We had a varied Show and Tell this meeting. Many different takes on the tea bags, some using last month's ideas and some not.
Those that tried the flour resist had lots of trouble removing it from the fabric. Brigitte is trying a wheat starch paste instead and will have results and more information next month.
Both wheat starch and cornstarch are very fine, powdery substances use in baking. They are primarily used as thickeners. Potato Dextrin is a starch resist that can also produce lace like patterns and crackle lines. Most often used as a resist in an overall area. Available at Maiwa Supply or ask Cath to bring in the jar she has left over from previous dyeing.
The leaf is made with Fosshape. Fosshape looks like a white pliable felt, but it is a unique non woven fabric comprised of low melt synthetic polyester fibre. When heated with your steam iron it will melt and form to what ever shape you want. It is used in the millinery trade and popular for costume making for Cosplay.
https://www.farthingalescorsetmakingsupplies.com/Wonderflex-and-Fosshape-s/1989.htm
Joltz
Betty had us folding and cutting paper to make lovely snowflakes, who knew it was still so much fun to see all the different results!
Presentation by Christine Sashiko
The striking hand sewing technique that originated in ancient Japan. In Japanese, its name mans 'little stabs' - a reference to the plain running stitch the makes up sashimi's geometric, all over patterns.
Traditional sashiko combined decorative technique with mending and quilting. It was a practical technique that helped farmers and fishermen stay warm and make the most of their families' resources.
Sashiko is considered a 'folk textile' because it was produced and used by the peasant classes. Sashiko was winter work for women from farming or fishing families, who used the technique to extend the life of worn fabrics, mend, and winterize clothing and embellish everyday items.
Sashiko was a crucial part of a mending technique called boro. Boro means 'tattered reeds' in Japanese. Boro textiles look like flour studies: multiple shades of indigo fabric are patched or quilted together neatly with sashiko stitches, covering holes and reinforcing worn areas.
Traditionally, sashiko patterns were sewn with off white stitches on dark indigo fabric, These colours always seemed to be a classic combination, like whitecaps on the ocean or a dark blue mountain topped with snow. In truth, sashiko's colours evolved from poverty and an oppressive class structure.
https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2016/04/sashiko
The Ultimate Sahiko Sourcebook by Susan Briscoe in available in the guild library.
The online store 'Stitch in the Ditch', located in West Kelowna, has a good selection of sashiko supplies.
Check them out here :
https://www.stitchintheditch.com/Sashiko-Fabric-Supplies-s/1112.htm
Bernie is up next for Joltz.
We will be working on idea's for our central tea bag display for the quilt show next month. Bring your ideas! Brigitte will bring tea bags!
The Ultimate Sahiko Sourcebook by Susan Briscoe in available in the guild library.
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| Christine's sashiko tea bags |
The online store 'Stitch in the Ditch', located in West Kelowna, has a good selection of sashiko supplies.
Check them out here :
https://www.stitchintheditch.com/Sashiko-Fabric-Supplies-s/1112.htm
Bernie is up next for Joltz.
We will be working on idea's for our central tea bag display for the quilt show next month. Bring your ideas! Brigitte will bring tea bags!
