Going to turn the neck under with a hand stitch or add a bias tape binding (if I have any left. Turned a few old packs into ties for masks).
No sleeves.
More cold. More rain.
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Category Archives: Boro
Sunday stitches
tissue house backlit
with new roof and door
- when lit from behind, there are many moons
tissue house before roof or door
before
black felt for a patch – used a dental floss container as a form
Ta-dah!!
It was a good weekend, if a little hot today. Finished a book, started another. Did the crossword puzzle. Took a long walk. Cleared out more of the basement. Cooked a lot. Weeded some. Finally planted my Mammoth Sunflower Seeds. Watched two movies – the new Jason Bourne and the one about the tsunami with Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor (“The Impossible”). C recovered from wisdom teeth surgery. K bought lumber for the darkroom. D said, about an hour ago, “Come look at the moon, Mom.” So we did. And there it was, hanging like an ornament in the eastern sky.
Apron and Mickey
Here’s the apron I referenced the other day, back when it was just a bunch of woven strips attached to a rectangle of linen. I am wearing it now. It works.
For an apron to work for me, it MUST have strings long enough to tie in front, so that I can tuck a dish towel into it. Pockets unnecessary.
For the many quilters and fiber artists out there who make work as gifts or to sell, how do you know when something’s A KEEPER?
I knew I wanted this for myself, but sometimes I DON’T. One way to turn something I haven’t admitted I want to keep into a keeper is to price it too high. Ha!
P.S. This apron combines the learning from two Jude Hill classes (Spirit Cloth) — Cloth to Cloth and Contemporary Boro.
and speaking of collars
Talk about workmanship!!! Wow is it humbling to peruse the book, “Dress In Detail”!! Many of those bands of color (e.g. the deep orange) are rows of teeny and uniform chain stitch. The pale orange and salmon fuzzy rows near the bottom are couched chenille – a great idea, right?!! You can definitely see why the French word ‘chenille’ means ‘caterpillar’. And the top and roughly-middle black bands are applied black velvet, embellished with near see-through sequins and waving rows of seed beads – two more wonderful ideas.
I came across another men’s wedding vest here — All the Pretty Dresses – a website devoted to archiving garments from prior to 1929. I especially love the brown ink signature in the lining. Boro ragmates will appreciate the photo of the patched placket on the inside.
Perhaps this attention to finery is prompted in part by prom festivities last night. It was quite a scene – five young couples gathered and at least 12 adults, quite a few stray siblings, with most of the onlookers taking pictures! I felt like a member of the paparazzi. I won’t insert the more traditional scrapbooking shots here, but you have to admire this collection of shoes:
And, you can’t help but smile at this one:
glue and interfacing?!
Will google ‘gorilla glue removal’ and get back to it. Last night, though, I took the pocket and collar off of this workshirt and am going to apply woven strips to the sides of the front plackets.
Also, I cut the landscape panel off of the cardigan that I had been stitching. It wasn’t working. And, proof that it was the right thing to do? Now I love it. More on that later!