GiGaNtiC sPoOL of tHrEaD

This is one of my
3D art
pieces for the
Surface Design
Association
show at the
Waterfront Gallery
this month.
I'll blog about
how I made it
later.
: )

CuRReNt tHrEaDs sHoW

I hope you can check out this show where I am showing some of my art!

RuG tWiNiNg

Recently,
on a road trip
to Salem, Oregon
I attended a workshop
at the ANWG con
on Twined Rugs.

Here is how
I strung
the warp.

Here is the
recycled fabric
I tore up.

Here is the
twining
in progress.

And Ta DA!
Here is the
finished
twined
sample.

It's pretty
cool!
: D
I'm
in
love
....
<3

LeArNiNg wEaViNg dRafTs

I now know
how to read
weaving drafts!
WootWoot
Threading
Tie-ups
Treadling
Drawdowns
Yay!!
:D

aRt bRoOcHeS, nEcKLaCeS, & bAgS

Handweaving Handspun & stitchery

handspun wrapped pipecleaner

Handweaving Handspun & stitchery

making these as a donation
to the
ANWG conference goodie bags

sPiNNiNg cUt fAbRiC

Here is another step in my
ongoing exploration project
with spinning fabric
in a boucle yarn technique.
The last part
(in a previous post)
was
spinning cotton fabric
with sheep's wool
and binder.
This part I'm using
wool suiting fabric
and sheep's wool
and binder.
: )

Above is the herringbone wool suiting fabric uncut.
using an antique cutting machine

the fabric strips all cut

the wool fabric, the sheep's wool (spun) and the binder (red thread ; )

starting to spin
and oh, what a surprise!
: )

More spinning

Enjoy!
: )
I'll post a pic of the skein later when I take a good one.
Please leave me a comment if you like this!

BoXiNg dAy iN cAnAdA

The year is coming
to an end.

Petals fall
where they may.

When you let them
go
where they will
it can be beautiful.

It only works
if you can trust.

I honestly
did not play with
the way these petals
fell to the plate,
after I pulled
them off the stem
and lay them
carefully
down.

2011
will be
the best
year yet.
xx

Bring on the love.

MerrY ChRisTmAs tO aLL

Happy Holidays
from the spirit of
Washington State
and wonderful memories.

my love to all. xx

pLaYiNg WiTh dRyEr LiNt & ATC's

My favorite one (above)
Dryer lint
stacked
and cut
Art Cards
side by side
Getting ready to enclose
the dryer lint ATC's
in clear plastic
: )

Stiching the plastic
on the sewing machine

A couple finished cards
sent to kids and their families
in a trade ; )An experiment:
dryer lint and fabric scraps
for my new
Sistah.
xx

fRuGaL mAmA's ReTaiNiNg WaLL

SooooooN it will be DONE!
Yay!

tHaNk yOu BuTTeRfLy & bUsH & aRt

This beautiful butterfly
on butterfly bush
in my yard.
Thank you
my wonderful friend
Art.
The butterfly came to visit
your beautiful spirit
on the buddlea bush
you started for me
with all your love.
xx
miss you much!
forever.

iNdiE bOucLe yArN

In the summer...there was fabric...

then torn fabric...

Then spun fabric
and spun wool
on 2 bobbins
on a lazy kate
; )

...then the two plied together
on their way to
boucle yarn
(lumps and bumps
that are special ;)
...on the spinning wheel's
bobbin
then the sewing thread binder
(see the tiny black thread
over my fingers?
; )
...the boucle yarn
off the wheel
and onto
the 'niddy noddy'.
...funny words, eh?
...the final skein
of boucle
'art yarn'.

If you ask
me what I'm
going to 'do' with it
you've missed the
point.

Take a deep breath
and assimilate
the process.
:)

i LoVe tHiS!

1. Aquarius (1/20-2/18)

   Fixed ideas are never super-popular with you, and right now, they're very much on the 'out' list. What's in? Weird coincidences, seeming contradictions, random impulses, anything different and odd and rife with opportunities for pushing boundaries. This is how you learn, after all -- about others, about the world, about yourself. Push it even further, and remember that what seems to be an interruption could actually be the beginning of the main event.

FiGs 4 tHe fReEzEr

I was the lucky
recipient of these
delectable figs.
OMG yum!
Any ideas
about
how to use them
other
than in
smoothies???
Fig newtons?
: D

yArN gRafFiti

some fingerknitting,

flower petals,
a bodkin,
and some yarn

figuring out what to do...

threading the flower petals
on to the yarn
with the bodkin
then attaching
everything
to the
sign post
with
a crochet hook
single crochet
and chains.

My first yarn
graffiti
on my
business sign.
: D