Filling in little bits and pieces around the odd corners.
visible mending using cottons hand dyed in the indigo vat
block printed cotton using clay resist and indigo dye used in visible mending repair
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 61
Having finished the back and most of the front I've moved onto the collar which I've patched with scraps of clay-resist printed cotton that's been indigo dyed. There's also a small scrap of a handwoven cotton I picked in one of the water towns near Shanghai and a few other random bits that filled in the small spaces.
Sashiko Stitching on board clamped shibori indigo
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 60
Day 60, the end of the second month! I'm one-sixth of the way to my goal. And I've got a large new pile of hand-stitching to get onto. I'm going to start teaching visible mending classes at a local shop, and am putting together some indigo dyed pillow projects to teach as well. But I have every intention of keeping at my stitch a day project. It just maey need to be on some new pieces.
Stitching around resist dyed indigo dots
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 59
Lots of shades of blue here. And again, a day without many stitches. I'm in the midst of a remodel, with a wonderful new studio space in the works, and have been spending a good amount of time on the endless decisions that need to be made. Not much time left for stitching. And the bit of spare time I did have I used for a game of Catan with friends, which is a great way to spend an evening.
Screen printed cotton overdyed in the indigo vat
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 58
I didn't get too many stitches done today, so I thought I'd show how interesting this screen printed cotton looks close up. The print didn't take too well, and the dye is really splotchy and uneven as I didn't take time to scour the fabric before I dipped it in the indigo vat. I'm thinking about how I will stitch it. No idea at the minute.
Ikat cotton stitched to board clamped shibori
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 56
There are lots of shades of indigo blue here. Some were dyed in Japan, some in India and some in SoCal. They all use different dyestuff, different water and different dye recipes, yet somehow the colors blend and mix beautifully.
Rust-dyed cotton stitched to a Japanese print
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 55
Progress is slow.
Rust dyed cotton stitched to Shibori clamped cotton
Stitch a Day 2017, Day 54
I didn't get too many stitched done today, so here's a close-up of the rust -dyed cotton, over-dyed in the indigo vat and then pieced under a piece of poplin that was folded into pleats, clamped between boards and dipped in the indigo vat.