one stitch at a time

Mini Moose is happy to be back in the studio

she was tired of all the travelling

the warp that was left on the loom is finished

it is exactly the right width and just a few inches longer than necessary

to practise sewing a hanten – it was meant to be

I’m working on writing a clear set of instructions

and transferring the metric measures back to inches, hopefully I won’t make any major mistakes

cutting into handwoven linen is a little nerve-wracking without a pattern!

the indigo dyed woven taihen shibori will make a nice lining

one of my stencil samples was fun to stitch on

and then took on a life of its own

designing  a “boro” work bag

the front was easy but I’m having to think about the back

testing out a pocket – does it need a zipper?

after leaving the workshop I spent 6 days with a friend in Itami (Osaka)

we drove to Miyama one day, which turned out to be an experience of a lifetime

(much more in another post)

 lunch at a small, busy “truck stop” diner was excellent

this was the noren – they didn’t want to sell it

guess I’ll have to make my own