WINTER EXHIBITION/CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WEEKEND – 2nd & 3rd DECEMBER

Come along to the Mavericks Art Group event on 2nd and 3rd December. My artwork will be in there too.

Hosted by Amy Mason, at her beautiful studio, Bluebird Arts, it is an opportunity to see and buy work by many talented artists and crafters, in a lovely relaxed atmosphere.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1749197878717534/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%22108%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

October 3, 2017 | Categories: artwork, craft work, Exhibition | Tags: advanced crochet, Art Exhibition, Broomstick Crochet, Craft Fair, crochet, drawings, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, exhibition, fiddes, freeform crochet, Hairpin Crochet, original artwork, Sale, Tunisian crochet, Winter Fair | Leave a comment

NEOS AT HALLGREEN CASTLE OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

WE did have fun dressed up in mediaeval garb for the opening night of NEOS at Hallgreen Castle. You can always spot the artists in the Great Hall when you come up to view our work – we will be here until Sunday 17th!

September 11, 2017 | Categories: artwork, craft work, Exhibition, general news, teaching, tuition, Uncategorized | Tags: acrylics, advanced crochet, Amy Mason, Art, arts, Arts Worker, Broomstick Crochet, bruges, Cards, Ceramics, Christmas Cards, Collage, Collograph, craft, crochet, crochet buttons, crochet tuition, demonstrations, drawings, Elizabeth Petrie, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, Elton Waters, examples, exhibition, exhibitions, fiddes, filet, Fiona Scharlau, Fionna McGregor, flowers, foliage, freeform crochet, fused glass, Gail McMillan, glass, granny squares, Hairpin Crochet, irish, Irish Crochet, Jade Nic A Ghobhainn, Jen Tait, Jonathan Mitchell, mixed media, NEOS, new work, North East Open Studios, Oil Paintings, original artwork, paint, prints, Robert Fergusson, Scotia Grendel, Shona Barr, silver jewellery, Sunrise Brechin, teaching, Tunisian crochet, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

Sam Baxter – sambaxterart – has very kindly sent me these photographs of my work from the above event. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this event Sam!

March 12, 2017 | Categories: artwork, craft work, Exhibition, general news | Tags: #funaday dundee, advanced crochet, Boa Constrictor, Broomstick Crochet, crochet, crochet tuition, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, exhibition, exhibitions, fiddes, filet, flowers, freeform crochet, fun, Fun A Day Dundee 2017, Funaday Dundee 2017, mixed media, original artwork, wall hangings | Leave a comment

Fun A Day Dundee 2 January 2017

Well, I’m a crochet tutor! So the first thing I saw when I looked at this shed snakeskin was a beautiful lacy crochet pattern. Don’t know quite how it would turn out or what I might use it for. Maybe give this a try out sometime and see if it can be made into a working pattern. Probably would need a more delicate name than Boa’s Belly Stitch though!

January 3, 2017 | Categories: artwork, craft work, Exhibition, general news | Tags: #funaday, #funaday dundee, Art, Arts Worker, Boa Constrictor, crochet, crochet design, crochet inspirations, crochet pattern, demonstrations, drawings, Dundee, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, examples, exhibition, exhibitions, fiddes, Funaday Dundee 2017, mixed media, original artwork, patterns, shed snake skin, snake, snake shed | Leave a comment

NEOS 2016 AT HALLGREEN CASTLE

Here are some of my works for sale at Hallgreen Castle, Inverbervie, NEOS venue 130.

Crochet wallhangings made from reclaimed materials:- fabrics, yarns and other elements. Displayed on yarnbombed driftwood. £40.

September 15, 2016 | Categories: artwork, craft work, Exhibition, general news, tuition | Tags: Art, arts, Arts Worker, Broomstick Crochet, crochet, demonstrations, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, examples, exhibition, fiddes, flowers, freeform, freeform crochet, Hairpin Crochet, Hallgreen Castle, Irish Crochet, mixed media, NEOS, new work, original artwork, teaching, wall hangings, window, Yarnbombing | Leave a comment

Puzzles and frustrations of a blogging beginner

OK – After what seems like forever, I am still learning how to blog. Yesterday I learned that galleries don’t seem to work very well. The pictures looked small and uninteresting and didn’t display at all in facebook. Just a big blank space – which did have a link to the gallery page, but it took ages to load. Now I understand why people post one photograph at time. So, please be patient with me as I learn.

May 5, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Angus Open Studios, Art, arts, Blog, Broomstick Crochet, bruges, Collage, craft, crochet buttons, demonstrations, drawings, dressmaking, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, examples, exhibition, exhibitions, fiddes, filet, flowers, foliage, granny squares, Hairpin Crochet, Hobbycraft, irish, Irish Crochet, knitting, lacemaking, mixed media, NEOS, original artwork, paint, prints, resources, teaching, tenerif, vintage, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

WOOLCRAFT PICTURES FROM 2014-15 EVENING CLASSES – WHAT LEARNERS ACHIEVED

selection of first pieces as learners try new skills. Well done!

A selection of first pieces as learners tried out new skills. Well done!

As learners got more confident their techniques improved and work became neater and finished off well.

New techniques successfully mastered.

Finished work

A learner completed her new hat with motif.

Some finished products made with a purpose in mind, eg, the phone holder.

September 29, 2015 | Categories: artwork, craft work, general news, teaching, tuition | Tags: Angus Open Studios, AOS, autumn, blankets, blocking, Broomstick Crochet, bruges, buttonholes, buttons, clothes, collars, colours, craft, crafts, crochet, crochet buttons, crochet history, crochet tuition, demonstrations, edgings, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, equipment, examples, feltmaking, fiddes, filet, flowers, Forfar Academy, freeform, freestyle, granny squares, Hairpin Crochet, Hobbycraft, irish, Irish Crochet, Kirriemuir, knitting, NEOS, patterns, resources, Shells, starch, tatting, teaching, tools, tutoring, wall hangings, weaving, woolcraft, yarn, yarns | Leave a comment

The exhibition has begun!! Mavericks Art Craft – which includes my sweet self – have a full exhibition of work for sale at Halllgreen Castle, Inverbervie until 21 September. All part of North East Open Studios (NEOS) Do come along and see!

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September 13, 2015 | Categories: artwork, craft work, Exhibition | Tags: Art, arts, Arts Worker, Broomstick Crochet, demonstrations, drawings, Ellie Fiddes, exhibition, exhibitions, fiddes, Hairpin Crochet, Hallgreen Castle, mixed media, NEOS, North East Open Studios, original artwork, paint, prints, wall hangings | Leave a comment

I will be at HobbyCraft, Dundee tomorrow afternoon from 2.00 – 4.00pm for the last of the Spring workshops.

I will take a break over the summer and organise more tuition in the autumn.

May 9, 2015 | Categories: craft work | Tags: Broomstick Crochet, bruges, craft, crochet, crochet buttons, demonstrations, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, examples, fiddes, filet, granny squares, Hairpin Crochet, Hobbycraft, irish, Irish Crochet, vintage | Leave a comment

ANGUS OPEN STUDIOS 14 – 18 MAY 2015

I’m going to the AOS meeting tonight. This year’s directories are ready, looking forward to finding what they are like this year and to handing them out. For more information and directions to find my exhibition please see my AOS page at

http://www.angusopenstudios.com/artist/45

Thank you!

April 7, 2015 | Categories: artwork | Tags: Angus Open Studios, Art, Artist, arts, Arts Worker, Broomstick Crochet, bruges, Collage, craft, crochet, crochet buttons, demonstrations, drawings, dressmaking, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, examples, exhibition, exhibitions, fiddes, filet, flowers, foliage, granny squares, Hairpin Crochet, Hobbycraft, irish, Irish Crochet, Kirriemuir, Kirriemuir Artists, knitting, lacemaking, mixed media, NEOS, new work, organic, original artwork, paint, prints, resources, teaching, tenerif, vintage, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

Big thanks to Damian from Blairgowrie Antiques and all others who worked on setting up this event. Much appreciated 🙂

Now planning Crochet Workshops in Forfar, Kirriemuir and Dundee, will post details as these develop.

March 9, 2015 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Angus Open Studios, Art, Arts Worker, Blairgowrie Antiques, Broomstick Crochet, bruges, Collage, craft, crochet, crochet buttons, crochet tuition, crochet workshops, demonstrations, drawings, dressmaking, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, examples, fiddes, flowers, grany squares, Hairpin Crochet, Irish Crochet, knitting, teaching, Then and Now Fair, vintage, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

INTO 2015 – COMPUTERLESS FOR THE MO!

Hi Everybody. This year has started quiet. I have been happily working away at new pieces of crochet work.

Meantime, my trusty computer friend had been quietly languishing in the Pooter Hospital 😦 awaiting a delicate operation “upgrading the hard drive”

I did not realise how much I depend on it till it isn’t here! I am without the technology to upload new photographs from my camera until at least next week. In the meantime here is a photograph of an older piece of work “Connections” whilst on display at Hallgreen Castle.

This work was inspired by my favourite tree, a dead coppiced elm in the Nature Reserve at Kinnordy. “Dead wood” is such an important item in a natural woodland, providing food, homes and shelter for many living things, and without it so much is lost from the natural environment. There is just so much life around this “dead” tree.

Enjoy!!

January 13, 2015 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Art, biodiversity, Broomstick Crochet, crochet, ellie, Ellie Fiddes, elm, exhibitions, fiddes, Hairpin Crochet, Kinnordy, mixed media, NEOS, organic, original artwork, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

NEOS North East Open Studios 6 – 14 September

During NEOS I will be exhibiting at Hallgreen Castle, Inverbervie as part of the Mavericks Art Craft Group!

I will also be demonstrating crochet skills on 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th and 14th September

http://www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk/neos/p-memb-viewentry.php?entid=631#.U_37_UjCa4Y

August 27, 2014 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: art, arts, Broomstick Crochet, craft, crochet, crochet buttons, demonstrations, drawings, ellie, exhibition, fiddes, Hairpin Crochet, Irish Crochet, mixed media, new work, original artwork, paint, teaching, Uncategorized, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

Angus Open Studios 22 – 26 May 2014

Here is the link to my member page :-

http://www.angusopenstudios.com/MemberPage.htm?Ellie%20Fiddes

January 4, 2014 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: acrylics, Angus Open Studios, AOS, Art, art, arts, blankets, Broomstick Crochet, bruges, buttonholes, buttons, canvas, clothes, Collage, collars, craft, crochet, crochet buttons, demonstrations, drawings, dressmaking, edgings, ellie, examples, exhibition, exhibitions, fabric, fiddes, filet, flowers, frogs feet, grany squares, Hairpin Crochet, Hallgreen Castle, Hobbycraft, irish, Irish Crochet, jewelry, knitting, lacemaking, Mavericks, mixed media, NEOS, new work, paint, patchwork, resources, Scotland, tatting, teaching, tenerif, toggles, Uncategorized, vintage, wall hangings, yarn | Leave a comment

hobbycraft

hobbycraft – they’re having a 25% off everything discount day on Saturday 27th July 2013 . For more info and a voucher visit their website http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/pages/funday or their facebook page.

July 21, 2013 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Art, arts, Arts Worker, canvas, craft, crochet, drawings, ellie, exhibitions, fiddes, flowers, new work, paint, resources, yarn | Leave a comment

Aside

I have just spent two weeks recharging my batteries

I have just spent two weeks recharging my batteries and getting inspired down in the Borders amongst some beautiful flowers and greenery. Now have the basis for a new series of work, good timing with NEOS just round the corner. Watch this space!!