The textiles are languishing . . . . .

I must admit, I've not done anything with my textiles lately. I've been having too much fun making jewelry. Here is a mosaic of some of the things I've made. For your viewing pleasure.
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1. Baby Pink Pearl Bracelet, 2. Baby Pink Bracelet - close-up, 3. Baby Pink Bracelet - clasp, 4. Baby Pink Bracelet on lace, 5. Baby Pink Bracelet - toggle, 6. Gorgeous Green Bracelet, 7. Gorgeous Green Bracelet, 8. Gorgeous Green Bracelet, 9. Tender Pink Pearl Bracelet, 10. Tender Pink Pearl Bracelet, 11. Dark Blue Pearl Bracelet, 12. Aqua bracelet, 13. Aqua bracelet - close-up, 14. Midnight Blue Bracelet - close-up, 15. Midnight Blue Bracelet - clasp, 16. Midnight Blue Bracelet

C'est finis

That's my feeble attempt at French. What I mean to say is that Comfort is finished. And, I am pleased with how it turned out. :-)


It is made from recycled vintage textiles: silk, linen (discharged), wool (overdyed); antique French metallic ribbon, metallic thread, linen thread, and pearl and glass beads. About 5.5" x 5.5"

UPDATE: Comfort is now for sale at my Etsy shop.

A border for Comfort

It's time to stop dawdling over Comfort. Time to put on a border and finish it. I have some wonderful, old, pale blue pieces, but they are stripey and just don't seem right.

I have this wonderful piece of printed linen, but it was way too dark. I pondered a while, and I decided to try bleaching it a bit. I made a nice dish of bleach and warm water, I wet the piece of material, and I put it in.

Oops! I forgot all about it. I bleached out almost all of the blue. It looks kind of cool. It makes me feel very India Flint-ish. It's actually quite beautiful. I'm sure someone like Jude would do marvelous things with it.

I will try using it as the border for Comfort. I hope it ends up looking good.

Foray into the land of pearls and crystals

I've been getting interested in making jewelry. These are my first two attempts - bracelets for Adeline.

Each bracelet is made using cultured pearls, Swarovski crystals, and sterling silver beads and clasps.

Comfort

I'm feeling comforted by this piece. It is taking me longer than I would expect to make it. I keep pausing to look at it, then I get lost in the pearls. I love their iridescence. And I love the soft colors in this piece. The background is a very soft, heathered blue and brown herringbone tweed, then there are the vintage silk squares and on top of them, blue wool that has been over-dyed with brown. It all just looks so comforting to me.