"Sendim", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 20 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 20 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 25, 2015

Day 20 of The 100 Days Project with the latest pattern from my 1 Motif 100 Ways series.

"Parchal", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 18 of "The 100 Day Project" — "Parchal", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 18 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 18 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 23, 2015

Day 18 of my 1 Motif 100 Ways series for The 100 Day Project is inspired by lacy ironwork found on an abandoned railway station in Parchal Portugal.

"Odemira", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 17 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 17 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 22, 2015

For day 17 of my 1 Motif 100 ways series for The 100 Day Project I simplified my original motif and overlapped most of the tear-drop shape to create a very simple design.

"Lalim", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 14 of "The 100 Day Project" — "Lalim", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 14 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 14 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 19, 2015

Today's 1 Motif 100 Ways series for The 100 Day Project is inspired by the religious traditions of the Portuguese town of Lalim with motifs found in Azulejo tile.

"Juncal", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 13 of "The 100 Day Project" — "Juncal", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 13 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 13 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 18, 2015

Day 13 of The 100 Day Project, I Motif 100 Ways by Carlyn Clark

"Izeda", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 12 of "The 100 Day Project" — "Izeda", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 12 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 12 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 17, 2015

Today's pattern is a gear-like shape inspired by a grinding stone in Izeda, Portugal.

"Gaeiras", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 11 of "The 100 Day Project" — "Gaeiras", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 11 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 11 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 16, 2015

A repeating pattern inspired by a lighthouse in Gaeiras, Portugal

"Ferro", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 10 of "The 100 Day Project" — "Ferro", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 10 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 10 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

April 15, 2015

For Day 10 of The 100 Day Project designer Carlyn Clark continued the 1 Motif 100 Ways theme by simplifying the motif and changing motif colors. The pattern is named after the Portuguese village of Ferro which has an abandoned rail station with an Azulejo tile mural that inspired the color selections.

Every morning as I sit down at my work table I pull up an @oblique_se. Today's seems to particularly align with my mood.

Mending while camping, using hand-dyed indigo thread available on my website

New stock added. Oversold natural indigo dyed mending thread is back in stock. This cotton covered poly thread is stronger than pure cotton and takes the indigo dye beautifully, with little specks of undyed poly peeking through for an almost sparkly effect. It's strong enough for mending jeans but thin enough for most stitching and embroidery projects. The natural indigo will fade harmoniously as you launder your jeans. If thread sales are an indication, the dog days of the pandemic are inspiring people to dig into those baskets of damaged clothes with lots of first timers giving mending a try. It's put up in short skeins so its an affordable starter thread. The indigo dye started as seeds in my dye garden. I use this thread in Arashi Shibori processes and carefully unwind it as I pull off the dyed textiles. Nothing goes to waste! I can put up longer skeins if needed, pm me

Finished a pile. Now to assemble

Individual photos of the January 2021 Take a Stitch Tuesday stitches. I've written about the processes on my blog. Link to my website is on my bio #tastembroidery #takeastitchtuesday #pintangletast #handembroidered #stitchersofinstagram #linkedchainstitch #flystitch #italianborderstitch #blanketstitch #reverseblanketbarstitch #stemstitch #portuguesestemstitch

New thread colorway added to my shop. #handdyedthreads #bluethread #mendingthread #handstitching #varigatedthread #dyedthreads #dyedbyhand #denimfriendly #mendingjeans

More thread into a vat. Blending colors for stitching on collage. #handdyedthreads #stitchedcollage #dyersofinstagram #dyedthreads #dyeart #dyework #blue #multicoloredthread

There was a run on indigo dyed thread on my website over the holidays and I'm almost out. Today I'm trying out fiber reactive dyes on a few skeins to see how that works. Takes a lot less water than indigo processing which is an ongoing concern in SoCal.