slow cloth

 those of us who work with our hands know – time is precious

when I first discovered woven shibori I thought “that’s for me, it’s quicker!”

well, many yards/metres later I’ve decided that is not necessarily true

my second piece of mokume  (wood grain) shibori

and it is not perfect, either!!

this is what it looked like when the stitching was finished

just like Indian kantha stitch, a random running stitch originally used to join layers of old cloth to make quilts

it creates a lovely texture

with the threads tightly drawn up – it creates an odd three-dimensional object

many dips in the indigo – slowly removing the stitches – hours of work

woven shibori – 60 EPI (ends per inch)

and hours later, just sleying the reed

what am I listening to?

All Time Greatest Jazz hits,  Yo- Yo Ma, Vivaldi and Bach

hopefully there are no threading mistakes

from the consignment store

Irish linen napkins – never used – never even washed

with a modern looking Celtic knot design

I could afford to purchase 4 of the 8

should I go back for the other 4?