Textile
Beads and Threads! Beads and Threads!
Yeah, well, I get excited pretty easily. I've messed about with both since I was very small, and they remain major interests, particularly beadwork and embroidery. Someday I might actually learn to sew, though it would certainly help if I were more interested in clothes.
My friend Posy has finally convinced taught me how to make
socks. Originally posted 07nov08.
One of my experiments in complex cloth. Originally posted 28oct08.
I've had Kumiko Sudo's Omiyage for years, but was only actually inspired to make one of its drawstring bags for my Japanese daughter's memento upon her return to Japan. Originally posted 19jun08.
I'd never even heard of felted soap until I learned how to make this with my friend Bethany. Orignally posted 16jan08.
Samples of kumihimo (braiding) (new braids, 24nov07)
Samples of freestyle Embroidery. Embroidered, sequinned xmas stockings added, 11jan05
Samples of Tapestry Needleweaving . (Finally Updated, 20Nov01--new items & new pix of old items)
Samples of Freestyle Machine Embroidery (new, 16nov01)
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