school-based occupational therapist turned innovation specialist and now a retired maker educator with time to make stuff again
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2 Jan 2024
I realized my “ocean shoelace” find was probably not seaweed at all after dissecting it…perhaps an egg sac of some sort. Still, it’s fascinating.
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13 Mar 2023
The longer I am away from my embroidery machine, the more I forget. Classic example-My top thread was black (the bottom is always white). When the top thread tension is tight, the bobbin thread is visible, meaning your bobbin thread was incorrectly threaded. Bingo!
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27 Feb 2023
Day 26 of #fabricrecipes is SKETCHBOOK. I usually scribble on pieces of paper, but I found some blank sketchbooks I made from plastic bags and recycled boxes. I think I’ll actually use them. #norulestextilesociety
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18 Feb 2023
Day 17 of #fabricrecipes is DISTORT. I’ve been watching my grandson today, so this is what I got. It’s a beautifully architected structure of spaghetti noodles arranged by a 1 year old helping to prepare dinner. I’m not sure it qualifies as textile, but there are no rules.
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16 Feb 2023
Day 16 of #fabricrecipies is DECONSTRUCT. These hand cut felt pieces are made to be put together & taken apart. 1. Cut out squares. 2. Fold the square in half forming a triangle & make four cuts as shown in the image. 3. Open the square. 4. Attach them together.
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16 Feb 2023
Continue until you have a design you like. Deconstruct them and start all over to make a garment if you dare. With access to a laser cutter, you can make a full wardrobe.
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16 Feb 2023
Day 15 of #fabricrecipes is PAPER. I replenished my stash of cards today using one of my favorite designs coded in #turtlestitch. This heart fractal tree taught me a lot about recursion and how nature designs itself. I am always amazed how well this stitches on paper!
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14 Feb 2023
Day14 of #fabricrecipes is 3D. Washed ashore objects became a jellyfish, made from a poly twisted webbing “bait bag” and some kind of nylon or plastic rope. Gone are the days of natural fiber rope made by hand. Our oceans are crying. It’s time to love ❤️ and care for them again.
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14 Feb 2023
Day 13 of #fabricrecipes is COLLAGE. After listening to a podcast on the health benefits of making those small connections with people you don’t know, I thought about the boost of happiness I get whenever someone says hello or smiles to me on my morning runs.
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14 Feb 2023
The next time I ran on the beach, I took data on the number of greetings I received by turning up to the dunes and back to the waters edge to mark where they occurred on the run. When I got home, I looked at the map of my run on Strava and coded the design in #turtlestitch.
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14 Feb 2023
Day 12 of #fabricrecipes is DOTS. I turned a photo into a half tone portrait and sent it to the embroidery machine. I struggled with it throughout the design process and at that point wondered if the machine would even stitch the tiny dots. #norulestexrilesociety
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14 Feb 2023
Each time I felt like giving up, I would look at the original photo of my grandson and my daughter, (his tía) and couldn’t help but smile and continue.
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13 Feb 2023
Day12 #fabricrecipes is “dots”. I’m really struggling with this, not the ideation but the execution. It required me to learn and troubleshoot Inkscape/InkStitch, but I am on my way now. What do YOU think it will be? Guesses welcomed to entertain me while I watch my machine churn.
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13 Feb 2023
As I look at my machine, I’m realizing what I thought was 19 minutes duration is really looking like 1 HOUR and 9 minutes. Oh dear.
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11 Feb 2023
Day 11 of #fabricrecipes is “stripes”. I was playing with the tatami stitch in #turtlestitch and created a nice architectural form full of them. (The word tatami comes from Japan and is a woven method of making house mats and traditional clothing.) @norulestextilesociety
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11 Feb 2023
Day 10 of #fabricrecipes is gather. I tried DrawingisFree for the first time - people gather on Zoom & draw individuals in the group. Pondering today’s prompt, I wondered if I could stitch my drawings w the digital embroidery machine. Lesson learned: I have a lot to learn!
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