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Friday, August 24, 2012

In My Hoops... Suga and Colors

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Stitching in my bed on a sunny morning, chez moi. Been traveling a lot on the weekends and I will continue to travel for a few more wee...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Big Yes! Isle of Wight Fest by Sewphie T

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Lucky me hosted the most recent Mr X Stitch / Phat Quarter swap. I chose the 1970s as the theme. Artists from all over the world ran wild...
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Friday, August 10, 2012

My Tiny Great Curve

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I finished my Tiny Great Curve self-portrait today. Ah.... Tiny Great Curve, 2012. Been working on this piece for a long time, i...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Brassiere Enflammé for Phat Quarter Swap

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So, my piece for the Phat Quarter 1970s-themed Swap arrived in doaflip's hot little hands, deep in the wilds of England. And she said...
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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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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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