Thursday 14 October 2010

Don't cut my fringe.

 I have been looking at fringes. I pulled, ripped and unpicked some jeans to make a bag and loved the raggedy edges. Like grasses waving, or so they seem.



Since then I notice these little hairy fringes everywhere. There are no straight edges in nature. I love these tomatoes and their hairy legs!

...and the aubergine's hirsute stem and flower
 It has got me making some cards using some left over strips of denim.
I like the way the dye has altered when the seams are unpicked.


Little houses in the mountains.


Sailing through some ribbon waves.

Thermofax printing on denim a nice twist.
The bag that started it all.
A fringed paw.

18 comments:

  1. These cards are FANTASTIC!!! what a terrific way to use denim. LOVE your interpretation.

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  2. This noticing..."selective perception" I think, is the scientific term...is happening to so many of us! We're all stitched up, hanging out with frayed edges and weaving bits of cloth into small miracles - woooo hoooo, isn't this all grand?!?!

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  3. "selective perception" - a good term for what happens as a result of stitching. I will carry this thought ...

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  4. I'm off the find some denim.....very, very lovely!!

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  5. regarding inquiry on my blog...
    I think someone bought it from The Fabric Guild in Leicester years ago...

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  6. Love those little houses in the mountains. Perfect.

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  7. P.S. I don't wear jeans, or I'd be cutting them up, tearing and fraying. Maybe if I spilled acrylic ink all over heavy-weight calico and shredded it into strips, then sort of bleached it ... what do you think? Trouble is, I have enough experiments on the go, but this intrigues me

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  8. Lovely cards and bag. Fringe is fun.

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  9. Hi Clare, thanks for dropping in on my blog - I can definitely see several parallel in our lives - a love of creativity, stitching and nature, ginger cats, and a bad back - hope yours is feeling better

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  10. I love the little blue denim houses nestled amongst thread and waves of other blue-ness. The bag is simply gorgeous too - did you make it? I would absolutely love one like this?

    Amelia.x

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  11. your cards are beautiful. what a good recycling idea !

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  12. Fringe is fun! Feel like we're on the fringe of the season too....

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  13. Loving your blog and the denim cards are yummy
    Jude from Guild

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  14. Love your little postcards. I'm trying again to see if my message will go through. Here it comes.

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  15. Lovely fringed hills and pearly moon!

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  16. I don;t know how I got here but I love your blog! You've inspired me to get out my piles of saved denim and work on my blogging. I love how you used your denim and fringe.

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  17. Your cards are very pretty and a nice way to use some denim.

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