Thanks for all your input on the indigo book. I was starting to lean towards the boro mend myself, so it was good to have that thought supported. Hopefully I should get it finished today.
James’ blue crazy patchwork cushion continues to evolve slowly. I found another scrap of commercially embroidered fabric which I added to the left hand side of the strip to break up the expanse of the piece at that end.
The printed Japanese cotton had curious spirals within the faux tie-dye shapes, so I enhanced them with spirals of chain stitch in white silk.
The new piece of embroidered brocade now has a seeded background.
And the other commercially embroidered patch has had heavy soft silk couched around the shapes prior to adding some extra detail in probably fly stitch and French knots – not quite decided yet.
The little yachts will be getting their own frames of chain stitch spirals in variegated thread.
And the ultramarine silk dupion has waves of kantha stitch.
Slowly making progress.
Under A Topaz Sky 
Love the way this piece is going,,, and the handwork is the perfect touch. Don’t you treasure days that allow for slower pace of life and a hope that as winter creeps in, we will have the luxury of making slow cloth.
Bethany
Oh definitely. One of the reasons I love this time of year and one of the reasons I find my day job so frustrating…
This really is coming together beautifully.
A chance to luxuriate in simple stitchery, slowly evolving..
This is quite simply, lovely. Thank you so much for visiting my blog, and your very kind comment.
Wishing my hands could stitch like this. I belonged to a crazy quilt group and was bummed that I couldn’t do it (arthritis) so didn’t keep going. Anyhow, this piece has all my favorite blues, and I especially love the “kantha” stitching!
gorgeous stitch choices Alex….love the blues too, the mix of tones…
you’re creating gorgeous textures and i’m loving all the blues.
Fabulous!!! This has become a collection of more than lovely stitches. I love everything about it.
I love the combination of all the blues & the lovely stitching. I was also catching up on your Boro book, wonderful binding & beautiful simple stitching, worthy of the front, certainly.
What a beautiful strip of fabric, but oh no, it makes me want to begin even more projects. I MUST finish others that have been languishing in boxes, waiting to be completed, before I begin something new.