Slow stitch fabric journals

Over the last several months all of my creative focus has been on creating handmade cloth "Stitch Journals" in which I can experiment in and fill up. Here's an example of one of them... I began by hand painting all of the fabrics, (Jacquard Textile Colors were mainly used). I then machine stitched the fabrics into pages to later hand-bind into the journal. When I make the "blank" pages I like to add machine stitched lines and bits of machine stitched appliqué. (I consider the journal to be…

I finally started stitching again. Last year was such a creative slump for me... well not so much a whole slump but definitely less real creative making than I wished for. And lots more angst. We all had that didn’t we!!?? In my online chats with people I found that some dove deep into their making

Slow Stitching is a new term for an age-old practice of quiet gentle making, mending, repair and stitching. Here’s what slow stitching is and how to do it, as well as what you can make from all your beautiful stitched pieces.

So, this journal didn't grow that big, after all. I really felt like wrapping it up, there was a strong sense of... fulfillment, so to say? All the works found their place inside the journal. I liked how they matched being paired up together and didn't want to drag it out anymore just to incorporate a couple of other old embroidery pieces that I didn't even have a vision for in this journal. Besides, I wanted to make a journal cover already, and check if my idea would work! :) And I think it…

Fabric meditation books by Emma Freeman, hand stitched books, slow stitching, intuitive stitching, stitching as meditation, stitching as medicine, mixed media book making, book making with vintage textiles, stitching as therapy, textile artist, embroidery artist, fabric book making, Buddhist artist, sober artist, queer artist, Wisconsin book artist, fabric meditation book classes, learn stitching

Hand stitching with fabrics and paper in art journaling with Roben-Marie Smith. Slow stitching adds lovely texture to art journals. art journaling ideas | art journal inspiration

Textile artists find inspiration all around them from fleeting memories to treasured items, sketches, poems and photographs. But how do you collect and record these precious thoughts and ideas? Tilly Rose shows you how, by creating stunning fabric and paper journals filled with inspiration to spark your creativity. A lovingly created journal tells a story. It provides a fascinating glimpse into your world and is a beautiful object in its own right to be cherished by generations to come…

Hello friends, I am sharing a project from the Salvaged Patina release today, my mixed media Fabric Book. This was such a fun project to cr...