Stitch-In October and November

Ann Z working on a Boro piece.

Last weekend we had a meeting of the Stitch-In. We all needed a place to come together, to get centered after a long week. I also realized that I never posted about the October Stitch-In so I'm going to post about both.

In October, Barbara C. continued to work on her India piece and also brought along one of her fox dolls (which I just loved!).

Alice A. worked on her Hand Stitching class homework. If you go to this post, you can see the finished piece. The background fabric is hand-dyed using walnuts.

Susan P. continues to add to her portfolio of black and white pieces (started in the Spring Hand Stitching class). She also worked on some of these at the November Stitch-In.

Carol R. brought in a finished bag in October and showed us the beginnings of her newest bag using ice dyed fabric that she'd created.

In November, Carol brought in the finished bag.

Ann Z. worked on her Irish landscape piece in October and then switched gears this month to work on completing a Boro sampler started in the Boro and Beyond workshop.

This month, Helen B. came to the Stitch-In. She had recently returned from a trip to Japan. Her trip was centered around textiles and in particular a search for Boro pieces. She brought back an amazing pair of Boro repaired pants and she let me purchase them from her to use an example in my classes and workshops (I was ecstatic!).

Helen had the opportunity to see a museum exhibit of Boro and bought the catalog from the show along with the Boro book (she also got me a copy!). I'm hoping that she'll bring the catalog and the other books she bought to the next Stitch-In so I can take another look.

She also bought some printed fabrics that she plans to turn into wall hangings.

Helen is working on a bright and bold wall hanging using hand-dyed fabrics and hand applique. She asked me to hold off from showing it right now.

Holly C. (who happens to be sister with Carol R.) is stitching lots of colorful spirals on a soft linen. She is thinking of turning the finished piece into a hand bag.

An old stitch book that Holly brought in to share.

Creating bags must be in the air! Roxana F. who also took the Boro and Beyond workshop is turning some of her Boro samples into a bag. She's weaving some sections from recycled men's ties.

Jan B. is continuing to work on a piece she started in the Fall Hand Stitching class. She was working out how she wanted to stitch the figures in the foreground.

Cheryl C. is back at the Stitch-In after many months away...but she had a great excuse...she was writing a book! She brought in a copy for us to look at...Congrats Cheryl!

Cheryl also started a safety pin piece. I only photographed the beginnings...

I continued to work on a Boro sampler...another one I can show to the next group that takes the Boro and Beyond workshop in January.

On the way to my car I saw the rising of the Super Moon! What a great way to end a great afternoon!