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Denim Weaving, 33 x 22.5 x 2.5" Upcycled denim strips woven onto an old art frame. Here's how I made it! Cutting the strips from old Levi'sStrips washed and tumble dried for extra fraying Old art frame (and studio assistant) Adding nails to frame for warp Warping Warping finished, starting to weave First phase of weaving finished At this point, I decided to completely wrap the sides of the frame with more denim DONE! [...]
The purple silk satin originated from a dressmaking commission, a prom dress for Nola. [...]
I have been trying out different paper weavings of maps and photos in anticipation of next year's 50|50 show at Sanchez Art Center. My concept is to interweave each US state with a photo taken in that state. [...]
"Mod Map" has been used in many Scrappys, Charlotte came up with the name I liked best. [...]
Named for Linda Chenault, the head designer at Warren Z, where I had my first "fashion industry" job as a sample cutter, in 1986. Linda had a great eye for choosing prints, and a lot of them were Italian rayon challis. This print I sewed into one of my favorite tunics [...]
I got the Indonesian batiks from Erica at the Textile Arts LA textile swap on July 10. She culled them from her mom's fabric stash, and I'm so glad she did! This one features an aqua and brown design [...]
Sometimes I would let a combination sit in an uncut heap overnight, and the Betty benefitted from this tactic. Rifling through an old bag of random scraps that I had recently unearthed, I found a remnant of my grandmother Betty's bedspread that I'd held onto for a really long time. [...]
Olivia is the source of all the Indonesian batik prints via her daughter Erica. Erica purged her mother's fabric stash, brought the goods to the Textile Arts LA textile swap, and I reaped the benefits. [...]
So named for the Kente print yardage that I bought while exploring Leimart Park with Diedrek after a studio visit in 2018 [...]
Mariana was a co-worker. We decided to have a tie dye session in the back end of the parking lot. We used both garments from the free sample box and lab dip fabric yardage. It was super fun! I used some of our experiments. [...]
This features a striped linen tablecloth that I got from Carrie at the Textile Arts LA textile swap [...]
I guess this is my Scrappy self portrait! It features a textile that I sewed into one of my all-time favorite garments. [...]
Kristine is named for the bee print that I snagged at the Textile Arts LA [TALA] textile swap on July 10th. [...]
Terri was the champion of my print naming game that I held on both Instagram and Facebook. She came up with 18! This Scrappy is her namesake. [...]
All the textiles used for week two, except the glitter print/ burnout knit, which I couldn't find. [...]
