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improvisational quilting - the green triangles quilt
Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/6/20 Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/6/20

improvisational quilting - the green triangles quilt

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learn how to weave a raffia basket
Creative making, Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 18/6/20 Creative making, Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 18/6/20

learn how to weave a raffia basket

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how to choose fabric for natural dyeing
Creative making, Tutorials, Natural dye Ellie ~ Petalplum 16/6/20 Creative making, Tutorials, Natural dye Ellie ~ Petalplum 16/6/20

how to choose fabric for natural dyeing

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on becoming broken
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 12/6/20 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 12/6/20

on becoming broken

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Creating a new open-hearted world
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 17/5/20 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 17/5/20

Creating a new open-hearted world

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All the feels - stories from Corona-time
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 3/4/20 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 3/4/20

All the feels - stories from Corona-time

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Love in the time of Corona
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/3/20 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/3/20

Love in the time of Corona

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A very nice pear cake & roadside foraging
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 1/3/20 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 1/3/20

A very nice pear cake & roadside foraging

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Small stitches getting me through a February slump
Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 17/2/20 Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 17/2/20

Small stitches getting me through a February slump

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how to make hard decisions when both options are exciting - & why I moved out of my studio
Creative Business, Creative making Ellie ~ Petalplum 11/2/20 Creative Business, Creative making Ellie ~ Petalplum 11/2/20

how to make hard decisions when both options are exciting - & why I moved out of my studio

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eco-anxiety & healing art
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 9/1/20 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 9/1/20

eco-anxiety & healing art

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things I made in 2019
Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 28/12/19 Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 28/12/19

things I made in 2019

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gift wrapping - environmental impact and sustainable (beautiful) options
Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/12/19 Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/12/19

gift wrapping - environmental impact and sustainable (beautiful) options

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10 ways to Create Slow
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 2/12/19 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 2/12/19

10 ways to Create Slow

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Friday morning. It still Hasn’t rained
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 29/11/19 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 29/11/19

Friday morning. It still Hasn’t rained

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experiments for my exhibition - practising just being
Creative making, Tutorials, Natural dye Ellie ~ Petalplum 14/10/19 Creative making, Tutorials, Natural dye Ellie ~ Petalplum 14/10/19

experiments for my exhibition - practising just being

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How to dye pink with loquat leaves
Tutorials, Natural dye Ellie ~ Petalplum 11/10/19 Tutorials, Natural dye Ellie ~ Petalplum 11/10/19

How to dye pink with loquat leaves

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Workshops - my love of teaching, connecting and sharing ideas for you as a teacher
Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 15/9/19 Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 15/9/19

Workshops - my love of teaching, connecting and sharing ideas for you as a teacher

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my book - Mindful Thoughts for Makers
Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 28/7/19 Simple living Ellie ~ Petalplum 28/7/19

my book - Mindful Thoughts for Makers

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thoughts on being an artist and a crafter… and is there a difference ?
Creative making Ellie ~ Petalplum 25/7/19 Creative making Ellie ~ Petalplum 25/7/19

thoughts on being an artist and a crafter… and is there a difference ?

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Ellie Beck is a textile artist, writer, & photographer from Australia. Teaching online craft classes worldwide. She also a SquareSpace website designer and creativity coach - for artists, creatives, health practitioners, & small business owners.

.. it’s still not finished, more than 8 years after starting it. It’s sat in a drawer and then a suitcase waiting waiting waiting ….Maybe this’ll be the year that I pull it out and keep working on it 🤞

I remember starting e
We’re going on a road trip on Monday, and I have to decide what stitching supplies to take. Do I take something that’s an actual making project to finish, or do I take stitch journal type pieces….?

It’s 3 days down, then aft
New spaces, new moments, new creative possibilities. We’re moving furniture, which always means new energy and creativity. Don’t you find?!

A clean tablecloth, a cup of tea, thread, yarn, quiet pondering.

I’ve also been moving thi
Have you heard of Furoshiki ? It’s traditional Japanese wrapping, using cloth; they were originally used to wrap and protect precious temple objects.
But it’s also a perfect technique to wrap your gifts this (and every) Christmas.
Not onl

 I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I create, live and work, the Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung nation, & pay my respects to their Elders past, present & emerging. I thank First Nations people, Elders & present, for welcoming us to share the land & move forward as a community to continue to be custodians of our land together.