Stitch a Day 2017, Day 49

February 18, 2017

The center of this section is a piece of rust dyed cotton that I overdyed with indigo. Below that is a piece of shibori folded cotton dipped in a different indigo vat. The rust dyed piece was dyed in the iron vat and the folded piece was done in a workshop using a pre-reduced indigo and a fructose vat. I wasn't very happy with the pre-reduced indigo. The color seemed a bit flat and despite 12 dips never got that rich deep indigo that I can get with just 5 or 6 dips in the iron vat. I think the pre-reduced indigo is the issue. I feel like I get about the same results with the iron vat as from the fructose vat. I prefer the iron vat because it's easier to maintain.

Stitch A Day 2017, Day 11

January 11, 2017

Today I've added a piece of block printed cotton. If you've been following along you might have some sense of where this is, having seen the piece on the right and the piece on the bottom in prior pictures. I'm going to continue photographing close up pictures until I begin the decorative stitchin. Until then, it remains a mystery. To me most of all!

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 2" hand-quilted pouch using a pattern from Sprout Patterns printed with Spoonflower fabrics by Carlyn Clark — 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 2" hand-quilted pouch using a pattern from Sprout Patterns printed with Spoonflower fabrics by Carlyn Clark

Sometimes it's Good to Pick Up a Needle and Thread

November 17, 2015

I pulled out a needle and thread to hand quilt the Zipper Pouch from Sprout Patterns using two of my print designs from Spoonflower.

"Porches", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 100 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 100 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series!!!!!!!

July 14, 2015

For the One Hundredth and final day of my "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" I used all the colors of the palette to make a small scale plaid background underlying the open, geometric vector surface pattern design.

"Salir", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 99 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 99 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

July 13, 2015

"Salir", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 99 of "The 100 Day Project" is a vector surface pattern design that is intricate and delicate with a lacy effect reminiscent of Moorish screens.

"Vimioso", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 98 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 98 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

July 12, 2015

"Vimioso", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 982 of "The 100 Day Project" is a vector surface pattern design with strong diagonal lines created by the direction of the motifs.

"Vila Verde", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 97 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 97 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

July 11, 2015

"Vila Verde", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 97 of "The 100 Day Project" is a vector surface pattern design that is uses two layers of the same repeat shifted slightly to create a new repeat with vertical stripes of pattern

"Prados", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 96 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 96 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

July 10, 2015

"Prados", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 96 of "The 100 Day Project" is a vector surface pattern design that varies the density of the elements of the motifs to create a grid with a window effect.