Hi everyone, this is a piece of cotton I stamped with a purple Lac dye over the summer, and now I’m adding embroidery to it with a variegated floss I brought home from Oaxaca. This is how it looks today… will post more progress pics as I add more stitching to it. What do you think? Do you have some stitch experiments to post too? I’d love to see them.

Hi everyone! I hope your holiday preparations are going smoothly!! I’ll be spending quality time in my kitchen this weekend cooking up some gifts (salsa verde and my great grandmother’s rum balls) and doing some stealth gift-wrapping too. 😄 Pictured is my Christmas stocking from my childhood, made by my Great Grandmother “Munnie.” She was a crafter extraordinaire: she would crochet and knit afgans, baby booties for each new baby in the family. She made beautiful beaded bells, and glass, bead, and tin wind chimes, ornamental trees, and you name it! This stocking features hand-made felt and beaded patches made from tracing cookie-cutter shapes! What are you preparing for the holidays?

I have an interest in learning about natural dyes and printing. This is from last summer.

These are some block prints I made on fabric today. I used Speedball screenprinting ink, and mixed red with silver. Once they’re dry, I will add stitched elements with embroidery. 😊❤️