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Batik and me

This is a batik piece I made on silk. I've been learning this technique in the Textile Dyeing workshop at school. I'd like to show a quick photo sequence of the process as I learned it: 1. Preparing the wax by melting it together with paraffin and filtering....

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Tags: textile, projects, craft, fabric, batik

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5 octobre 2009

I was the lucky winner

This is probably the most gorgeous pincushion ever, and it was generously given to me by Mitch in a giveaway she organized on her blog in August to celebrate the summer. It's just perfectly made and smells of lovely lavender scent. If you want to make...

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Tags: sewing, craft, fabric, etsy, tutorials, japanese, blogs, pincushion

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27 juin 2009

Works in progress

These days I am working on a series of fabric brooches for my Esty shop and writing down notes for new accessories I'd like to make soon. At the same time I am putting together a Google map with nice shops I visited in my recent holiday in Freiburg, Germany,...

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Tags: creativity, craft, fabric, accessories, etsy

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15 juin 2009

Screenprinting weekend #4: Collective print

Details of a collective work from latest screenprinting workshop at Liz Nilsson 's studio, made by the people that took part in the workshop: Marie, Cristina, Sinead, Cliona, Cecile and me.

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Tags: print, textile, screenprinting, workshop, fabric

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14 juin 2009

Screenprinting weekend #3: A work in progress

As I mentioned in this post , in the latest screenprinting workshop at Liz Nilsson 's I had very ambitious project in mind, and this was the printing of a square tablecloth (160x160 cm) with a border of my own design (see planned layout in the last picture...

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Tags: print, design, textile, screenprinting, pattern, fabric, origami

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1 juin 2009

Caucasian Folk Costumes

Azerbaijani woman from Baku. The Azerbaijani. Photographer F. Orden. 1897. Girls wearing traditional head dressings. Village of Tubenel. Balkaria. The Balkar. Beginning of the 20th century. Photographer N.A.Bush. Nogai women. Dagestan. The Nogai. Photographer...

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Tags: fabric, Eastern Europe, ethnical, fashion, folk costumes, links, photography, websites

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27 mai 2009

My fabric treasure

This morning, happiness in the shape of fabric. I received my latest order from Contemporary Cloth . Good price, super fast shipping. I'm looking forward to making things with it!

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Tags: textile, pattern, shopping, colour, cotton, craft, fabric, online shops, prints, supplies

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