May the artwork bring to both you and the person to whom you send the card a moment of calmness and peace, a celebration of tranquility that we enjoy when we take time out to enjoy the many treasures in our lives.
Oh, she knew perfectly well that she was supposed to be serious, concerned, keeping up on the news of the day, fearful of the Next Big Thing, savvy and cool, yet at the same time perturbed and troubled over . . . everything.
une très bonne idée : rebroder des tissus déjà décorés !
cette personne s'inspire de tissus pour leur ajouter des broderies pleines de textures et de perles. c'est magnifique !
We’re heading up north to see the eclipse next week. #fabric folk in #canada, specifically #montreal#quebec, any fun places for fabric, ribbon, yarn, webbing etc that I should look up? Especially any place that sells locally made materials? #sewing#advice#recommendations
Here are some more photos of Fabric Fabric in #Toronto from my #fabric shopping trip today… It can be a little overwhelming on your first visit, but the staff are super nice, very helpful and beautiful human beings. #sewing@sewing
Appeal: does anyone have any juicy photos of museum/collection textiles that I may use in a training session? (With credit, obviously.)
I'm after:
👔 packed/stored textiles (stored well or poorly, your choice!)
👚 examples of different types of historic and modern textiles
👗 examples of damage to textiles (stains, tears, pest nibbles, anything!)
🧶 identified fibres under a microscope
#fabric#sewist#sew I have a fabric question. I have 2 yards of nice, light blue wool. I've had it so long that I can't remember where I acquired it. It has no smell even though it is likely very old. In preparing to use it to make the Pattern Easy Dina jacket, I washed it. While wet, it reeked of mothballs. But when it dried, the smell disappeared. My question is, should I use it? Do you have a suggestion on how to rid the mothball 'essence' of this otherwise really nice wool?
When I was a little girl, as a gift for my Mom, I made her this pincushion, that fit perfectly in her sewing box.
I love 💗 that she treasured it enough, to use it the rest of her life – and that it’s come back to me, to treasure, with her sewing box. 🥰❤️
Did you know that Tyrian #Purple, a #color worn by high-ranking people from the #Minoan era onwards, was pretty foul?
The dye was made of #sea#snails which were left to rot.
A dyer would then crush them and dye garments.
This would leave both his hands & the #fabric with a fishy, unpleasant smell.
The dye was also used by Rabbis & was so offensive that the #Talmud (a book important to #Judaism), would allow women to divorce their husbands if they became dyers after marriage.
My covid quarantine project. Locked in a basement craftroom, hiding from the plague sufferers upstairs.
Stash organization. Each fabric unfolded, inspected, measured, rolled and labeled. Takes far longer than you'd think! Still need to be cataloged into my stash app.
Still have silks, wool and synthetics to go. But this progress is exciting!
(Also, check out my hand stitched Hawaiian quilt pillow on the right! )
@sewing wow, I'm overwhelmed by the response to the jellyfish basket! For those admiring the print, it’s Just Jellies by Kate Rhees and is available on Spoonflower at https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/7661255-just-jellies-jellyfish-by-katerhees. It was left over from another project where I'd made two tea towels to match a pillow from a local craftswoman. Wish I could remember her name to give her credit too! #sewing#fabric
It was down to the wire getting this quilt done today. Now it’s handed off to neighbors we are very fortunate to have. So glad they like it. It’s one of those projects that I initially struggled connecting with because I’m not drawn to pastels. But once I started breaking it up, cutting through with black, and switching the blocks up I became more attached to it. It feels very joyful to my eye now. #quilting#quilter#fiber#fiberarts#fabric#handmade
Tonight's DIY safety project--ironed on some reflective patches on the small backpack I have been using to bicycle books to and from the library. #diy#fabric#safety#reflective#BikeTooter
After another long stretch without leaving the house, I visited two #fabric shops today. Got to see humans who aren’t my wife for the first time in weeks!
#Christmas is just around the corner so I need to get several doggy gifts sewn up soon! Two pink faux fur blankets, two brown paw print blankets, at least two large furry dog beds and some rainbow print bow ties & bandanas for #dogs.
There’s so much fluff everywhere already! #sewing@sewing
It’s December so that means it’s time for the #artadventcalendar! I’m hoping to share some of the things I’ve made in the last few years. I mostly work in #fiber, #fabric, and #polymerclay, with a tendency towards functional/wearable art.
To start with, I made this #solarsystem bag for a geeky coworker. (I’ve learned some things about installing zippers since then, but I’m really happy with the front design and embroidery.)