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  1. A couple naturally dyed scarves my sis is working on. These shots are before steaming, so final coloring will be a little different. Details in ALT text.
    #fabricArt #naturalDye

  2. The artist Naofumi Hama takes the Japanese tradition of making paper cranes, symbols of peace and hope, to a new level with his three-dimensional paper and fabric sculptures of cranes with intricate cut-out designs, to which the artist adds things like cherry blossoms and bonsai as sculptural elements.
    #art #kirigama #MixedMedia #PaperArt #FabricArt #sculpture

    mymodernmet.com/paper-cranes-n

  3. Reorganized my closet last night, removed items that are plastic aka polyester!

    🌎 Linen & silk are my preferred fabrics for warm days; cotton & wool for cold days 🐑

    This year forward, I commit to #SustainableFashion #FlowerPower #FabricArt

    Pictured is a floral red #SlipDress gifted to me by BFF 🌺 #VintageDesign

    Wikipedia "a slip dress is a woman's dress that closely resembles an underslip or petticoat. It is traditionally cut on the bias, with spaghetti straps. The slip dress looked like an undergarment, but was intended to be seen, and through the use of lace and sheer elements, offer glimpses of the body beneath...

    Slip dresses first became widely worn in the last decade of the 20th century, as part of the underwear-as-outerwear trend, when they were made from layered chiffon, polyester satins and charmeuse, and often trimmed with lace. The dresses typified the sartorial minimalism of the 1990s."

    Reference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_dre

  4. December’s Paisley affirmation post celebrating paisley the pattern/design/motif.

    This month an interesting survey of paisley images from Shutterstock with commentary.

    As always, I ask everyone to keep in mind that, like most human endeavours, the story of paisley is more complex than one might think. Competing claims of origin, ‘ownership’, colonialism, adaptation, integration and reinterpretation all seem to be there.

    shutterstock.com/blog/paisley-

    #paisley #motif #pattern #design #TextileHeritage #PaisleyMotif #PaisleyPattern #PaisleyDesign #FabricArt #TextileDesign

  5. PAISLEY - whether you call it a pattern, design or motif, it’s intrigued me since before I could read.

    It’s been a very long time though since my regular paisley affirmation posts dropped off. It wasn’t due to lack of intention but rather, the inability of search engines to pull up new content.

    For whatever reason, I have had some fresh success in finding some things to share. I genuinely hope these were written by actual reflecting human beings.

    Just keep in mind, like most human endeavours, the story of paisley is more complex than one might think. Competing claims of origin, ‘ownership’, colonialism, adaptation, integration and reinterpretation all seem to be there. I’ve shared a V&A deconstruction previously, but I will just run through some of the various pieces in these posts.

    First up, a textile history piece from Pattern Observer:

    patternobserver.com/2014/05/20

    #Paisley #PaisleyPattern #PaisleyMotif #Design #TextileHistory #PaisleyDesign #Motif #TextileDesign #Textiles #Patterns #Weaving #Fabrics #FabricArt

  6. "Quilt, Tumbling Blocks with Signatures Pattern," Adeline Harris Sears, begun 1856.

    Sears (1830-1931) was only 17 when she had the idea for this quilt. She mailed diamonds of white silk to every significant person she could think of or read about, requesting they be autographed and mailed back. Most people did.

    Sears' family was wealthy, and it's said she got Lincoln's autograph in person, and danced with him at his inauguration.

    There's writers like Hawthorne, Dickens, Emerson, Irving, Longfellow, Julia Ward Howe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and a number of scientists, politicians (with eight Presidents!), artists, educators, Civil War heroes, and clergy. It took her 11 years to complete the quilt, which has 360 signatures in all, and a total of 1,840 patches of cloth. The quilt was written about in national magazines of the time, and is now a museum piece.

    Sears did other quilts, but nothing on the same level as this, a document of its time.

    From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

    #Art #WomenArtists #FabricArt #Quilts #Autographs #TumblingBlocks

  7. This is one of two pieces I created for the DIY Show "Uncommon Threads" many years ago. I demonstrated the steps for piecing the 3d roses for the topiary. That was a fun experience!

    Available on my Etsy shop. Thank you for boosting artists!

    20" X 17" Rose Topiary Three-Dimensional Wall Art

    #OriginalDesign #Yellow #Green #Topiary #Quilting #WallArt #Wallhanging #FiberArt #FabricArt #Etsy #Artisans #BuyIntoArt #ShopArt #Gifts #UniqueGifts #SupportArtists #MastoArt

    etsy.me/498Y3Zy

  8. Revamping my Etsy shop. I made the decision to no longer offer progressive tees and totes, but will focus on my original design fabric art.

    Check out this piece!

    25" X 25" Quirky Keywork Celtic Wall Art

    #Gold #Quilting #Purple #WallArt #CelticArt #KeyworkDesign #FiberArt #FabricArt #Etsy #Artisans #BuyIntoArt #ShopArt #Gifts #UniqueGifts

    Visit my Etsy shop here - etsy.me/3SOqlD2

  9. "Crazy Quilt," Louisa Joiner, 1887-1900.

    Unlike many other quilts, crazy quilts are not built around any specific pattern; you take the scraps you have and fit them together in any way that you can make work. While economical (using up the scraps that might have otherwise been discarded), it's also labor-intensive. Some of the pieces have been embroidered as well, and the quilter embroidered her initials on a piece in the lower right.

    Little is known about Joiner, other than her husband was a captain who sailed the Great Lakes.

    Getting to be time for a quilt on my bed....although it may be a little while yet...

    From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    #Art #Quilt #CrazyQuilt #FabricArt

  10. "BIrd and Flowers," Zhu Kerou, between 1127-1279.

    This is an embroidered tapestry from a noted woman artist of China's Southern Song period. Under the name Gang, she was a noted tapestry artist although nothing of her life is known, not even when she was born or died.

    From the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

    #art #embroidery #WomenArtists #FabricArt #ChineseArt #AsianArts #AsianWomenArtists #tapestry