Category: Needlework
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Black Cat Mask
Feral Black Cat Mask is quilted, embroidered, and embellished with black steel wire ornaments. Buttonhole stitch binds the eyeholes and outside edges. Made from black cotton fabric (front and back), cotton batting, quilting thread, and #8 pearl cotton embroidery thread. Entirely handstitched except for the ties, which are machine stitched. 8.5″ x 6″, excluding ornaments…
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Tarot Bag Pattern
PATTERN FOR A TAROT BAG: Lined, reversible, with double drawstrings. LEFT: Padded, flannel-lined embroidered bag for “All Souls Procession Bell” CENTER: Flannel inside and outside, for jewelry. RIGHT: Half-size bag for Pod Knife: Hemp/cotton hand-dyed with pomegranate husks, with hemp cords and silk tassels. This pattern is sized to fit most Tarot decks, but I use it…
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A New Blanket for Rainbow Lion
I made Rainbow Lion back in March but was never happy with his blanket. I also realized that the iron didn’t suit him, even though it was perfect for the other two lions. So I took off the iron bells and made a flannel blanket with sparkly aluminum shisha mirrors decorated with variegated embroidery thread,…
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Two Mirror Shirts
Three new items to wear this winter, decorated with shisha mirrors. I went a bit wild with them, since I get all kinds of comments on my weird clothes anyway. One of the benefits of being “too strange for the Village” (Daniel Deardorff’s words in his book, THE OTHER WITHIN) is that you can wear whatever makes…
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Labyrinth Dress
Just finished this loose-fitting cotton jumper/pinafore dress, embroidered with brass, copper, and aluminum shisha mirrors along the hem, a labyrinth with a brass sun on the front, and a reverse labyrinth with copper moon and aluminum star on the back. It’s meant to be worn over a gray or black t-shirt or a natural white…
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Lepidolite Shisha Mirror
Here’s an experiment with shisha mirror embroidery, since I want to use it in several projects. Instead of the usual glass mirrors, I tried a thinner version cut from a sheet of polished aluminum that was left over from one of our tubular skylight installations. It’s easier to work with than glass, and I can cut it to any size or shape. In the…
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