Slow stitching with the Shibori Sisters: Barbara Henry • Rachel Kantner • Cecilia Vore We began our slow stitching journey during the pandemic as a way of coping with the cabin fever we all experienced during those quarantine months. We created our own pod and met weekly to visit and kvetch, laugh and cry, and explore the ancient Japanese art of shibori. All indigenous … [Read more...]
Indigo dyeing in a massive thunderstorm
At long last Rachel, Cecilia and I were ready to spend a day dyeing what we've been working on for months. It seemed the perfect day - sunny, a slight breeze. Only problem was the 100% humidity. As I worked to get the vat ready, put up the clothes line, the table, and filled various buckets with water, it clouded over - and I thought, this is great. We wouldn't get … [Read more...]
Dyeing in the Rain
It's been quite a while since I posted anything. Quite frankly, this pandemic has had me down in the dumps. Studio times have continued with Cecilia, Rachel and Betty through the winter and spring, and that has kept me sane. It is so good to be able to laugh and cry and tell stories - and stitch. I feel like that was all I did was stitch through the winter and early … [Read more...]
My horse goes for a stroll
I haven't posted in a while since I have not been doing as much shibori stitching lately. I've been dealing with my horse, Dan the Man, and trying to figure out what his injury is and how to treat it. Dan has been slightly "off" since late October/early November. First I scheduled a chiropractic treatment (which has worked tremendously in the past), but this time it wasn't … [Read more...]
The results revealed
Saturday, October 17, 2020This morning dawned clear and sunny, but chilly. I went out to the studio early to start clipping threads on the work that was dyed yesterday. Rachel showed up mid-morning, and Cecilia a little later. It was so much fun, clipping those knots, and pulling out a very short piece of thread to reveal the pattern that had been stitched. Everyone was very … [Read more...]