"Penedono", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 68 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 68 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 12, 2015

Day 68 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" is inspired by the textures and architectural elements of the Castelo Penedono in Portugal.

"Oeiras", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 67 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 67 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 11, 2015

Day 67 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" is inspired by the ironwork balcony railing of the Lisbon Surf Hotel in Oeiras, Portugal.

"Mafra", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 66 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 66 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 10, 2015

For day 66 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" I looked at motifs found in the National Palace of Mafra, Portugal for inspiration.

"Lavradio", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 65 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 65 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 9, 2015

Day 65 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project"

"Glória do Ribatejo", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 64 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 64 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 8, 2015

For day 64 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" I experimented with textured patterns in the background of the simple motif.

"Fão", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 63 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 63 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 7, 2015

A swatch of a much larger pattern is shown for day 63 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project". with a simplified repeating pattern of a grid with arrows and dots.

"Caldelas", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 61 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 61 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 5, 2015

Day 61 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" uses the relaxing colors of water inspired by the spa town of Caldelas, Portugal.

"Boidobra", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 60 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 60 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 4, 2015

For day 60 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" I made the motif in a smaller scale and placed it so that it appears slightly out of registration to give it the feeling of being printed by hand.

Every morning as I sit down at my work table I pull up an @oblique_se. Today's seems to particularly align with my mood.

Mending while camping, using hand-dyed indigo thread available on my website

New stock added. Oversold natural indigo dyed mending thread is back in stock. This cotton covered poly thread is stronger than pure cotton and takes the indigo dye beautifully, with little specks of undyed poly peeking through for an almost sparkly effect. It's strong enough for mending jeans but thin enough for most stitching and embroidery projects. The natural indigo will fade harmoniously as you launder your jeans. If thread sales are an indication, the dog days of the pandemic are inspiring people to dig into those baskets of damaged clothes with lots of first timers giving mending a try. It's put up in short skeins so its an affordable starter thread. The indigo dye started as seeds in my dye garden. I use this thread in Arashi Shibori processes and carefully unwind it as I pull off the dyed textiles. Nothing goes to waste! I can put up longer skeins if needed, pm me

Finished a pile. Now to assemble

Individual photos of the January 2021 Take a Stitch Tuesday stitches. I've written about the processes on my blog. Link to my website is on my bio #tastembroidery #takeastitchtuesday #pintangletast #handembroidered #stitchersofinstagram #linkedchainstitch #flystitch #italianborderstitch #blanketstitch #reverseblanketbarstitch #stemstitch #portuguesestemstitch

New thread colorway added to my shop. #handdyedthreads #bluethread #mendingthread #handstitching #varigatedthread #dyedthreads #dyedbyhand #denimfriendly #mendingjeans

More thread into a vat. Blending colors for stitching on collage. #handdyedthreads #stitchedcollage #dyersofinstagram #dyedthreads #dyeart #dyework #blue #multicoloredthread

There was a run on indigo dyed thread on my website over the holidays and I'm almost out. Today I'm trying out fiber reactive dyes on a few skeins to see how that works. Takes a lot less water than indigo processing which is an ongoing concern in SoCal.