Category: Magic in the Water

My web master started work on converting the project pages into a pdf format.  Just a teaser – here is what Project 1 looks like – the draft info is included on the following page.  This is one of those samples that doesn’t look a whole lot different after wet finishing.  Click to biggify – you should…

after wet finishing above, before wet finishing below Project number 5 is one of the more obvious differences in the before and after appearance of the cloth.  Not all cloth changes quite so dramatically.  I spent an hour or so getting ready before my friend came over and then we spent some time getting the…

I had originally planned on doing the photography in the studio, but our ‘summer’ continues wet, grey and most of all dreary. So instead I waited until Doug left for work then dragged everything up to the living room.  You can see just how dull the day is in this photo.  I didn’t turn the…

initial scan of draft page to be cleaned up yet…. Publisher’s Weekly had an interesting article about the ‘value’ of books – hard copy/paperback vs digital. http://bit.ly/r8pkuI At a conference a number of years ago, a participant was complaining vociferously about the fact that the instructor of a seminar charged a whopping $10 for two sheets…

Here is prototype (aka full sized sample) number 3.  On this one I used black for the weft.  Not sure what I’ll use for weft on #4 – will have to go digging in the stash to see what I have.  Even though I’m thinking the bamboo will be too slippery, I do have enough of…

Here is prototype (aka full sized sample) number 3.  On this one I used black for the weft.  Not sure what I’ll use for weft on #4 – will have to go digging in the stash to see what I have.  Even though I’m thinking the bamboo will be too slippery, I do have enough of…

cover project 5 finished garment project 5 sample project 11 completed garment project 11 sample Made it up to the annex today and checked how many abridged copies are left.  There are 27.  They contain 12 of the original 20 samples. The projects are: #2 – Bedford Cord placemats 2/8 unmerc. cotton #3 – Kitchen ensemble –…

cover project 5 finished garment project 5 sample project 11 completed garment project 11 sample Made it up to the annex today and checked how many abridged copies are left.  There are 27.  They contain 12 of the original 20 samples. The projects are: #2 – Bedford Cord placemats 2/8 unmerc. cotton #3 – Kitchen ensemble –…