This week I’ll be doing some fabric dyeing as I need some color coordinated fabrics and fibers to use in my fabric art journals. I like to use fabrics and fibers of a similar color palette when making journals, because they help to provide a cohesive look to support the story that I’m telling. One […]
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You can see part 1 here part 1 here and part 2 here. I’ve done some tricky sewing over the years, but sewing this bag together nearly scrambled my brain. If you can imagine taking this … folding it, and then twisting and sewing the side seams so that it turns into this … Even
The origami bag and some tricky sewing Read More »
You can see part 1 here. After finishing the faux batik process, I’m now ready to finish the piece of cloth by adding a stencilled flower design. I chose a flower design that looked kind of batik-like and cut the stencil using using my new Silhouette Cameo. I *love* that I can now design and
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Every Spring and Autumn I usually add a few new pieces of clothing to my wardrobe. I do have some dressmaking skills having spent half my life sewing and designing for others, but time is short when you have a business run and buying clothes rather than making them is often more convenient. This season
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I’ve had this piece of burlap sitting on my work table for quite a while. Even though I’m not a “blue” person, I loved the color so much that I knew the fabric would eventually speak to me and tell me what it wanted to become. And finally it did! This piece is a fat
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One of the many perks of being a textile artist is that you get to play with all sorts of fun and creative products, and Angelina Fiber is definitely one of those fun products. If you’re not familiar with Angelina Fiber, it’s a soft fiber that is light reflective as well as light refractive so
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