Here are the shibori scarves that I finished today.

Lots of colors and I’m really tired.

Plus my hands are a weird color.

Here are a few closeups.

I’m glad these are finished!

I have wanted to do some shibori pole wrap dyeing for a while now but I just hadn’t gotten it done. I did two scarves today. I also did the base dying for 9 more scarves and 1 wrap. So I’ve got a bunch more wrapping to do. Here is one of the scarves wrapped on the pole.

Here is one of the completed scarves hanging on the front porch.

Here’s a closeup of the scarf above. It looks like flames.

Here are the rest of the scarves, waiting to be wrapped.

And these are some pages I painted with leftover dye. Not sure what I’ll do with them but perhaps I’ll use them in making some greeting cards.

I haven’t blogged for two weeks because I was working away on this piece. It took forever! I covered all of the applique with thread painting and I sewed and sewed and sewed. It turned out OK but I’m not thrilled with the perspective. It doesn’t have a name yet. I was considering calling it “California Tourists” but didn’t want anyone to take offense.

Here’s a closeup.

And another.

I also made some rusted fabric out of muslin and scrim that I had already dyed with leftover black dye.

I think I’ll layer the two together but not sure what I’ll do with them as of yet. My next project is going to be collaged, felted home accessories. More on that later.

I debated with myself about posting about my recent disappointment with the Pfaff Embroidery Challenge but decided I should, since I had already posted about being accepted. I got an e-mail this week that the jury panel had not accepted my work since it wasn’t 3D as they had expected. Apparently, they thought that my piece was 7 cm deep instead of .7 cm (7/10) as I had put on my form. I guess because I didn’t put 0.7 cm, they didn’t notice the decimal point. To say I was disappointed is putting it mildly. I would have much rather been notified at the very beginning that I didn’t make it as opposed to thinking I had. The organizer apologized after I sent a return e-mail explaining the decimal point confusion but they are returning my piece. I’m not sure how they thought my piece was going to be 3D since a sample was required which was a near duplicate of half the piece but…

Anyways, now you can all see the piece entitled “The Landscape of Bark – Beneath Notice” that I entered. It is a 2D piece that is 18 x 27 cm. It is machine embroidery with on lay applique on a base of canvas. It is based on a photo of bark that I took in Glacier National Park. It represents a topographical map of bark as I always am reminded of topographical maps when I look at all my bark photos.

Here is a close up. I am trying to let this whole incident not upset me and felt much better after the apology. Next time I enter a piece, I won’t be announcing acceptance until after I’m sure that it has been accepted. So I won’t be coming to London this fall (even though I’m not sure I could have come even if I was in the show) and don’t look for my piece at the Knitting and Stitching Show.

I have been working today on my machine embroidered poppy piece that I showed a preview of last week. I have all the background done and have started on the foreground. I’ll post it as soon as it is completed. Hope you all have a nice weekend.