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...
Category: Making
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...
Rolling Cube box
A very satisfying art retreat day with Vintage Page Design’s Handmade Book Club group. We made a rolling cube box. The paper is batik I purchased from Washi Arts. I like the worn, old...
A little thread dyeing
A friend who is working on an embroidery project asked me where to get some naturally dyed threads. After giving her some suggestions of vendors, I offered to dye some myself. I don’t have...
Rustic piano-hinge book
I realized a book that I had been visualizing for a long time. Quite satisfying. This book was a monthly project from Vintage Page Design’s Handmade Book Club. I knew I wanted to use...