More pottery! These are all white stoneware before being bisque fired. I’ve painted them all with underglazes and also carved some simple lines. That will come into play later when I glaze these. As always, I’ll post pics when they’re finished. Woot!
I also made these. The studio I’m going to fires at Cone 6 so the underglazes should stay bright and colorful. I’m used to Cone 10 which is too hot for most underglazes. The colors burn right off or turn a weird burned brown. That’s no fun. These will be finished with clear glaze like the three vases below in about a week after they’re completely dry.
I’ve started making pottery again after about 2 1/2 years. The vases above are three of the six pieces I threw last week. I’m happy with them considering I haven’t touched clay in so long.
These are white stoneware painted with Amaco velvet underglazes. I plan to finish them with a clear glaze after they’ve been bisque fired sometime in the next week.
These are the scarves I have for sale at Screaming Mimi in Maplewood, MO. One has already sold so get ‘em while you can!
Coming soon: M+I Designs at a real store!
I’ve been accepted as a consigner at a retail shop called Screaming Mimi in Maplewood, MO!! Very soon, my shibori scarves will be available for purchase.
Everything’s coming up Milhouse!
I’ve been finding some great examples of patterns I want to try as I continue to experiment with shibori-by-stitching. The three photos above were all found here. I’m guessing they all involved stitching in some form, but I’d love to know how the third one was made. Looks complicated.
In the next few weeks, I’ll try and recreate these patterns and post my results. I’m not the most patient person in the world so I plan to modify these patterns to simplify things. I’m not sure I’d have the stamina for such ambitious undertakings.
Some examples of the work I’ve been doing lately. These were all stitched in some way to achieve the patterns except for the t-shirt scarves which were cut and stretched. Silk, rayon, and cotton represented here. The two shades of green are 2012 Procion MX Fiber Reactive dyes that correspond to the newest Pantone colors.
Here’s the forgotten scarf. I stitched it so that I got a checkerboard pattern. I think if I’d dyed it one color, the white lines would have been more apparent, but I’m happy with the result. The fuschia/gold combo will be great for my spring wardrobe.
Herp derp.
I just remembered I stitched and dyed a silk scarf on Sunday night and haven’t unwrapped it yet. I choose to blame this on school. Check back later today when I unveil my forgotton scarf!
Here’s that rayon infinity scarf I stitched this morning. Looks like I didn’t need to be worried because I got a great circle pattern after all. I’ll definitely be putting this into regular rotation. Now to try it on silk!
I’m trying yet another stitched design, this time on a rayon infinity scarf. I’ve folded it in half twice and stitched four threads through one side in half circles (top). Then I pulled the threads as tight as I could (bottom). The result should be a pattern of repeated circles.
I had a hard time pulling the threads tight so the pattern might not be as pronounced as I’m hoping for. But it’s OK — everything is a learning experience. Check back later today to see the final product.
Drumroll, please…
Voila! This is the second scarf I stitched last night. The rayon one. I did direct application with the dyes, so I had to wait a day before unwrapping the fabric to let the dyes cure. I got a clean white line pattern down the length of the scarf with a few squares thrown in for added interest.
Doesn’t it look like the scarf has a spine!? Whoa.
This is a shot of the entire silk scarf. This makes me really excited to see what happened with the rayon one I stitched and dyed with direct application tonight. Tomorrow is going to be like Christmas!
Here it is! This silk scarf was folded in half twice and whip stitched down one fold using quilting thread. Three glass marbles were also tied into the fabric to add some squares to the design. It was dyed one color in a dye bath with Procion MX Fiber Reactive Dye. The design is nice and crisp. I’m very happy with this.
Hello! I’m back after a short hiatus. I took part in the 2012 Green With Indie Craft Show in St. Louis last weekend and I’ve been all shibori-ed out. But! I’m happy to say I’ve learned some new techniques to share.
The picture above shows two scarves I’ve stitched with very simple whip stitches using quilting thread. I’ve never sewn anything in my life so if I can achieve this, you know it’s super easy. The end result will (hopefully) be a pattern of straight lines throughout the length of the scarves. I’ve also tied a few marbles into each one with rubber bands to add a few squares to the design.
The smaller one is silk and the larger one is bamboo rayon. I’m dyeing the silk in a dye bath and I’m doing direct application on the rayon. I’ll unveil the silk later on. The rayon will have to wait until tomorrow to let the dyes cure. But that will give you, dear reader, a reason to come back. :D
The silk is floating around in its dye bath now. To be continued soon…
About me
My name is Laurie V. I'm the human behind Mabel+Ivy Designs. I am an artist specializing in wearable fabric art, stoneware and porcelain pottery, and paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor.
You’ll soon see examples of all media. I can make something beautiful using all the resources around me.
