These are Phoenix temperatures not Idaho temperatures. My garden is on a drip system but the plants are really looking stressed. I'm so happy we had central air installed a few years ago. It's about 100 degrees F right now (2:40 pm) and our hottest time of the day is usually between 5 and 6pm, so it's going to get warmer.
I realized today that I never did a blog post last week, I guess I was busier than I thought. It was fiddle week , and I did spend some time volunteering. We also had company for a few days, so I guess those are my excuses for not posting.
The Weekly Leaf
I took a workshop on Katano sewing machine stitched shibori from Ana Lisa Hedstrom while I was at the SAQA Conference in May. Here are a few of my samples and pictures of her work.
I decided to try and do leaves with this technique, my leaves look nothing like the designs she gets but I'm finding them usable and I learned some things that I need to improve on.
This is my pile of samples after dying but before removing the stitches.
After the stitches have been removed and the fabric ironed.
Week #25
More of these may show up as the year progresses.
Week #26
This week I did a blueprint with a couple of leaves I had picked up after a bit of a wind.
In the sun.
Week #26
Daily Stitching updates
Silk Fragments #170-#180
Sari Ribbon #98-#108
Linked to "Off the Wall Friday"
Those temps are really scary! Thank goodness for AC. I'm loving your sun printed leaves.
ReplyDeleteI rarely comment but I do enjoy your weekly posts! The geometric stitching on the saris ribbons is fabulous. I look forward to seeing what you do with the Katano work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny, I really want to play with it some more, there are so many possibilities.
DeleteI love leaves also...and your hand stitching on each piece is wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I must try it too. Your leaves are so lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you and do give it a try.
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