the underside is often more interesting
#stitchedpaper #cyanotype #rust #mixedmedia

Although I really enjoy more traditional embroidery, my favorite pieces might be the more rustic and unrefined ones. I have this thread that is silk wrapped around a stainless steel core. It is really hard to sew with but the stitches have this wonkiness that I just love. And the back with its randomness and knots is often the best part.

stitched paper
#repairs #recycledpaper #paperbag #teabags #cyanotype #rust #stitchedpaper #sewnpaper #mixedmedia

kuguri-sashi on watercolor paper
#kugurisashi #embroidery #embroideryonpaper #stitchedpaper #sewnpaper

experiments with sewn paper
#stitchedpaper #sewnpaper #kneadedpaper #mixedmedia #sewing #handstitched

Another stitched sketchbook page, using scraps of indigo dyed fabric from a dyeing session a few years ago.
#sketchbook #indigo #freemachinestitch #embroidery #stitchedpaper #scotland

linen & ramie thread on paper
#stitchedpaper #sewnpaper #mixedmedia #pattern #honeycomb

embroidered paper
#embroidery #handembroidery #sewnpaper #stitchedpaper #kneadedpaper #broderie #bordado #刺繍

rust[ic] books
Small books of rusted cyanotypes made from tea bags with waxed paper bag covers. Making things from what would otherwise just get thrown away is particularly satisfying to me. I look at almost every scrap of paper now and think hmmm… I might be able to use that. I’ve saved candy wrappers a month before finally letting go. There’s a long roll of packing paper in my closet just waiting to be made into a sketchbook, or something. That I will definitely keep.

#rust #rustedpaper #rustic #rustedcyanotype #cyanotype #recycledpaper #handmadebook #artistbook #stitchedpaper #sewnpaper #teabagpaper #madebyhand

kuguri-sashi pattern stitched on paper with silk, ramie, and perle cotton thread
#kugurisashi #embroidery #embroideryonpaper #stitchedpaper #sewnpaper

kuguri-sashi on watercolor paper
#kugurisashi #embroidery #embroideryonpaper #stitchedpaper #sewnpaper