Tuesday, June 24, 2014

4/2 + 9/14 from emails



April 2

I just found this   WIKIPEDIA ON EMBROIDERY

Embroidery from India See the running stitch in the background
























Kantha Cloth from India - old saris layered with a running stitch  Lovely ones at SERRV on Monroe or state street.  NOTE: alternating color running stitch.




good articles from the Textile Museum of Canada I have them on paper & can share
Textile Museum of Canada  has a Telling Stories Exhibit


Rumi O'Brien -- Middleton quilter   This is a bed sized quilt - hand appliqued



FIELD TRIP IDEAS - if anyone wants to take charge of setting one of these up  
PLEASE do it.  
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

     have an art play day at Whispering Woodlands  or dyes or paste painting
     the space can be rented for what we want

     Go to Sherri's and paint a 5" square self portrait

      Viewing Downton Abbey with sewing and chocolate & raspberries

QUOTES
"Do what your hands want to do."

TOOLS

BOOKS
Pam Niebauer brought  

RESALE SHOPS
--the one Lakeside open TH, F, SAt & SUN Opens at 11
--Collectors Corner, Hadessa  Resale  next to Scotts Pastry on University in 
        Middleton
--Kathy's open at NOON on SAT  Rimrock & Cty B towards Oregon
   (if you are hungary -Christies near Lake Wabesa for fish sandwich)

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4/9  Ice melting on lake  :-)

QUOTES
" I love when I surprise myself." Marilyn on her Intuitive Stitching

"Embroidery . . . is perhaps the oldest of the fine arts." Harpers New Monthly
       Magazine, 1913

BOOKS

Pam Niebauer brought  
SCREEN PRINTING  Claire Benn & Leslie Morgan VIDEO
TRAY DYEING Claire Benn & Leslie Morgan VIDEO
BREAKDOWN PRINTING   Claire Benn & Leslie Morgan VIDEO
THERMOFAX  PRINTING  Claire Benn & Leslie Morgan VIDEO

Maureen brought KILLER SLIPPERS Nick Godlee ( boats, swans elephants!)

Marilyn has books by Laura Kemshell


Sherri was wearing sweatshirt covered in patterned fabric squares & family photos she made for her Mom to remind her of loved ones.

Ann brought "Poetry in your pocket"  a poem by Will Cather, "Prairie Spring"

EXERCISE CLASSES - good ones
M W 8:30-10 am

Pilates Spa Atwood ave

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