Textile book 3

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This third book is based on the Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi. This is the art of finding beauty in imperfection.  The word wabi can mean humble by choice, sabi, the appreciation of rustiness.  However, it is said that if you ask a Japanese the meaning of the words, they cannot translate them, which leads me to wonder if they have something of the spirit of “duende’ about them – something heart and soul felt, but intangible.  This book takes the circle as its inspiration.  I also found somewhere the idea of a circle becoming a square, which I have incorporated into the pages. View the Post

A second scroll

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I so loved the first scroll I made that I couldn’t resist doing a second one.  I’ve called it “Indigo Blues” as all the blue pieces inside are indigo-dyed fabrics.  The outside is the only Procion dyed fabric and this has been stamped using acrylic paint. View the Post

First textile book

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I went to the Fashion and Embroidery show at the NEC last month and saw some fabric books on Ineke Berlyn’s stall which I really loved, so I was pleased to find that she was doing an online course for these. Five different books over a six month period. View the Post