4th custom cloak

This is the fourth custom cloak of five. It is a marbled blue/magenta/purple with sparkles and reverses to magenta satin. I've really enjoyed creating these. They are fabrics that I normally wouldn't have used but they turned out really beautiful.

Fabric flowers

I use a lot of my fabric scraps from making the cloaks in my rugs. Sometimes I have fabrics that I am unable to use in my rugs. Mostly the satins and brocades. I was working with a black brocade and I had lots of scraps and I was trying to think of something I could use them for. This brocade is beautiful. Black with red flowers and then the underside is red with black flowers. So I thought about making 3-D flowers that could be used to pin on clothing or purses or even shoes. So I checked out the books when I was at Joann's and I found " Fun to Wear Fabric Flowers" by Elizabeth Helene Searle. It is an amazing book. It has about 35 different flowers to make. Pansy's, roses, dahlia's, daffodil's, camellia's and many more. It tells about many different kinds of fabric to use and several different technique's. And the pictures are out of this world. Very nicely illustrated with great, easy to follow directions. I can't wait to try them all out. Stay tuned for some pictures of my new spring flowers.

Custom cloak

This is the third cloak. A hot pink satin with the almost tie-dyed fabric. It is reversible, so either side can be worn on the outside. I just love the tie-dyed. You can buy several different versions of the fabric at Joann's. Just make sure you have a coupon cause it's a little pricey.

Custom made cloaks

This cloak is a orange and silver satin reversible. Both fabrics have sparkles. The Orange was supposed to go with the brown velvet. Because of the stretch in both the red and brown velvet, it was easier to put the satins together, and then the velvets together.

Rainbow Rag Rug

I finally have the black warp on my loom. I had lots of help from my wonderful niece. This is the first time I have used the black. I have only had the natural warp. I thought I needed something darker because I had all of these bright fabrics to use. Now I have the rainbow rug done. It is 30 x 39. Macy would stand on the end and catch the shuttle and then throw it back to me. She also was great help on pushing the peddles. She'll make a great weaver someday!

Mud puddles

I was talking to my Mom on the phone the other day and my 4 year old niece was there. She told me Macy wanted to go outside. So she was watching through the window while talking to me. Macy was investigating a mud puddle. First she put her toe in, then she stomped around for a while. Then she knelt down and put her hand in. Then she decided to go all or nothing. The last thing I heard from my Mom was " I gotta go, Macy just layed down in the puddle!"

Custom Cloaks

I am making these amazing cloaks for a wonderful woman in California. She sent me the most amazing kinda tie-dyed fabrics. They are such bright limes, and fuchsias with sparkles and are gorgeous. I'm doing 10 and this is the first one.