January Back to Creativity

 My TAST Owl with swirly cable chain stitches.  Haven't added this week's new stitch yet which is the Interlaced Cable Chain.  I hadn't heard of this stitch before so it will be fun to tackle.

 More resist dyeing on a wet felted piece which has now become a book cover.  Stitching on felt is wonderful!

 This piece became the back cover.

A friend & I recently played with soluble stabilizer.  Here I laid out bits of  thread,

 covered it with another piece of soluble

 and stitched around and all over to make sure that all the threads were joined.

I briefly rinsed it under warm water and shaped it over this glass to dry. Will post a picture of how it turned out next time:)

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you heaps of joy this day,
Jeannette

TAST Owl & more eco/rust dyeing

 Am caught up now with TAST.  Last weeks stitch was the whipped wheel stitch and this weeks is the barred chain.  Anyone wanting to join or to find information about TAST - Take A Stitch Tuesday - it's on Sharon's Pintangle site.

First I rusted this piece of cloth for a day on some chicken wire sprinkled down with a vinegar/water mix. Then I eco dyed it using only rose leaves.  I loved how it turned out and was very surprised at how dark the rose leaves were.

 This piece of cloth I wrapped around an old rusty Edwards coffee tin for a day again sprinkled down with a vinegar/water mix.  Rose leaves again on this piece turned out well.

 My new old sewing machine!  It's a White from 1964.  Thankfully I found an instruction manual on-line as well as some youtube clips.  Can't wait to figure it out and use it.  It's heavy too - not much plastic on it that's for sure.

 Caught this little 13 Lined Ground Squirrel stuffing and I mean stuffing his cheeks underneath the bird feeder.  He must be fattening himself up for the long winter months ahead.

Have a Happy October day everyone :D