Cotton, folded, tied and dipped in the indigo vat before handstitching

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 71

March 15, 2017

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 70

March 11, 2017

This is one of my favorite sections so far. Very simple, with some interesting stitching options.

indigo dyed cottons hand-stitched together

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 68

March 9, 2017

This is where the sleeve meets the body of the jacket, creating some interesting angles and bits and bobs of cloth.

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 67

March 8, 2017

I'm running out of things to say about all this. I sewed some more stitches...

cottons pieced together to mend a torn jacket

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 66

March 7, 2017

Today I went back through and tied off all the dangling threads and finished the odd stitch that was left for later.

Visible mending using scraps of Japanese cotton

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 65

March 6, 2017

Here's the other side of the collar. Now that the collar is finished I can start to work on the sleeves.

day 64, stitch a day, 2017, visible mending

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 64

March 5, 2017

The other side of the collar

Stitch a Day 2017, Day 63

March 4, 2017

And this finishes up the collar.

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.