Good afternoon, Today my allergies got the better of me, so I watched more videos from the slow stitch site I shared yesterday I love listening to her and have learned a lot so far. I was working on the wolf embroidery panel at the same time. This second panel is almost finished.
While watching her tutorial on how to make a fabric bag with slow stitches---- Wow it just all came together for me in my mind, on that project I started to put together almost 2 years ago now.
Remember when I shared a Sashiko book with a pattern for a little bag? I had cut out probably enough for 10 bags from my hand dyed fabrics---that was kinda crazy to do, but I remember now I decided it was time to get my hand dyes out of their bags and use and share them. My plan was to gift these to my slow mail friends. I have not kept up with my slow mail writing either this past year-so will see how that goes going forward. I do love mail in my mailbox, and I enjoy writing the letters too.
So watching one of her videos, I remembered I had already laid out a pattern of my hand dyes for one of the bags-just had not decided how to stitch it all together so it would be a cohesive piece of fabric Inside, the bags will have one full cut piece of one of my hand dyes.
This afternoon, I dug everything out, and looking at this piece now, I will swap out a couple of the fabrics, but watching the video I now know how to slow stitch this.
Back then. I was looking at Sashiko stitch patterns to use, but I am going to do this piece all over in a running stitch, and then perhaps add Sashiko patterns in some areas-I will see how this goes. Stitching like the fiber artist has shared-this will be a more durable bag.
That carpenter's table I really wanted to bring home-Larry still thinks I was crazy-but it gives me a long narrow table now to work on and this being in my computer-weaving -storage room it is not in the way either.
You have quite a few treasures there with your mom's bags and that dyed material is lovely. I have a friend who did that kind of stitching all over a vest! you should see it!!! It is amazing she did a great job
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Sounds awesome I am anxious to get started
DeleteGood luck with your projects. Your mom bags are so special and sweet! Janice
ReplyDeletethank you, I forgot about the one with the buttons
DeleteI like that table and I can see why you chose it. And I love that your mom's stitching transferred to the next generation.
ReplyDeletethank you she was a master seamstress-sewed all of our clothes growing up, all the drapes and curtains in our home, my fathers suits-amazing
DeleteSounds like you are having some fun Kathy. I love that long carpenter's table too. Sometimes wider tables just accumulate too much stuff (for me) and are hard to work on both sides. Have fun and a great rest of the week. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteGood evening, yes I am having fun I was thinking the same today that I love that this carpenters table is narrow and long. I have a little more to finish up on the wolf embroidery panel and then I will start stitching this first piece. The artist I am following sews everything together like bags by hand stitching so I am going to do that as well
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Thank you so much. I love this old carpenters table too. I am so glad you enjoy sewing-I was brought up as a young girl sewing-but learned on the sewing machine. I think I will enjoy hand sewing more.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like he videos-I watch a couple every day now.
Hugs Kathy
As I browse today, it's always a pleasure to run across Missouri bloggers. Like you, I found my creative niche in retirement. I love to write and meet other creatives, especially those who find their artistic heart in their later years.
ReplyDeleteAnnie from the Bootheel of Missouri.
so glad you dropped by
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