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Friday, July 27, 2012

Blogging about Cute, Blogging about Art

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In addition to producing this blog of (mostly) my own work, July has found me with some new writing gigs on some other sites that are meanin...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

In Hoops... In Rainbows

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Detail from Brasserie Enflammé ,  2012. Been quietly sketching and stitching on three projects. Stitching while waiting for my ca...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

I Heart Feather Stitch

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Such an elegant, simple little stitch, feather stitch. Both long-armed and plain. Long-armed feather stitch +  a little chain stitch to ...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Am I a mantrap? Nyet!

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I had a special request from a particularly hot man to stitch up the word MANTRAP. This font has a lot of promise! So I stitched...
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Monday, July 2, 2012

Consider this tea towel your warning!

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Alert! Alert! Durham has been over run with lunatic squirrels!  I see the seething monsters lurking in the shadows on my morning jogs, plott...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Tiny Great Curve... a bit more fill stitch

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Playing with different fill stitches on my Tiny Great Curve. The finished piece will only be 4x6". This weekend I've done ...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Experiment: Twisted silk strands, a hexagram and a bit of linen

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I love the messiness of the silk against the tight weave of the linen. Naomi (of the fabulous blog String Geekery ) gave me two hanks ...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Breaking into color with words

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My stitched color word projec t has gone vibrant. When I can't sleep, I stitch. I'm now mixing colored fabric and threads ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Summertime Glacier

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Moving very, very slowly on the Great Curve. More chain stitch and a bit of blanket stitch. Feeling like a glacier. But that is OK. S...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

In hoops

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So, what's in my hoops these days? Stitching other people's words and handwriting inspires me. I'm back to working on tw...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

My heart cannot take it

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Do Not Flake on Me is done, sent and delivered to the Northern California stitch artist Lisa Leggett as part of the Phat Quarter Spring Swa...
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Stitch-speration at CAM Raleigh

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Happily, I have lots of Stitch-speration in my life at the moment. Wild colors and outlines at CAM's ArtHouse party. O & Andy. ...
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olisa
Durham, NC, United States
I’m a Durham-based stitch artist & blogger, with a focus on text, self-portraiture & texture. I embroider, sketch, paint and experiment. This blog is a place to share my creative exploration of my world. You can also find my monthly column, Inspired to Stitch, on Mr X Stitch. Other passions: Travel, baseball, stories & cooking. I’m Nuyorican and my dial is turned to 11! Thanks for stopping by. Leave me a comment, mijos.
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