aizome cuts it too

the very best vat ever. i think all my problems were due to the quality of the indigo i was using.this ai is a dream. this will become a dress

here's the bottom part.

first dip, 5-7 minutes.                                                                      second dip, 5 minutes.
the silk remained lustrous.







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busy hands

finished
















in progress

this one's a disciplined sampler
and it feels good to have some structure.










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stitching void

this is about all i can do at the time.still grateful for being able to do this.

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structure

instead of idle stitching i did some searches on the net and found blackwork samplers.these look like fun and also give some direction and structure to my cop out heat therapy.i am picking and choosing the patterns i want to stitch because not all of them are appealing to me.

blackwork is very interesting in that it mimics lace, perhaps-and i am wild guessing- because in tudor times lace was a specialty of flanders and probably they imposed taxes and levies on it.and who knows even copyrights -note the irony.
alençon and chantilly were  established as lace centers much later.

i also downloaded a chart here. however, this looks like serious work and i don't think i'm ready for it yet.

you avid& knowledgeable stitchers feel free to correct me.

neki desu

the heat goes on

and i am bored because i can't work nor go out during the day. we are living like the people in northen africa live; going out after twilight.
i have been doing some stitching because it takes very little energy.no designing or big planning, but something to wake me from the stupor.
old linen getting recycled with running stitch.it was going to be 6 squares like the ones on top, but i got sidetracked with the negative spaces.



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not the end of the world, but close

second heat wave before the first subsided.it's even too hot to sew.  it's verry hot during the day, but the worst is that it keeps being hot at night too. we s witch the air con to sleep at night ( we're in europe remember no central air con) and at least we can sleep.

managed to finish the lilly dress with sleeves in a nice flowy silk fabric.planning ahead the october wardrobe ;) for now i am looking for stitching projects that do not entail too much hand movement.

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more me,me,me !

in great company!

my work shows at 2:07-8 and at 2:11-12. it's the top one on that side wall. excuse the abruptness of the camera.

have a good weekend and stay cool.

neki desu