Tag Archives: work in progress

The magic basket

Posted on 22/08/2011 by

This is my spare-time-and-evenings work. No matter how much I stitch, it never seems to get any emptier.

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Night and day

Posted on 15/08/2011 by

A little cloth about time, made from lost souls gathered together. Night: … and day: A cloth of two halves, in progress.

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Wordless weekend

Posted on 08/01/2011 by
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Setting out

Posted on 05/01/2011 by

Happy new year!  As our planet sets out on another lap around the sun, the rest of us are setting out on our own journey through another year.  Some of us know where we’re going, some of us haven’t a … Continue reading →

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The plan

Posted on 06/12/2010 by

Yes, there is a plan.  Actually, there are two plans: one short term (now until January) and one long term (2011).  The short term plan is to do very little.  This week I have a birthday; next week my husband … Continue reading →

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Going back

Posted on 23/11/2010 by

Today I’m continuing to add stitches to a cloth I started a couple of months ago.  Hand-dyed cotton scrim, old and new lace, sheer ribbon and simple stitches. Cool colours: blue, green and purple.  Winter colours; colours for turning inwards, … Continue reading →

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Keep Calm and Carry On

Posted on 22/10/2010 by

I have a postcard pinned to the noticeboard above my desk with those words printed on it.  That 1940s cheerful stoicism makes me smile. So, after yesterday’s sturm, drang and angst, I kept calm and carried on: This page will … Continue reading →

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Redrafting

Posted on 18/10/2010 by

Thank you for the reassurance on the continuing cloth book.  I thought I’d mention today how much compositional rearranging is necessary in the transition from paper to cloth.  The pages of the paper version of this book are about 8″ … Continue reading →

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A bird in the hand

Posted on 11/10/2010 by

The flying bird for the next page had to be worked separately because the layered background is not strong or substantial enough to support so much concentrated stitching in one area.  I drew the outline first on white cotton fabric, quite … Continue reading →

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Page 2…

Posted on 07/10/2010 by

… of the cloth sketchbook project: A little surreal, perhaps, but since this is a story about travelling to the land where dreams are made, I think a little surrealism is acceptable in this case.  Essential, even.The Mona Lisa stencil … Continue reading →

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