I just got off a few stitches today.
Shibori and ikat fabrics pieced, patched and stitched in the boro tradition
Rust dyed cotton mixed with ikat, shibori and hand loomed textiles
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 43
I finished a bit more work on the same area as yesterday so took a photo from a different angle. I do love that little rust-dyed triangle.
Shibori dyed stripe fat quarter for quilters by Carlyn Clark
Shibori Stripe Fat Quarter for Quilters
I've been working on stripes this week and came up with some new options that will be great in the striped quilt I'm working on. I'm dyeing on both Kona Cotton and on a poplin that I've fallen in love with. More stripes are coming, and soon they'll be available for sale to quilters. Sign up for my newsletter for a sneak peek, coming soon.
Block printed cotton, ikats, and shibori fabrics patched in the boro style
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 42
I'm finding some little spots to add variations in scale. The small triangular piece of cotton is a leftover scrap from a piece my daughter did years ago in the Pre-College Summer Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She used steel wool to rust dye cotton which I dumped into the indigo vat. There are little pieces of her all over the jacket. It will be lovely to brush up against them and think of her as I do. And knowing her, I expect she'll be wearing it once it's finished.
Pieced, patched and stitched by Carlyn Clark
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 41
Needing a bit more color I found some dyed bits left over from a project of my daughter and some hand-loomed Indian cotton.
Indigo dyed cottons patched in the boro style
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 40
I found a stash of Japanese prints I'd lost track of and found they work well. Once again I'm struck by the different cultural applications of indigo. So far on this piece I've got Japan, India, Africa and the Foothills of L.A.
Day 39 of the Stitch A Day Challenge by Carlyn Clark, more piecing
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 39
I'm making good progress, but the daily photos are seeming a bit redundant. Oh well, it's more important that I do it than that I talk about it.
Bits of linen and cotton, shibori dyed and block printed stitched to patch an old jacket in the boro style
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 38
I found on old color card from years ago that had little 1" x 2" swatches that are perfect to fill in the tiny little areas that pop up around pockets. They're too small to effectively turn under the edges, so I'm stitching them on flat. I figure they'll be sufficiently stitched through to eliminate them coming away at the edges.