Monthly Archives: December 2009

Sewing into Space

Posted on December 14, 2009 by admin

“A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” James Joyce At least that’s what I tell myself when I really mess something up. This time around it turned out to be true. It all started at about 3 in the morning (sadly, as a lot of things do for me).  Tired and distracted I was … Continue reading »

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Thread Sculpture

Posted on December 14, 2009 by admin

I’ve been experimenting lately with “sculpting” my fabric with heavy layers of thread painting alternating with unstitched areas. I noticed while playing with my first thread painting pieces that the alternation between heavy thread coverage and plain fabric “warps” the fabric and creates raised and/or curved areas. Some might be disappointed with the distortion, but … Continue reading »

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