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. All materials including the hoop came from charity shops.

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.

Sashiko Japanese Embroidery: Sampler 'The Flow' by Wagara

 Sewn with Japanese variegated cotton.

Cushion Cover: Japanese Hand Embroidery: Sashiko & Boro and practicing Mottainai

This cushion cover is a cross over of Sashiko and Boro styles of Japanese hand sewing. The cover is damaged stock from IKEA ( stained slightly), the materials left over from other projects but originally purchased in a ‘oddments’ bin in a craft store, Japan. The threads Daruma Japanese brand are leftover skeins from old projects. Such fun to turn it into a thing of beauty and purpose and practicing the ethic of Mottainai (Japanese: Don't be Wasteful or Waste not Want not).