Showing posts with label semamori. Show all posts
Showing posts with label semamori. Show all posts

Friday, 7 June 2019

Summer School sampling....continued....

The Semamori pages that I showed you yesterday...

...were dry this morning...

....so I've cut some origami papers to fit in the stitched spaces on the backs of the pages.




(Doesn't it feel good to actually use one of those purchases...made sooooo long ago....that you simply KNEW would be useful for something....someday!!)

If you have any such purchases...bring them along and put them to some good and beautiful purpose :-)

The other thing going on...

...has been the messing-about-with pieces of card....for slightly larger book "pages".

These are roughly 8" x 8" and have been covered with gesso....before being coloured with Distress Oxide stamp pads.

Some have had stencils used with another thick coat of gesso before colouring.....






...and these panels have been made to fit the same sized pages...




Stitching is about finished on this one....but those below will have to wait a while...

...although all the machine work is complete (and that may be enough).









Ideas still pouring out.....

x C

Thursday, 6 June 2019

Summer School Sashiko

We've been away for a wee while...

...but I've been stitching....

...and playing around...

...with a few more sample pieces that will (hopefully) inspire the lovely ladies who are booked onto my Summer Schools in Harmby and Bishop Burton:-)

Along with many more stitched samples...

...I've been playing with some SEMAMORI on paper...

...using a very old Japanese book that I got on ETSY some time ago.

Pages are made with my "leather paper" and stitch beautifully on the machine.












Some stitching has been done on fabric as well.....












....and I'll be bringing all the stencils to let everyone have a play too!

More to follow....

x C

Sunday, 2 September 2018

A Tale of Two Destinations - Part 3

As you've seen from the previous two posts...

...Indian Adventure was full of colour and pizzazz!

It was loud...colourful...messy...and very, VERY Bollywood.

The following workshop - "Japanese Inspirations" however...

...was very different indeed...

Indigo...calm...very Zen.

Considering that there were a number of ladies from the Indian Adventure that stayed on to go to Japan...

....the atmosphere in the room was quite different.

I think the nature of the subject made for a very calm classroom...

...although a LOT of work was done despite that!

Again....a lot of piccies to follow...




















Such beautiful work done by everyone!!

Sashiko stitching...stenciling...Semamori stitching.....

Look out West Bridgford...

....you're next!! :-)

I'd like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved in organizing the Scottish Region Summer School.

I had the most wonderful time....and will be quite happy to come back at some point in the future!! :-D

That's all for now

x C

Saturday, 8 October 2016

Haiku Book Workshop - Crickhowell Literary Festival

A wonderful day was spent in Crickhowell yesterday...

...running a Haiku Book workshop as part of the Literary Festival.

As usual...

...there were the messy tables...

...with materials like Sashiko stencils , fabrics and card...



...needles, double-sided-tape and some of my samples...




Carol's inside faces nearly done...




Steve's first attempts at stitching...




...beautiful Sashiko...stitched and drawn...




...and Katie starting her Semamori pieces.




A lovely day indeed!

Have a good weekend lovely people!

x C