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@DorothyHandbag @RobynVinter Yes, I thought unprofessional too. showing screenshots of messages - it made me feel really sad. That she couldn’t feel compassion that some people are acting out of worry. Especially the person who believes they have psychic abilities. They may not, but no need to rubbish them

@RobynVinter I think your tweet is just adding to the circus you’re referring to? What if some of these people just want to help? Unprofessional of you IMO and a tiny bit attention seeking 🤔

Never before have I covered a case where I personally have been contacted unsolicited by so many conspiracy theorists, armchair detectives and psychics wanting me to investigate something or pass it to police on their behalf theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/f…

More tie dyeing mania @TheMill_TKAT today!

Tie Dyeing @TheMill_TKAT ! These are our first test samples; we plan to overprint these designs with slogans and sell on Etsy 😀🤩 My favourite slogan (suggested by the children): 'Everyone loves beans'

Fantastic acetate collages in Room 13 today! Loving all the layers and colours 😍

We're almost finished!!! These beautiful textile works made @TheMill_TKAT will be installed in Crawley Library and Crawley Museum on Wednesday next week; you will be able to visit them from Thursday 3rd February. Both exhibitions are FREE!

After weeks of creating super small fabric characters for our upcoming textile installation, we went giant today! @TheMill_TKAT

More fabric characters created today @TheMill_TKAT Reflecting on who supported us during the pandemic, two Year 3 children drew each other as during lockdown they regularly spoke to each other by phone because 'they are best friends' and it helped to 'keep happy'.

Happy New Year! We kick started 2022 @TheMill_TKAT by making fabric figures for our hanging installation Stay At Home, due to be installed at Crawley Museum 31st January. After all this hard work it feels great that the reveal date is finally in sight!

Gingerbread People to celebrate the festive season today @TheMill_TKAT - see you again in 2022!! Have a fabulous Christmas! 🤩🥳🤩

We are storming ahead with our #StayAtHome hanging installation @TheMill_TKAT ; it will be installed in @CrawleyMuseum 31st January - that suddenly doesn't seem so far away and we've still got loads to do! Think it will look super effective when finished 🏠🏡🏘

We've been super excited @TheMill_TKAT this week to get our lockdown inspired artwork professionally photographed!!! 📸📸📸 The images below were created as part of the international Bandage Me Better project that reflects on how textiles can support us in times of adversity.

Putting the finishing hand sewn touches on our Lockdown Quilts today @TheMill_TKAT ; these will be going on display at Crawley Library Spring 2022 - SEW excited!! ✂️✂️✂️

Carrying on with our #StayAtHome installation today @TheMill_TKAT , creating these adorable little stitched houses that will form part of our display at Crawley Museum in the new year. The houses have been hand drawn and then sewn over using free machine embroidery 🏠🏡🏘

Happy Hallowe'en @TheMill_TKAT !! 👻💀🎃

@TheMill_TKAT we carried on with our Cityscape work today - reflecting on the fact that we can live in all sorts of buildings, from houses to flats and skyscrapers!

Year 5 @TheMill_TKAT carried on with our experiments in perspective drawing this week - our display is under way with some beautiful mixed media work alongside prints. We’re thinking of a special name for our cityscape!

Today @TheMill_TKAT Year 3 worked on mixed media street scenes, learning how to create buildings using perspective in their drawings. Looking forward to making a fabulous display in the coming weeks!

Back to school! @TheMill_TKAT we're busy preparing for an exhibition we'll be taking part in at Crawley Museum; today we've been making stitched portraits of our homes. If you look carefully, each home has been hand drawn and then stitched using free machine embroidery.

That's a wrap for another school year @TheMill_TKAT ! Year 4 enjoyed a day of 'pick n mix' activities that included sewing and hand painting cushions, graffiti and drawing. We said goodbye to Year 6 - they will be sorely missed but we wish them well in their new adventures 🤩🥳

Year 5 & 6 @TheMill_TKAT helped to put the finishing touches to our animated 'Pupils' Pandemic' animations this week; we'll be proud to share them when the time comes. Next week a 'behind the scenes' short video that describes how we've felt during the process of making.