In the mail
Feeling so fortunate to have an excellent mail day. A selection of Threadcrumbs moons and a book by Sylvia Townsend Warner. I’m looking forward to reading about a community of women (a convent) in...
Author: Catherine
Jar dyeing
I have to approach dyeing as casually as possible, or I don’t do it because it seems too overwhelming. The setup here was a collection of pint-size glass jars, some extracts and a bit...
Stash additions
I’ve become known as providing a home for wayward cloth. My stash door is open, even though I have no idea what I will do with most of these goodies. These fabrics came from...
A morning’s stitching
Two more “Tower” motifs made up for the solar cloth edges. An interesting pattern made with two two-inch squares and nine one-inch squares. Lots of opportunity for color play! It works really well to...
Fabric coil basket
I really enjoyed making this wee basket. All the materials were readily available around the house. I learned the technique from an online course taught by Ruth Woods (@craftschooloz on Instagram). I had a...
Solar cloth, resting
Among many things, Jude Hill taught me that a cloth could rest. So here’s my beautifully bordered Solar cloth, folded and resting. And a tiny nine patch made with the excess edges trimmed from...
Solar designs so far
I started this solar design cloth in a big hurry without much of a plan, except to have four circular shapes depicting the solstices and equinoxes. Now I’m at a stage where I really...