busy getting ready for Saturday’s trunk show at Pudgy Beads and these are the final pieces off the poles today-
still have to sew beads on the tops tonight but these colors were needed to round out the color selection.
and a few more ribbon colors as well….
even had a little time to make some more [...]
I’ve been out of town on a trip up north and stopped into the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Unfortunately, they are between shows and didn’t have too much on display but there was a small display of quilts from Gloria Hansen that are worth stopping by for if you are [...]
After posting a question to the dyerslist forum about where to find the cheapest black cotton that discharges well, I ended up at JoAnns Fabrics where I bought 12yds of black cotton with a 40% coupon at about $1.70 yd. The above photos chart the progress of the project which is to do a [...]
4″ silk satin shibori ribbon
I have been making these luscious ribbons for several special ribbon shops as well as designers this past week.
I think I have pretty much got the hang of it and the resulting rolls are just so exquisitely wonderful to hold in your hand.
Weighty, silky and colorful!
I look forward to seeing all [...]
Here is a picture of the Washington Monument yesterday- cherry blossoms in full bloom! My sister sent this along as they enjoyed the Washingtom DC version of the cherry blossom festival. I use to live there too and miss this blossom viewing which is at it’s peak there this weekend.
As for our cherry blossom [...]
“bon” means festival in japanese and on March 31 & April first that’s where I’ll be! At the Los Angeles Cherry Blossom Festival in downton Little Tokyo. I’ve been invited to present an exhibit of shibori in the Historical Pavillon. I attend this event every year and always enjoy the displays, the food [...]
One day last December, I was in Laguna Beach looking around to see if there was a shop down there that would be a good place to sell my work once I got to that point. Kind of a day outing, just poking around. I went into a number of shops on [...]
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