my shibori.

going backwards, what happened in these 2 weeks...
fascinated with shibori. It takes me far away, to some different planet. It is a Japanese word for manipulating fabric before dyeing. I do shibori on the PVC pipe. Just wrap the fabric with a string on the pipe and compress it while you go. LOVE it. You can look at the fabric many many times and still find something new in it: some new curves, roads, shades, etc. and it is never  boring, every inch of it is different and unique. What is the best about any fabric design you make - you can not repeat it ever again! I start with white fabric. Then layer different colors on it while shibori and re-shibori on the pipe. here is the result. (next time will take pictures of the actual process) here I mixed orangy-yellow with brown and my red is not just red - it is mixture of salmon red and flamingo pink :) ho!

the school is over. over probably 2 weeks ago. but I am keep working, working - never stop. here is my last creation, just finished yesterday, shipping today- my flowers will  decorate SavvyGirl boutique in Miami!  LOVE globalization!!!!!AAAA ....it was such a pleasure to realize that somebody likes my flowers so much that they are ready to pay for them! :) yeeeeeeeei! enjoyed working on this project!!!!

in the process

the end  result

balushka

origami flowers

and of course a couple of flowers :) every day. so relaxing. a page of old "W" magazine donated its life to become these origami flowers. Thank you! love the colors

baby hem

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Hola! The amazement of the day: I learned how to make a baby hem by hand on light and not very light fabrics!! :) never knew that you do not need the little metal extra attachment for your sewing machine, but just can do it yourself! perfect: you save a planet by not buying another metal thing, you save 5$, and now you  less depend on any kind of "stuff"! You just start by folding the fabric edge and make sure to control the rolling all the time. great. suggest all and everyone: try.

mmmmm...getting started

probably not the best time to start the blog . the end of the semester: 2 weeks left, pretty tight.. but here we go: ta-da! broadcasting. for myself :)