Carlyn Clark 5/3/15 Carlyn Clark 5/3/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 28 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

Day 28 of 1 Motif 100 Ways for The 100 Day Project is a pattern inspired by the lace mantillas worn by ladies in church in the 1960's

Carlyn Clark 5/2/15 Carlyn Clark 5/2/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 27 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

Day 27 of the 1 Motif 100 Ways series as part of The 100 Day Project is an abstracted circular motif inspired by architectural elements of the Ingreja da Graca in Evora, Portugal

Carlyn Clark 5/1/15 Carlyn Clark 5/1/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 26 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

For day 26 of my series, "1 Motif 100 Ways", for "The 100 Day Project", I took inspiration from the Moorish settlement of the Iberian peninsula.

Carlyn Clark 4/30/15 Carlyn Clark 4/30/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 25 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

For day 25 of The 100 Day Project a repeating pattern inspired by the marble and pottery of Estremoz, Portugal as part of my 1 Motif 100 Ways series.

Carlyn Clark 4/29/15 Carlyn Clark 4/29/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 24 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

Day 24 of my 1 Motif 100 Ways series for The 100 Day Project is a lacy pattern in a monochromatic blue color scheme.

Carlyn Clark 4/28/15 Carlyn Clark 4/28/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 23 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

For day 23 of The 100 Day Project I reworked yesterday's pattern from my 1 Motif 100 Ways series into a more open multi-colored repeat.

Carlyn Clark 4/27/15 Carlyn Clark 4/27/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 22 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

Day 22 of my 1 Motif 100 Ways series for The 100 Day Project is inspired by architectural details found on the historical Palace Hotel in Vidago, Portugal.

Carlyn Clark 4/26/15 Carlyn Clark 4/26/15

The 100 Day Project - Day 21 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

Day 21 of The 100 Day Project of mt 1 Motif 100 Ways series. I was thinking about the layering that occurs from generation to generation, and the chains that bind/guide us.

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.

Starting 2021 with some dye. #dyeart #dyeing #shiboripattern #dyersofinstagram #dyedcotton #fatquarter #konacotton #dyework

So long 2020! Welcome 2021. We're really looking forward to seeing you