Painted threads and fabric

 Two of us got together again for a dye day. I had found these linen napkins when I cleaned out a drawer and knew I would never use them as napkins. They are so nice to stitch on, so now I have a range of colors for future stitcheries.

Here are the threads I did. These colors are more intense, because I washed the thread first. Isn't it amazing how we don't tranfer knowledge? The fabrics I dye are either prepared for dyeing or I wash them. Never thought about the fact that the thread should be too. Also, some of the crochet "cotton" from my mother's stash is actually polyester.

Class

I'm also taking another class from www.joggles.com  It's Flower Power with Janet Clark.Here's my cell phone purse  in marbled silk using Texture Magic.

 

 

I'd never used that product before but am having fun watching it scrunch up with the heat of an iron.

Stitched Pieces

I keep forgetting to mention sizes of things. All the stitched pieces are journal size or smaller. To do one a week, Susan suggested we keep them small.

Class

This is my favorite from Susan Sorrell's class at www.joggles.com  It's to be something based on microscopic things. I found I'd drawn it in my sketchbook.

It's a fast paced class, but I'm loving it and doing little else from that and the garden produce that's ripe. 6 pieces in 6 weeks, but they are small.

Take a Stitch Tuesday

Linked Double Chain is the stitch this week from http://pintangle.com  Another stitch I hadn't done before. Both sides are using sock yarn leftovers. The silver is a ribbon yarn; the other a fuzzy yarn. This stitch would be good for background texture and plant like things.

Class

Here's another piece I did for Susan Sorrell's class at www.joggles.com This one has it's inspiration the ground underfoot.

Class

This is my second piece from the class on Organic design at www.joggles.com taught by Susan Sorrell. The inspirsation is pods from my front flower bed. I used some of the threads I dyed.