Slow Stitch ...

The most beautiful book arrived in the post today! I am beyond excited to have my "Darned Books" featured in it, thank you Claire Wellesley- Smith (Clarabella) !!! ... right, time to calm down and savour this thing of beauty ...

The book is available : here
I'm still trying to work out how to link previous blog posts, in the meantime you are welcome to click on the links below

Darned books ....

More "Darned" books ...

Smocking ...

We all have times in our lives that are so chaotic and out of control that the only solace can be found in slow methodical work, to calm the mind and place order where there is none.
There are few activities slower or more methodical than smocking. 

More Indigo books (with a splash of Onion) ....

The Solace project ....

My response/ contribution to the "Solace" project being created by India Flint ( An invitation from India Flint, please do click on the link for details of the project) ....

Process:
Vintage linen bed sheet.  Lettering: painted with acrylics, sewn with linen thread and burnt in order to recreate the image of Iron Gall ink corrosion (Iron Gall ink quickly replaced with acrylic paint, due to the tummy turning moment when it dawned on me the impact that the iron might have on an Indigo vat)

Darned with vintage white cotton:

My prayer/ wish "To repair the damage that we have done whilst: acknowledging, accepting and honoring/ remembering the scars".

Some of the completed pennants can be found here: Sweetpeapath
Edit: The pennants in situ ..

More messing about with Indigo ...

A delightful afternoon spent messing about in my back yard with: leather worker Ruth Pullan and a vat of Indigo .... a few more days/ weeks to create Indigo books. 

Envelope books ....

A new batch of Envelope Books: recycled papers made into hand-made envelopes, hand dyed linen threads, recycled fabrics made into book cloth and quite a bit of playing with a bunch of books sewn onto tapes. 

Welcoming 2015 ....

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year .... 

... I'm having a little competition over on my Facebook Page ... a little bit of fun to chase away the January gloom ,,,  please pop over and leave a comment if you'd like a chance to win this little book ... K x