Category Archives: In Limbo

Recently, friends and family have begun asking me about the adverts on my WordPress blog, and I was surprised to hear that the “occasional” adverts are not at all occasional.  They are always, and distracting. It seems that the on-line … Continue reading →

Layers of meaning, giblets felted into a layer of roving and scrim and almost obscured, then stitching over and beside those marks, more felting, more stitching– the cloth becomes a palimpsest of present and former marks.  

My favorite ground for stitching is made of layers of soft fabric.  To this end I save scraps of every fabric that comes into the studio, no matter the color or fiber content.  The pieces can be painted or tinted, … Continue reading →

I can either follow my creative interests in a happy, messy sort of way, or I can rein myself in and write about it.  I don’t seem to do both very well or even happily.  My son FB’d today that … Continue reading →

What a spring and summer I’ve had. Everything came to a halt with hip replacement surgery, rehab, and a desperate effort to avoid knee replacement. The walking progression has been from walker to crow-foot cane to normal-everyday cane, and an … Continue reading →

The Studio has been turned around, and I love the new, less segmented look to my space. Of course, I still reach for something that is in a new place, but eventually I should be reaching in the proper direction … Continue reading →

Here is my sampler of Extreme Texture in Buttonhole Stitch. There is a marvelous collection of non-traditional thread in my studio.  Much from weaving, crochet, and some just because they are wonderful to touch.   I set out to see what … Continue reading →

First of all, I must learn to use the “3” key when I type the date.  Next, I must get my studio in order so I can enjoy the space.  In May, I will have friends visiting, and if I … Continue reading →

  This small sample, only about 4 1/2″ square, is the result of wondering what threads would be best for drawing and sketching with a needle.  I wanted to be able to make quick, sometimes unruly lines rather than the … Continue reading →

It is the dark time; day or night, it is all the same to the linen and floss.

When my space for photos on my blogspot blog “filled up,” I began the search for a new blogging home, a place to write about my stitching world.  Well, about the stitching world with all the et ceteras that always … Continue reading →