Modern Hand Sewing: Wall Hanging Inspired by Klee

Heavily inspired by the Expressionist artist Paul Klee’s modern masterpiece ‘In the Desert’ and the Japanese sewing art of Sashiko and Boro, I’ve used scraps of fabric from my off-cuts box and mixture of Japanese threads and balls of colourful cotton I recently found in a local charity shop for this art piece. It can either be a wall hanging or table centre piece. I will sew in a discrete Velcro rod pocket at the back so it can be hung and taken off when used as a table centrepiece. Klee was inspired by his travels in Egypt and if you can imagine his view from on high down to segmented farmland made up of fields of produce in the sun.

Japanese Quilt: 1st Panel

First of 8 panels of 50cm x 150cm each of a Japanese Boro and Sashiko inspired quilt cover. I used Japanese cottons and scrap materials from my off-cuts stash. Upcycling is something I love to do! It’s so satisfying to give a ‘home’ to otherwise useless bits and pieces.

Table Runner

 

Table runner: Taking inspiration from the blues and greens of the  Mid Century Modern Art movement (1955 - 1970) and my love and collection of the famous West German and Bitosi ceramics with their ridged textures and also my love for the Japanese simplicity of Sashiko embroidery and  Japanese variegated cottons on heavyweight linen.

 

Japanese Sashiko Sampler: Noshi (Gift)

Japanese Sashiko sampler ’Noshi’ (Gift) sewn with Olympus variegated thread.

Sashiko Japanese Dragon Panel

Sashiko panel Ryu no kamon (竜の家紋) ‘Dragon Mon’. Sewn in various Daruma threads. I took the creative liberty of using tiny gold sequins for the eyes.

Cushion Cover: Japanese/Bauhaus Cross-over

Quick cushion cover using Japanese Sashiko embroidery with a Bauhaus design vibe.

Sashiko Panels: Japanese Embroidery

Stage 1: Completion of 8 Sashiko panels in 3 colours: red, white and hand dyed variegated blue Japanese threads. These will be gifted at Christmas to 4 of my awesome friends..2 cushion covers each....which will be Stage 2 and I will show them on completion.

Modern Hand Embroidery: The Colour of Peace

 ‘In these times, the colour of Peace is hard to pin down’. My own design on scrap calico using left over DMC threads from other projects and gold earring loops and star for the hanging letters. Stitches used: French Knots, Couching,Chain and Satin stitch.

Sashiko Japanese Embrodiery: 'Temari'

Sashiko Panel ‘Temari’ (手毬) . Temari balls are a folk art form and Japanese craft. The Temari are made from embroidery and maybe used in a form of Japanese handball in use from 7th century CE. Panel sewn with 3 colours as shown.

Sashiko Japanese Embroidery: 'Raindrops on a Lilypond'

‘Raindrops on a Lily Pond’ outdoor garden table centre piece of my own design sewn onto heavy weight white cotton drill using variegated Japanese Daruma thread and Sashiko embroidery.