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Shibori for Baby! from a daily dose of fiber

I am not a parent or a grandparent, but who doesn’t love tiny baby clothing? So – when a local crafts school asked for items to sell at their Holiday Craft Fair, I decided to play with shibori dyeing.

I haven’t dyed clothing and I discovered that the results are quite different using knit fabric, rather than a tightly woven quilting fabric. There was a lot more bleeding than I am used to and I had to tie the dental floss or cord very tightly!

Ice dyeing is unpredictable, but such a great fun. As the ice melted, this ...

added by debmoyes 4 years, 1 month ago. under dyeing cotton , fiber , ice dyeing , shibori , shibori marbles , the creative process , tie dye (Comments)

Weaving ’till the Bitter End! from a daily dose of fiber

If you’re a weaver, you probably know that this isn’t an ideal end to a weaving project! I have been avoiding finishing up my looper rug project because I knew I was running out of warp. Silly, right? Like the warp fairy would come in the middle of the night and add 12″…. In all the years that I have been using the loopers, I never remember to add enough “take up” for the warp. (That means that the loopers are fat and take up a lot of room and thus warp.) The result is that I have ...

added by debmoyes 4 years, 4 months ago. under design process , dyeing cotton , fiber , rug weaving , the creative process , weaving (Comments)

A Little of This….A Little of That! from a daily dose of fiber

My concentration is still iffy but I have managed to get a few things done and a lot started!

One fun, little project I have been doing is making pillowcases. Knitters love making socks, weavers love making hand towels and quilters love making pillowcases. We have always used bolster pillows on our bed and when we were first married, I embroidered our initials on them. When I got over stitching our initials, I bought unusual cases. But it was the wonderful quiltmaker, Jane Sassaman who really inspired me. Scroll to the bottom of this blog to see the delightful cases ...

added by debmoyes 4 years, 7 months ago. under burrito pillowcases , creative fun , design , design process , dyeing cotton , handwoven magazine , ice dyeing , melinda bula , melinda bula dogwood , quilt design , quilting , the creative process , weaving (Comments)

I’m Crazy…about EPP!* from a daily dose of fiber

In January I started cleaning my office and studio and weeded through the accumulation of supplies (fabric, more fabric, WIP’s, etc….) and I still am not quite as organized as I would like to be. I told myself that I wasn’t going to start any new projects until I finished cleaning, but then I did work on a few {small} English Paper Piecing Projects.

I bought this pattern from PaperPieces – I love heart patterns and this one was irresistible. I made three versions of Chrysanthemum Hearts .The first one was pink for Valentine’s Day…

…and the other ...

added by debmoyes 4 years, 8 months ago. under brimfield awakening , dyeing cotton , english paper piecing , hand piecing , liberty of london , paperpieces , quilt design , quilting (Comments)

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