In response to the Dislocation theme for the next CQ challenge, I settled on chopping up and rearranging this wonderful piece of hand dyed cloth from
Jo Lovelock ( looking forward to buying some more from her on Friday at Sandown quilt show)
Of course with quilt layered and a deadline looming, I found that I didn't have quite the right blue threads for the job despite have a good collection - they were all on the red rather than green side of the spectrum. However some quick online ordering from Barnyarns (
'King Tut' and Madeira) and
Wonderfil brought some contenders winging their way through the post. Always difficult choosing colours from the screen but I think the heavier 12wt 'spagetti' and
fruitti' threads will do the trick ( they work fine in the machine with a 14 titanium needle and are nice for hand stitching too)
I'd intended to do some sample stitching today but a little fragile after a wine tasting session yesterday at the
Club at the Ivy ( very swish glass elevator) . So instead I took some photos with different orientations of the proposed indigo shibori layer that's going over the top and have left them around to marinade and mull over. I've also finally got round to ordering indigo supplies from Kemtex - hope to be setting up my own vat in the garden in July, concentrating on dyeing pieces of vintage quilts.
3 comments:
That collection of blue threads looks awfully familiar. I think I have most of them in my own stash! But isn't it the truth - no matter how much thread you have on hand, you often do not have quite the right color when you need it.
Better get stitching fast - July 1st isn't far off. Look forward to seeing your sampler and image.
Best wishes
Christine
Looks such an interesting piece. I look forward to seeing it at FOQ.
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