living again, but with a cold

something cool i made over at color lovers got me back in the swing. the pattern was digitally printed on silk organza and cut into strips with my brand new mini rotary cutter. just great to be working in a manegeable size again.

from a left over double weave warp in black and white i went back to photoshop, drew some wiggles,

threw on the dw presets et voila mesdames.

i am using the organza to weave blocklike areas, but since the pattern is wiggly the blocks are not square. no big deal , just wanted to do something fun to help me ease into the fall with lots of sewing lined up. not wanting to sound pompous, but will be further exploring double weave to the end of the warp.

and oh yes, the cold as they say over here i am like a soup-or- i have a soup.
 husband san came home one day totally blasted and three days later it's in/on me.

better now than in the winter when you feel miserable .

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let's get animated!

have a good weekend!



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thinking of others

as i shift gears. here'a another long due embroidery chart. you can adapt it to suit your fancy.
download from here




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color minded

for those who have an interest in color in general and golden paints in particular they are putting out a very informative newsletter.
here's the latest issue full of color geekery.




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testing, tested

making sense of the third layer. sorting it out among all the markings, not for the faint of heart.
watson rocks!


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constructivism

balenciaga from neki rivera on Vimeo.

apologies for the quality.
have a quality filled weekend :)

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a bigger picture

love it when everything fits together and expands meanings making perfect sense. clear as mud??

had bought these books to further my education on one of may latest interests, altering commercial patterns and drafting patterns from scratch. they had to be put aside without a mere glance, or else i would have been sucked in, because of plan A. now that plan A is absolutely, positively and  without any doubts finished i opened them. but first i took a detour to the balenciaga museum and learned things about pattern drafting.

in a zen moment patter drafting, clothes construction, fabric making and even life in general  make more sense now.
have a pile of fabric waiting to be turned into clothes.

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