Tiny scape

I participate in the #52tagshannemade (with Anne Brooke, https://www.annebrooke.co.uk/)

For the 15th week, the theme was "Tiny scape."

I made a Pacific island view from the sky. Cotton, gauze, tiny shell, French knot.

 detail

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Woven Coffee Filters

I have been gathering coffee filters for a while (from a friend because I'm not a coffee drinker). It doesn't work like the teabags I was working with, so I didn't know what to do with them. 

I dyed some of them with indigo and I kept them with my dyed papers.

And then, I discovered Sarah C. Swett's blog (https://www.afieldguidetoneedlework.com/blog/coffee-filter-yarn ) I love her work and her way to work. So, I took my coffee filters and I tried making this little weaving. 

Double Wedding Ring Quilt (2)- Quilt Double Anneaux de Mariage (2)

I finished the top of the Double Wedding Ring quilt (for the 1st part of the story, see the post on January 16.) All by hand.

Finished top

adding a border

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Irish Chain - Chaîne Irlandaise

Irish Chain (46'' x 57'')

Traditional patchwork's pattern, sewn and quilted by hand.

 

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Interbeing, big cloth

April 2020

While finishing a quilt border, I have these little pieces/stash, no wasting...keep them for 'Interbeing'. Mini cloth weaving, and one more spiral.

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Stitching meditation: Interbeing

Interbeing

The suggested replacement word for the verb "to be," coined by Vietnamese Buddhist Monk and scholar Thich Nhat Hanh. It means to inter-dependently co-exist. The meaning of interbeing recognizes the dependence of any one person or thing as to all other people and objects.

Not only is no man an island, but rather his interbeing is shared with the plants and animals he eats, the people who make his clothes and food, the people who populate his home, country and the very world he perceives, the insects that pollinate the trees that yield his fruit, shade him from the sun and provide lumber for his house.

I wanted to use samples of dyeing that I didn't know what to do with. All different tries of indigo, madder, and many other leaves, and plants I made during the last few years.

The idea is to work only with a neutral linen thread. Maybe it'll change...

Running stitches. Straight lines or circles, maybe spiral.

It's my first big piece, right now is 24'' x 24'' (60 cm x 60 cm), but I think I'll still adding small pieces. 

Normally, I don't use an embroidery hoop for stitching meditation, but because of the size of this piece, I find that working with a hoop is easier.

Starting with a spiral from the center out...

The spiral keeps connecting all the different pieces. 

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Slow stitching on Indigo 2

4 more Indigo dyed, slow stitching, appliqued, eco-dyeing, and eco-printing.

encore 4 teinture Indigo, couture lente, appliqué, éco-teinture et éco-impression.

Indigo 6 (13 cm x 24.5 ) 5'' x 9

Indigo 7 (21.5 cm x 18 cm) 8.5'' x 7''

Indigo 8 (21.5 cm x 24cm)  8.5'' x 9.5''

Indigo 9 (19 cm x 41 cm ) 7.5'' x 16''

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Slow stitching on Indigo

Eco-dyed, eco-printed, and slow stitching. Finished 5, and I have 4 more waiting...

Eco-teinture, éco-imprimées et couture lente. Fini 5, et j'ai 4 plus en attente ...

Work table, January. 2020

Indigo 1 (25 x 15 cm) 10.5 '' x 6''

Indigo 2 (26 x 23 cm) 10.5'' x 9''

Indigo 3 (24 x 19 cm) 9.5'' x 7.5''

Indigo 4 (2) (14.5 x 24cm) 5.5'' x 8''

Indigo 5 (15 x  25 cm) 6'' x 10'' 

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Slow stitching

Slow stitching UFOs (Unfinished work) from some years ago. I decided to work again on them (WIP).

Les UFOs (travaux non finis) de couture lente d'il y a quelques années. J'ai décidé de travailler à nouveau sur eux (WIP).

   

 

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Double Wedding Ring Quilt - Quilt Double Anneaux de Mariage

With all the pictures of Double Wedding Ring Quilts for the week's theme on a Facebook group, I started thinking, "what if I try that?" I always thought it's a Big Big Project, and I was not sure if I'd be able to do it. Certainly, I won't make a queen size quilt, but I'd give it a try! Big Project 2020?

All by hand, so I think I'll make 6 blocks, and see... I'm using my stash of blues.

I found a book with a good size: 22” (58cm)

Here the pictures of fabric choice, templates and cutting, and 1st ring. 

Avec toutes les photos de Quilt Double Anneaux de Mariage pour le thème de la semaine sur un groupe Facebook, j'ai commencé à penser, "Et si j'essaie ça?" J'ai toujours pensé que c'était un grand projet, et je n'étais pas sûre d'être en mesure de le faire. Certes, je ne vais pas faire un grand couvre lit, mais je vais essayer! Grand projet 2020?
Je fais tout à la main, donc je pense que je vais faire 6 blocs, et voir ... J'utilise ma réserve de bleus.
J'ai trouvé un livre avec une bonne taille: 22" (58 cm)

Voici les photos de choix de tissu, les modèles et la coupe, et 1ère bague.  

 

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"Honoring Earth" 4, "Forest"- "Honorer la Terre", 4: "Forêt"

“Honoring Earth,” 4: 'Forest' (42cm x 30cm; 16 1/2" x 11 1/2")

eco-dyed and eco-printed on different kinds of cotton and wool: eucalyptus, indigo, Birch's leaves, iron bath (after dyeing) and watercolors. Maybe there is some dyeing with tea or oak acorn; I'm sorry, but since they are dyed fabrics made a long time ago, I don't have all the information about.

Slow stitching with embroidery thread and linen (natural and eco-dyed). Ceramic beads appliqued.

"Honorer la Terre", 4: "Forêt" (42cm x 30cm; 16 1/2" x 11 1/2")

éco-teinture et éco-imprimé sur différents types de coton et de laine: eucalyptus, indigo, feuilles de bouleau, bain de fer (après teinture) et aquarelles. Peut-être y a-t-il de la teinture avec du thé ou du gland de chêne; je suis désolée, mais comme ce sont des tissus teint faits il y a longtemps, je n'ai pas toutes les informations.

Broderie lente avec fil de broderie et lin (naturel et éco-teinture). Perles en céramique appliquées.

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"Honoring Earth" 3 'Seed' - "Honorer la Terre" 3 'Seed'

"Honoring Earth" 3 'Seed' (26cm x 15cm - 10" x 6"): Pieces of 'failed' eco-dyed cotton and linen: eucalyptus, tea, campeche; embroidery and linen thread, birch's twig and a found seed from my garden.

 «Honorer la Terre» 3 'Seed' (26cm x 15cm - 10" x 6"): Morceaux de coton et de lin d'eco-teintures 'échouées': eucalyptus, thé, campeche; broderie et fil de lin, brindille de bouleau et une graine trouvée de mon jardin.

 

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"Honoring Earth" 2 - "Honorer la Terre" 2,

"Honoring Earth" 2, 'Leaf' (33cm x 24cm - 13" x 9"): eco-dyeing and eco-printing on different kind of reused linen, slow stitching with embroidery thread and linen. Birch's leaf appliqued. 

"Honorer la Terre" 2, 'Feuille' (33cm x 24cm - 13" x 9"): éco-teinture et éco-impression sur différents types de lin réutilisé, coutures lentes avec fil de broderie et de lin. Feuille de bouleau appliquée. 

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