Tag Archives: hand-dyed

Still sorting

Posted on 21/05/2012 by

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. All the threads are now listed in the shop; many are on their way to new sewing baskets around the world (thank you). And I still have a lot of fabric to sort … Continue reading →

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Picking up the thread

Posted on 16/05/2012 by

Not just picking up the thread but also winding the thread, colouring the thread, drying the thread, rewinding the thread, twisting the thread, photographing the thread and describing the thread. Multiply that process by about 100 and that’s pretty much … Continue reading →

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Hand dyed

Posted on 14/05/2012 by

Making the most of a whole two days without rain. There was a hole in my glove. My finger is the colour of mahogany. My own hand, dyed.

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Finding colour

Posted on 24/04/2012 by

It turns out I have a lot more hand dyed fabric than I thought. Four fabrics? No, actually, just one. Like all fabrics, it looks better in real life. More hand dyed fabrics are finding their way into the shop. … Continue reading →

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Layering the land

Posted on 21/01/2012 by

While I wait for my wool batting to arrive, I’m working on a wall-hanging quilt. Just a few little stitches on some hand-dyed cotton scrim.

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Cotton lace net

Posted on 29/06/2011 by

Sometimes known as bobbin net, or ‘bobbinet‘ as it seems to be spelled these days. It’s a curious fabric, and one that I’ve used in the foreground of ‘Perspective’: It’s made from cotton, and is very soft, almost weightless and … Continue reading →

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#9 – the 9-patch circle

Posted on 03/06/2011 by

I know, I’ve already covered this one on an earlier sampler, but I think it has a place on the circle sampler cloth too. In fact, it might have pride of place, since this is the one that started it … Continue reading →

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#8 – the found circle

Posted on 02/06/2011 by

Isn’t it nice when we just ‘happen across’ something that is more-or-less perfect for a purpose? This little cotton/linen doily came as part of a mixed lot of old linens that I dyed some time ago. I found it while … Continue reading →

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#2 – the patchwork circle

Posted on 18/05/2011 by

Firstly, let me explain that I did prepare this one a few days ago, lest anyone should think that I haven’t slept since yesterday’s post. This consists of 32 pieces of silk, hand pieced over paper, to make a 4.5″ … Continue reading →

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The thread problem

Posted on 14/02/2011 by

I love to dye my own threads, as you know. But no matter how careful I am with the skeins, this kind of jumble seems to be inevitable after a while: I have hundreds of those little cardboard bobbins, and … Continue reading →

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