Blog — Carlyn Clark

"Caldelas", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 61 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 61 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 5, 2015

Day 61 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" uses the relaxing colors of water inspired by the spa town of Caldelas, Portugal.

"Boidobra", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 60 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 60 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 4, 2015

For day 60 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" I made the motif in a smaller scale and placed it so that it appears slightly out of registration to give it the feeling of being printed by hand.

"Abraveses", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 59 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 59 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 3, 2015

For day 56 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" I continued to explore the possibilities of using gradients in repeating patterns for surface design.

"Vagos", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 58 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 58 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 2, 2015

Day 53 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" a repeating pattern for surface design inspired by Vagos, Portugal.

"Treixedo", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 57 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 57 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

June 1, 2015

Day 57 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" with imagery inspired by the floorplan and elaborate interior decoration of Igreja Matriz de Treixedo, a beautiful church in Portugal.

"Senhora da Hora", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 56 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 56 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

May 31, 2015

Day 56 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" with a simplified repeating pattern of a grid with arrows and dots.

"Ramada", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 55 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 55 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

May 30, 2015

Day 55 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project" - something completely different to try to pry myself out of a rut.

"Pedras Salgadas", by Carlyn Clark of "The 1 Motif 100 Ways" series for day 54 of "The 100 Day Project"

The 100 Day Project - Day 54 of My "1 Motif 100 Ways" Pattern Series

May 29, 2015

Day 54 of my "1 Motif 100 Ways" series for "The 100 Day Project"

Every morning as I sit down at my work table I pull up an @oblique_se. Today's seems to particularly align with my mood.

Mending while camping, using hand-dyed indigo thread available on my website

New stock added. Oversold natural indigo dyed mending thread is back in stock. This cotton covered poly thread is stronger than pure cotton and takes the indigo dye beautifully, with little specks of undyed poly peeking through for an almost sparkly effect. It's strong enough for mending jeans but thin enough for most stitching and embroidery projects. The natural indigo will fade harmoniously as you launder your jeans. If thread sales are an indication, the dog days of the pandemic are inspiring people to dig into those baskets of damaged clothes with lots of first timers giving mending a try. It's put up in short skeins so its an affordable starter thread. The indigo dye started as seeds in my dye garden. I use this thread in Arashi Shibori processes and carefully unwind it as I pull off the dyed textiles. Nothing goes to waste! I can put up longer skeins if needed, pm me

Finished a pile. Now to assemble

Individual photos of the January 2021 Take a Stitch Tuesday stitches. I've written about the processes on my blog. Link to my website is on my bio #tastembroidery #takeastitchtuesday #pintangletast #handembroidered #stitchersofinstagram #linkedchainstitch #flystitch #italianborderstitch #blanketstitch #reverseblanketbarstitch #stemstitch #portuguesestemstitch

New thread colorway added to my shop. #handdyedthreads #bluethread #mendingthread #handstitching #varigatedthread #dyedthreads #dyedbyhand #denimfriendly #mendingjeans

More thread into a vat. Blending colors for stitching on collage. #handdyedthreads #stitchedcollage #dyersofinstagram #dyedthreads #dyeart #dyework #blue #multicoloredthread

There was a run on indigo dyed thread on my website over the holidays and I'm almost out. Today I'm trying out fiber reactive dyes on a few skeins to see how that works. Takes a lot less water than indigo processing which is an ongoing concern in SoCal.