Getting to know a cloth
I’m getting to know this beautiful piece of cloth, a gift from my friend Suzanne. It has two tears in it. One short, one long. More than tears really, they need to be patched...
Category: Making
A weaving interlude
Weaving is so cool. I really like it, although I feel uneasy with the newness of it and the seemingly vast amount of techniques, lore, and materials out there. Susan Barrett Merrill’s book The...
Mourning cloak
Contrasts. I stitched a strip of lovely peaceful blue and brown scraps, thinking the robe would move in a direction full of color and light. I felt like I was on vacation in Mexico...
Base is done!
These two small parallelograms (rhombi? Trapezoids?) worked great to complete the pieced neckline. The base is now stitched. The next phase, which may occur right away or after a hiatus, will be assembling some...
Pink moon robe
My robe is starting to feel ponderous. Full of ponder. Heavy. Dismal. Tired of this sheet and faded pants material. I needed to up the magic, so I picked out a patch. I think...
Samurai feeling
I finished stitching the back center inset strip and the robe feels great on. I feel powerful wearing it! Then I hung it on the stick and put the sleeves in place. Looks wonderful!...
Inset
Today I cut into an old faded pair of pants to make this inset strip. The dots in the pants are almost the same color as the sheet and the pants leg was almost...