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Sunday morning I played around with new stones thinking they were going to be grey but perhaps because it is the bleak mid-winter the stones turned a warmer colour. This piece is inspired by Mark's paintings of stones disappearing under water. He is brilliant at that. For both of us scenes like this bring up whisperings of summers spent on beautiful Georgean Bay. For those of you in Toronto don't forget The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre February 21-14, 2019 Mark Berens will be at Booth 506. Strips of plant dyed fabrics soon to become rocks. By Sunday evening I was happily couching away. I have based the background onto an old blanket and it is like stitching butter. The one thing about this kind of stitching is it allows for mind wandering and as I stitched these delicious rusts and browns my mind whispered memories of my beautiful Rusty Pups They are dearly missed As are their antics and adventures. And then as I prepared this post A photo demanded to be noticed So much like my new stones. I have a teacher who always says the piece you start next should always be informed by the last piece you did. Perhaps this means my next piece will have to be seaweed in the colours of my Georgean Bay stones. But I already have soooo many new beginnings just started! But my mind is flowing with ideas on how to go about a seaweed piece. It is so easy to have many ideas isn't it The days just aren't long enough for their execution! I hope you have a day rich in creative ideas.

Jag har ingen ursäkt, men det har blivit en till liten bra-att-ha-börs. Den här var tydligen bra att ha till snuttar av moulinégarn, liggandes i soffan. Hjärtat påbörjades när jag var i Kil och hade kurs (dvs tidigt förra våren) och blev klart i Forsa. Sen när jag kom hem sydde jag ihop den med en 10 centimeters dragkedja (tur att det finns så små!), foder, grön spets och en stuvbit till baksida. Hjärtat har både knutar och pärlor, för extra flärd. Baksidan var som sagt ett test, där jag tryckte med textilfärg på kläde. Jag är lite tveksam till resultatet, så det kanske får stanna vid en baksida.

Lacemaking has gone all organic this month. Here at Adventures HQ I have been captivated by the lace art work of Hungarian artist Agnes Herczeg. Herczeg

Katerina Marchenko is an embroidery artist based in Moscow Russia. Katerina Marchenko is a talented artist who has self improved in the field of embroidery

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Australian artist Meredith Woolnough creates elaborate embroideries that mimic delicate forms of nature like leaves and coral. “I have been collecting skeletonized leaves for as long as I can remember,” says the artist, whose “traceries” capture the beauty and fragility of nature. Woolnough uses a special embroidery technique that involves a domestic sewing machine and a base cloth that dissolves in water after the piece is complete leaving just the skeleton. In a way, her process also mimics the natural process of leaves dying and drying up which, in turn, become the subject of her work. More

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Brighton-based artist Charlotte Bailey was fascinated by the traditional Japanese mending technique called kintsugi, where a broken ceramic object is repaired with gold, silver or platinum, to accentuate the damage and ‘honor’ its history. In this interpretation, Bailey utilizes an embroidery method to reassemble a broken vase—a sort of hybrid between kintsugi and darning with a beautiful result. She first wraps each broken piece in fabric and then uses gold metallic thread to painstakingly patchwork the pieces together. More

I am so honored to be invited again by the wonderful Agatha from Green Issues by Agy to jump on board her new blogging train: Making Good...

Authentic Boro is an historical textile art, but its techniques are plenty relevant today. Here's info and ideas for making your own boro-inspired art.

I love darning socks. Mostly because I love my wool socks and refuse to give them up. Darning is like the duct tape of sewing fixes. It's...

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It’s amazing how contemporary artists use embroidery as a medium to create so much beauty in so many diverse ways. Inspired by plants, coral and cells, Meredith Woolnough uses thread to create elegant shapes and patterns that are an absolute delight for the eye. After sketching out a pattern on fabric, Meredith carefully applies the thread with […]

After having my old St. Brigitta’s cap for several years, and not really liking it that much. Well I like the cap itself as it is the best thing to pin your veils to, but it was a bit on the …

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L'artiste et designer textile russe Katerina Marchenko réalise des broderies 3D en tulle. Et c'est juste magnifique !

When I was in St. Louis a few weeks back, my husband and I had brunch with a friend at the most delightful restaurant called Tree House. It's a vegetarian restaurant and the food is amazing. If you are ever in St. Louis, by all means, make your way over for a meal. You won't be disappointed. Our waitress that morning was so delightful, and as it turns out, quite creative. She loves taking old pieces and giving them new life. She was wearing a vintage silk top that had a hole in it when she found it. Rather than pass the piece by, she purchased the top and then did the sweetest little applique over the hole and added an embroidered spider web over the applique. I wish I had taken a picture. With that in mind, I decided to check out mending on Pinterest and I found a few inspirational pictures that I thought you might also enjoy. If you're in the mood, just search visible mending. You'll find lots of interesting ideas. So here's a few that I found, I love how a hole was turned into a window in the 2 pieces below. Another window idea, but with lace. The next 2 pieces are from an amazing artist, Lou Tonkin. She does needle felting over holes. Beautiful work. If you think you might like to give needle felting a try and do a little mending, or just add a sweet touch to a garment, check out THIS POST. Even just a simple little touch can save a garment and add interest. I may be showing my age, but I am not a fan of the ripped up jean look. The Japanese have such a beautiful art form called Boro where garments are pieced and saved, but no holes are left open. I thought this was rather fun, adding the British flag in a subtle manner. Rather than discard a garment because the sleeves are worn, a touch of embroidery will make a worn garment so special. I loved how this artist took a striped denim and matched the mend with plain denim and white thread. A beautiful touch of Boro on this pair of jeans. You can find more of this artist's work at Woman With Wings. Amy Meissner is another textile artist that you might want to check out. Very interesting work. And finally, for a little peek into my hippy personality ;), a pair of jeans that I actually wear. It all began with a hole that I decided to cover with a patch.....and then I went crazy! So now you see, patching no longer needs to be what your mother did to save the life of a pair of pants by ironing a patch over the knees. Happy Monday! Rhonda

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Each month I'm presenting a new tutorial on a medieval skill from various types of textile-related crafts. The purpose is two-fold. First, it will allow me to locate, study, and try a variety of new techniques I might otherwise overlook, and second, it's an easy way to get information out there about skills that other people might be looking for or find helpful. This month, I present Interlaced Herringbone Insertion Stitch. If you've done any studies on the Cap of Saint Birgitta, you've probably been introduced to the fancy technique known as interlaced herringbone stitch. In the case of the SBC, this intricate embroidery method is used to connect the two panels of the cap along the center seam, thus making it not only decorative, but functional as well. Such embroidery falls within the category of an "insertion stitch". The highly woven method used on the SBC rests pretty squarely on the advanced end of the spectrum, but the interlaced herringbone stitch that most modern embroidery dictionaries present is relatively easy. The herringbone that forms the base of the stitch should be worked evenly for best results, so a light mark or other measuring technique needs to be employed to identify the two parallel rows on each side of the gap. It's also a good idea to fix that gap distance by attaching the panels to a base piece temporarily while you're working the decorative stitch. The foundation of the interlaced stitch is a double herringbone stitch that's woven properly to allow the over/under weaving pattern work out correctly. There is an extra step to the herringbone stitch to allow this to happen. To begin, start your stitch on the bottom left by pulling it up from underneath. Then bring the thread diagonally across the gap, and pick up several threads on the top from right to left. Instead of carrying the thread back over the gap like regular herringbone stitch, slide the needle under the first crossing thread. Now complete the right to left pick-up stitch on the bottom of the gap. Bring the thread back across the gap, this time without bringing the needle under any threads. Pick up several threads, going right to left. Slide the needle underneath the crossing thread you just made. Follow that pattern until you reach the end of the gap. The needle passes under the thread as it goes to the bottom, but stays on top as it goes back up to the top. When the row is complete, bring the thread across the gap and up through the fabric from underneath to begin the double herringbone on the return trip. [Note: My example is short, so if I was working with a long seam, like on a huvet, I'd end my thread on the first pass, and start a new length of thread on the second pass. Bring your new thread up from the back in the same location as this- you'll just be missing the crossing thread I created.] Bring the needle diagonally down and underneath the last crossing thread from the first pass. Pick up several threads, now from left to right, on the bottom. Position your pickup stitches between the first pass stitches. Bring the needle back to the top, going under the first thread, and over the second. Pick up several threads, from left to right. Going down, pass over the first thread, and under the second. Continue in that pattern until you are back to the beginning. When going up, go under then over. When going down, go over then under. The third pass will create the top half of the interlacing. If you're going to start a new thread, bring it up from the back on the top, close to where the final herringbone stitch went through the fabric. [Note: At this point, it's best for me to explain the steps using \ , / and V to correspond with the direction of the threads. You'll need to rely on the photos to help you make sense of that.] Slide the needle under the left-most / on the bottom side of the center crossing point. Now bring the needle over the first \ and under the second \. Bring the needle into the first top V, sliding it under the left-hand thread. Now, weave through all three / threads, going over the first and under both the middle and last. Weave through the next set of \ threads going upward, first over, then under. Bring the needle into the top V, again sliding it under the left-hand thread. Now, again, weave through all three / threads, going over the first and under both the middle and last. Repeat the pattern until you reach the end. Now, we will begin the return pass by first sliding the needle under the last / thread on the top side of the center crossing point. Weave through the first set of three \ threads, over the first and under both the middle and last. Bring the needle into the bottom V, this time passing under the right-hand thread. This portion of the interlacing gets tricky. There are four / threads to weave through on the upward cross over. The second of these threads can be hard to get, since it's the thread you just brought under two threads. The pattern going upward is over, under, over, under. Once again, the weaving pattern going back down is over the first, under the middle and last. Bring the needle into the bottom V, sliding under the right-hand thread. And over, under, over, under the four / threads going back up. Repeat back to the beginning. You might find it helpful to switch to a tapestry needle when you work the interlacing, to avoid splitting the threads. You can also turn your needle around and use the more blunt eye end. When you get back to the start, you have a completed interlaced herringbone stitch! A few other points: The distance between herringbone arms and the length of your pickup stitches on either side can greatly affect the end result. Experiment. Keep your threads long to avoid needing to change threads before you reach the end. I don't have any mathematical formula for this, unfortunately, but the weaving does take a fair amount of length. If you do end up needing to change threads midway through, bring the threads to the closer side and hide it behind an existing herringbone thread, through to the back where it can be knotted off. Then, bring your new thread back out in the same location, making sure to treat all three threads in that location as a single thread during the weaving. If you've got this one down and are interesting in trying the more complex interlacing found on the Saint Birgitta's Cap, I recommend checking out Catrijn's Interlacing Diagram.

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