Daydream Journals

Tilly Rose is a creative mixed media textile artist, designer, tutor and avid journaller. She is based in the beautiful Cambridgeshire Fens, UK, an area that influences her designs amid her whole ethos of crafting for our own well-being. She feels deeply connected to Mother Earth and uses her walks within the landscape to inspire her. She combines traditional sewing techniques with a love of layering cloth, adding textures through surface stitching and embellishing to capture the everyday snippets of life, giving her designs a modern twist but always with a beautiful vintage flavour. She holds workshops throughout the UK and online and is a guest presenter on craft TV channels, showcasing her products and needlecraft skills. She has hosted textile tours in India and there are plans to extend this to other countries. Tilly is very active on Facebook and has over 14,000 followers on social media. She regularly exhibits at craft shows and exhibitions, as well as attending many online gatherings. Visit her website at www.tilly-rose.co.uk

Introduction 6

Inspiration 10

Where to begin 10, Finding everyday inspirations 12, Keeping a daydream journal 14

Taking the first steps 16

Written words 18, Doodles 19, Tools and materials 20, Collecting snippets 22

Techniques 24

Creating pages and backgrounds 24

Working with mother earth 36

Moving on to cloth and thread 48

Essentials for slow stitching 50, Starting to stitch 54

The projects 62

Gatherings 64, Diary of a Fen Gal 70, Meandering Paths 78, An Alchemy of Secrets 84, Tales from a Victorian, Haberdashery 90, Winter Sparkle 96, Jar of Smiles 104, A Fenland Dockey 110, Tilly’s Stitchery 118, Templates 126, Index 128