More weaving..

I did another small project. I went from the cardboard loom, to a loom made out from a picture frame.(instructions via youtube) It worked perfectly for this piece. I used some colourful Beehive tapestry wool which I had.


a bit of embroidery as well.

Thanking you for stopping by,

till next time,
xxx
Gaia

Learning to weave...

Inspiration to start this project came while browsing through Pinterest; it has so many great ideas to try.  

So, before I went ahead and spend money on a loom and may not want to continue; I made a cardboard loom for beginners

I made mine according to the instructions from www.theweavingloom.com , which has valuable tips for a beginner. I also looked at some videos from youtube too.

This is the very first  piece I tried. 

I wanted to continue on, tried to add blocks of colours.

 On the last piece, I tried to do a flower (which turned out like a maple leaf) and also how to add 'rya knots'.

So far, I like weaving ....to the next level perhaps...

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Felt teapot brooch

I made these felt teapot brooches for my tea group 'thanksgiving' exchange. 

Happy Thanksgiving !!!

Thank you for stopping by,

till next post,

xxx
Gaia

Inspiration..

for this contemporary kantha piece is Frida Kahlo, one of the great artists whose work I admire a lot.

It took me about week or so to finish the stitching and, I used two layers of very thin cotton. I sketched the face on paper, after several attempts this was the one finally made for stitching. Well, my drawing looks nothing like her :)

 I  have not yet thought about how I want to display it. I have an oval shaped canvas( I used it take this photos) or an embroidery frame might work too.

What do you think of my Frida?

Thank you for stopping by for a peek,

till next time,
xox
Gaia

Last few days of summer...

Marigold flower.

Saffron flower;

thousands of stitches and continuing on ..

managed to add couple of more rows to my ripples of  hope;

on a visit to beautiful Alton Mill arts centre ,http://altonmill.ca/

Thank you for stopping by,

till next time,

xxx

Gaia

Cushion cover....

makeover...

took a break from the quilt to make this...and it is out of thrifted yarn.

progress on the saree quilt...I do like making small stitches, even though it is repetitive and tedious.

Thank you for stopping by this sunny sunday,

till the next post,
xxx,
Gaia

Snippets from Sunday...

On Saree quilt; I have completed the third set of Marigold flower and Saffron flower. Next step is to lay out the blocks and see if I need to make more.

added couple of new colours to my ripples of hope.

also making an attempt do an embroidery piece that came in a kit.

while walking around the neighbourhood on sunny sunday morning..

Thank you for stopping by for a peek,

till my next post,
xxx,
Gaia

Inspirations and..

Impressions.. part 2

project is completed.

So, here is my sewed collage impression, of my drawing. I worked at it almost every day for the last couple of weeks to finish it.  I used running stitch to add fabric pieces together. I also feel that I could have added few more details with thread for extra texture.., maybe I was in a hurry to see the end result.
It measures about 12x12 inches, and I still have not thought about how I want to display it.


side by side..

Thank you for stopping by today,

till the next post,
xxx,
Gaia