being prolific

spent lots and lots of time last week getting the frankon pattern together , making the muslin and adjusting it until it all worked.now i can replicate it ad nauseam.

fabric one already cut. it's a gorgeous light wool
crepe sourced in japan last april.fabric weight ideal for spring  or fall weather.

dress 2 already cut.another fabric full of gorgeousness this one's a linen knit.this one will be handy during spring and those cool summer nights. also great for the opera since opera theaters are chronically over heated.






everyone's crazy about japanese print fabrics, but in my opinion they have a lot more to offer. still have another linen knit to make something,but it's not clear what i want.











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bengara

xtra large photo to show my pleasure.already started stitching on this after two coats of benibana while still on the loom.this one is going to take time because i want to do a lot of stitching on it.the linen substrate is pretty wonderful texture wise.what i like is the play between the woven fabric and the stitching on it.

the rust spot is  woven, the white is stitching highlighting a white spot with some bengara threads in the warp.

 there's going to be lots of blue happening here.
and maybe some rust color to highlight parts of the bengara areas.fun!


















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of time

it's a fact of life that in order to make time one has to forgo other activities. like blogging among others.
this is a result: almost at the end of the*+% linen warp. have finished 4 panels and think by next weekend i'll be able to finish all and cut it off.
in between pruning the clems and moving the clay pots around.  my gardening now is more about moving pots that anything else.not complaining because my plants have never looked better.




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