De-Clutter. Stash Down. De-Stash. Organizing. Which ever you do to remove the old, unwanted items from your studio, you know it feels great when you’ve unloaded those extras. Our local stitch groups held a really, really free Stitch Swap to help each other with a bit of spring cleaning. Some members are moving back toContinue reading “Stitch Swap Score!”
Category Archives: Art
Sakura Cherry Blossom Doily – 桜ドイリー
Found this lovely free Cherry Blossom doily or coaster pattern through Crochet a Little‘s fb page, March 11, 2014 posting. Chi-sa-ko, is the original designer of this great little free charted crochet pattern. Perfect timing for Ohanami, cherry blossom viewing season here in Japan and around the northern hemisphere. Chi-sa-ko states in the pattern sheContinue reading “Sakura Cherry Blossom Doily – 桜ドイリー”
Working hard but nothing to Show: Stitch Experiments
For all of my hard work this month I don’t have much for completed projects. My disappointment with my art book ideas has led to a lot of experimenting. Mostly fails, but lots of playing with lots of different mediums. A friend introduced me to Liquitex Gel Mediums as a better alternative to Mod PodgeContinue reading “Working hard but nothing to Show: Stitch Experiments”
Stitch in Public Kit
Quite often I find myself meeting other crafty stitch friends around Tokyo. I load up my zip bags with what I need to move forward on the project that day and jump on the train. So ultimately my most needed items bounce from zip bag to zip bag. I finally created a perfect Stitch-in-Public stitch kit,Continue reading “Stitch in Public Kit”
Octopus Expression
This adorable Octopus was designed by me last fall but I just couldn’t decide which expression she wanted to wear. Yesterday I finally embroidered her face and hope she likes it. She will be available as a pattern this summer along with several other Octopus-themed stitch designs.
Blinged my Verdure Scarf
Using glass beads I purchased from La Droguerie yarn and bead shop in Shibuya my lovely hand crocheted Verdure Scarf now has added sparkles:
Verdure leaf-patterned scarf = DONE!
FINALLY!! I have a completed project that looks great too! After so many failed projects and good ideas that really turned out not to be good ideas, this feels nice. The failures left me a little hesitant to start any new projects, worried about yet another fail and a lot of lost time. Using SolarContinue reading “Verdure leaf-patterned scarf = DONE!”