Friday Arts & Crafts: Before The Craft Show...

These past few weeks flew by so quickly. I have been working non-stop, preparing for the craft show. This whole experience have been nothing but great. With every piece of fabric I dye, with every stitch I sew I learn more and more about textiles, mastering my craftsmanship. Most importantly, I learn a lot about myself.
I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday!

Friday Arts & Crafts: Stenciled Crown & Roses

Available for purchase at my navyblueshoe shop!

Friday Arts & Crafts: Stenciled Apron & Kitchen Towel

After my first experience with fabric stenciling I shared a few months ago (see Pillow Coronation) I went forward with making more projects. I decided to make an apron and a kitchen towel. While I designed my own crown stencil for the pillow, this time around I used the design of roses offered in Lena Corwin's book Printing by Hand. I applied Procion MX Dye mixture in Brilliant Orange to a striped cotton/linen blend fabric (I'll share the formula if you are interested). I love the effect the layer of dye created on top of the already-striped fabric! Unexpected details, such as the checkered ribbon loop of the towel and the bright print of the waist band of the apron, made these pieces very unique.

Stay tuned for more projects I'll be sharing in the near future!

Friday Arts & Crafts: Pillow Coronation

The pillow I made in the summer turned out to be beautiful, but the wide stripe of the linen fabric front needed some interesting detail. I decided to make a stencil and used professional dye to add a silhouette of a crown.