | 16
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Didsbury Art Studio
Hi everyone, have you ever tried smocking with organza? combine the sheer fabric with a structured geometric arrow smocking design...the organza makes the arrow really pop with definition. Hope you like...coming soon.🎥
1 week ago | [YT] | 46
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Next up...I recently experimented with an enlarged version of the Canadian smocking flower design the larger scale really helps showcase volume. Here’s a sneak peek of the final look.
Let me know what you think and if you’ve tried enlarging smocking patterns I’d love to hear how it went. x
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 41
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📌 Title: Pyramid Point Design
✨ Discover a New Canadian Smocking Technique – Add Unique Texture to Your Creations..
Coming up on Wednesday I'll be sharing this cute design for you I was curious to see how the striped fabric would work with the pattern...what do you think? x
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 21
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Exploring Eaton Hall, inspiring Walker Art Gallery👗, art workshops🪡, creating fascinators🎩 and scenes from beautiful Budapest. 5 pm today. xx
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 6
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Hi there I'm excited to share my latest creation a Flower Canadian Smocking design that brings a soft textured floral look to any fabrics. Perfect for interiors, upholstery, fashion and sculptural forms... Sallyx
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 13
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Vlog up tonight...⚽️🎸🎤👗🖌️ Come with us to a new art and football exhibition at Aviva Studios in Manchester City Centre if you love manga there's some stunning work to see. Checkout this band Arkayla...and yes let's go to another a carboot for some rummaging and new finds! even an Amazon mystery bag to open with me! I also wanted to share this facility upstairs in Uniqlo on market street how fun is this sewing machine? There's an amazing selection of embroidery designs that you can choose from to add to a crossbody bag. 😍😍🥰
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Didsbury Art Studio
Hello friends 🌼 I got into this smocking textiles technique way back in lockdown when I tried a wave smocking pattern for the first time. Since then over the years I decided to teach myself lots of different designs that I could use with a view to creating soft furnishings and include in garments etc
✂️On my journey I discovered that using a millinery fabric called sinamay could also be combined with the smocking technique to create sculptural forms which I love. This is something I would like to explore more further. For now I bring you what I have called a flower and diamonds design on some recycled silk fabric which has come out very soft and delicate. Tutorial on it's way 🎥 x.
2 months ago | [YT] | 31
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LOZENGE smocking design up next...💙🧵🪡🩵🎬
3 months ago | [YT] | 37
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NEW art vlog is up 🖌️☘️👚😻🎥
3 months ago | [YT] | 12
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