It's been awhile hasn't it ?
I have not been stitching or crafting anything worthy enough to show; a little smallies here and there, a bit of travelling with the girls from college and families, then Diane is home, watched a couple of movies, and a friend flew in from Hong Kong and time just flew by.
However, before the year came to an end, I signed up for a Sekka Shibori class. It's a textile dying technique which has a fascinating history that dated back to ancient Japan using natural indigo dye.
Over the past few months I have been crocheting some Irish motifs. What will these become, well,
we will see how it goes, This is taking crochet to the next level.
A gift for a student , pencil case that is fully lined with added pockets inside. Outer fabric - Japanese
Diane had been bugging me to sew one for months before I finally managed before her last sem ended for a friend of hers. Whew!
This is one of the three festive smallies I managed to stitch when the holiday season was just around the corner. I forgot to take photo of the other two before sending out, one went to Danielle in the Yukon and the other for my Hong Kong friend. I still have one more UFO , couldn't finish that on time before Christmas, a Lizzie Kate design.
I thought maybe stitching some festive smallies and finishing it could keep me focus and put me in the mood to stitch again. I am not too sure about that, but then my stitching group has just organized a Halloween Exchange, so may be all is not lost. Let's see how long I can keep my blog going.
I hope all of you had a great start into the New Year with beautiful moments of warmth and joy.
I have not been stitching or crafting anything worthy enough to show; a little smallies here and there, a bit of travelling with the girls from college and families, then Diane is home, watched a couple of movies, and a friend flew in from Hong Kong and time just flew by.
However, before the year came to an end, I signed up for a Sekka Shibori class. It's a textile dying technique which has a fascinating history that dated back to ancient Japan using natural indigo dye.
My piece of dyed fabric with my teacher Dora
Behind us is a 100year old tree in the background
located at a newly launched artisan complex in the heart of the city.
Student's work for the day.
We were taught the dying method to obtained the various design and the composition of the dye.
Miniature ironing board,
Something that I have been looking for quite a while until I stumble upon the website
I stitched one tiny part of a Hungarian motif two on two
on Belfast 32 count with DMCs
we will see how it goes, This is taking crochet to the next level.
Diane had been bugging me to sew one for months before I finally managed before her last sem ended for a friend of hers. Whew!
Freebie from The Shop Around the Corner
I thought maybe stitching some festive smallies and finishing it could keep me focus and put me in the mood to stitch again. I am not too sure about that, but then my stitching group has just organized a Halloween Exchange, so may be all is not lost. Let's see how long I can keep my blog going.
I hope all of you had a great start into the New Year with beautiful moments of warmth and joy.
4 comments:
Happy New Year ,
love your blog full of goodies .
Happy New Year, Lilli! I liked how the pencil case has pockets to keep the smaller things organized!
I love all your work. Just gorgeous!
It is so good to read your post, Lillie--we have missed you in the blogging community! I'm glad you have been keeping busy with fun things and learning some new techniques--that fabric dyeing is just gorgeous. Blue and white are my favorites :) I love the little ironing board, too--how sweet and the pouch is wonderful with all of those handy pockets...
Hope 2019 is off to a great start for you and I look forward to future posts ♥
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