Makeovers

Meet 'Lolla Lee Lou', so called after the Dr. Seuss bird, because of the feathery finery and saucy feel of those plumes. She is needlewoven onto an abalone shell and is my project for the class I'm taking. Other students had a whole range of different ideas for their needleweavings and I am looking forward to seeing some of them tomorrow. I also completed this piece today,

and enjoyed drawing with thread and needle here and there.

I'm calling this 'Ephemeral and Eternal' - for the process of change that is life.

Gift From The Sea

While walking on the beach, I had this urge to check out a spot up against the rocks at the base of a cliff, so I went over for a look. For our class tomorrow, we are supposed to bring a grid of some sort to use as a resist when painting fabric. I have learned over time to listen as much as possible to that inner direction, and now I have my needed grid!When I saw this, I thought of doing

this needleweaving sampler - not great to look at, but some of the stitches I did involved similiar loops before I pulled them tighter. It's part of the raised stitches unit we are working on.

The warps are awaiting me...