I’ve been slowly working on 5 improv pillows for my living room, I’ve got some of them quilted: I can’t wait to get these finished up! Continue Reading
Category Archives: Studio Snapshops
Studio Snapshot | Dyeing in the Backyard
Although several months of the year it gets so hot here in Redlands, the flip side is that I have lovely weather to dye in late November! I’ve seen snow falling in lots of social media posts in other parts of the US, but it was a beautiful day in the mid 70’s on Sunday,… Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | Glue Resist Indigo Dyed Fabric
I’ve got an idea for framing pieces of fabric, and I had a lot of fun making these two large pieces of fabric for a customer last month, so I dyed some essex in a size that will end up being 8″ x 10″ framed: This is what they looked like after I washed out… Continue Reading
Studio Snapshot | Commissioned Glue Resist Indigo Dyed Fabric
I’m working on 2 18″ x 24″ pieces of indigo dyed fabric with mudcloth inspired designs for a client who wants to frame them and hang them in a room decorated in navy and white. Here’s some pillows I made using the same technique: She really liked the pillow on the right, so I sent… Continue Reading
8 Indigo Shibori Lampshades Ready to be Turned into Lamps!!
Woot! I’ve made 8 lampshades with fabric that I indigo dyed! Hubby’s now going to turn them into scones and pendants! Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | 2 Custom Silk Scarves
I spent a big of time this weekend dyeing some scarves to top up my stock for the show that’s coming up, as well as dye 2 custom scarves: One of the scarves was for a man who wants a scarf dyed in the colors of his wife’s wedding bouquet for a anniversary present: The… Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | Close to the End!
Well, I survived the first week back to teaching, it’s always tough to get back in the swing of things! I did get to spend some quality time with my sewing machine over the weekend and now I’m just about done with eight of the larger crossbody bags I’ve been working on: They look so… Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | 8 More Cross Body Bags
I’ve also been working hard on making 8 more of the crossbody bag I re-designed to be a bit larger (so a full size iPad could fit in it). Here are all 8 of the flaps, all “branch-and-bird-ified”: In order to stay organized, I like to keep the parts in piles, here they all are… Continue Reading