Bookmaking lately
My bookmaking group “Handmade Book Club” led by Vintage Page Designs, challenged me with a poll asking how many books I had made in the past six months. Off the top of my head,...
Category: Making
Delicious dyes
More jar-dyeing. Showing off the delicious wet colors before they dry and fade. At top is silk organza, below is the lovely raw silk. The bright yellow is goldenrod.
Bundle dyeing with plant friends
I was pleased with my jar-dyed silk strips, but I could not resist bundling them up with some plant material to make some eco-prints. I should have done twice as many strips, so I...
Saffron loom
I broke down and bought myself a little loom with tensioning. I am just so reluctant to weave on the two looms I have because I can’t get or keep the warp threads tight...
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...
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...