Spirit Cloth

Hunker Down in a Field

The freeze is gone, I'd say. May's Womb. Still a chill at night, but I trust we have crossed the line, here in The Valley. The unexpected snow has cleared the air. The rain has quenched a thirst. Stitching without... Read more →

Hunker Down and Transform a Surface

So we started from scratch here, but the same method I will show here could apply if you just decide to resurface any old garment, like a bathrobe or a robe that has worn out etc. Here I will cover... Read more →

Stray Stitches

They began that way. Then I thought... Stitch by stitch. Eventually she becomes visible. Yes, stitch by stitch, I make myself visible. I suppose I could just as easily pull them all out. I left some loose ends just in... Read more →

Things come and go

Many arrangements were washed away with the day. I ended up with this. She. Still standing. Not swept away. Washed by it, that which flows through. Kantha legs are strong. The additions are all silk. Which started with the foggy... Read more →

Thinking in Advance

The center of Endless Wishing is basted. All pins are gone. Like most larger cloths I often quilt the center before I extend it. Not always but often. I do this because it is easy to get at. Easier to... Read more →

Filling a Space with a Field of Stitch

Stars are continuing. Because I need a million and I am counting the ways. The field of stitch is a nice less dense way, to create shapes, focus, and texture without covering the background. I discussed this a while back... Read more →

Deep in Days

Outdoors. I spend time outdoors. Most of it. And moved all the computer stuff up to a corner of the sleep loft. For good. Out of sight until nightfall. Keeping me from sitting there too much. Outdoors then. Except yesterday... Read more →

A New Phase

This. An old base. A woven patchwork base. You might guess where I am going with this one. Some new paths for stacking stitch. I am working on a cloth woven base. You might catch the basics of cloth woven... Read more →

May Light

Cannot get enough of May's mornings. Though it was barely 40 here when I woke. Fire building again. This will end up being the center of something. And in my mind I am already calling it The Thread that runs... Read more →

Quilting as More

Color. I sure need a bit of that after 6 straight gray rainy days. And today...again the same. I've begun stitching over the patchwork studies that sit here from previous "considerings". Good for further trials. I have worked up this... Read more →