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August 27th, 2008

inspirational fibers

I’m finally finished teaching art camps for the summer and that means I can get back into my studio and start making things!
Here’s my palette for my next machine-embroidered piece of fiber art:

That’s so yummy I think I could eat it with a spoon :-)  I’ve got sari silk ends, raw mohair, carded mohair (from […]

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August 14th, 2007

memory boxes and embroidered butterflies

Here’s how I’m using my embroidered panel of silk:

I pressed the raw edges to the wrong side, to make a strip 3.5 inches wide. I glued it onto a large cardboard hatbox I painted (and will stamp, using the same butterfly stamps) I wanted to secure the lid in place, so I […]

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August 13th, 2007

part 2 of rubber stamps and embroidery

Here’s the painted silk, after I let it dry overnight and then embroidered:

I did simple free-motion machine embroidery outlining the butterflies.  I used rayon embroidery thread, which I love using for projects like this because of the sheen.
If I had more time, I would get more detailed with embroidering the butterfly wings - but I […]

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July 30th, 2007

it’s been a fun day

I’ve had a productive day… I just haven’t taken any photos of the progress on my outfit (my bad!)
I washed the silk today, on gentle, on cold, in my washing machine.  It’s not something I’d recommend (if only because the fabric manufacturers don’t recommend it!)  But I spent my early twenties working in a fabric […]

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July 29th, 2007

want to see what I’m working on this week?

I’m making this skirt (the one with the train):

And this blouse:

Number “C” I should say :-)
Out of this fabric:

Ivory silk dupioni… yummy, yummy, yummy!
For my wedding, which is less than a month away.  I’ve got a really quiet week so I can get it all done!
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April 22nd, 2007

back to the silk butterflies

I apologize for not posting yesterday - I had a crazy busy day!  I’ve been back at work in the studio and so here’s part two of the origami butterfly tutorial:

The next step is to fold the point up and press.  Place the fabric under a weight to cool for a couple of minutes.  It […]

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April 20th, 2007

using fabric to make origami

I’ve been doing origami for years now and of course - being a fiber person, I need to see if I can use fabric to make it! My mother, Noreen has been using fabric in origami for a long time. I believe there’s also a book coming out about using origami to make […]

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