This blog has 163 postcards posted. They are available for trade beginning on Saturday, February 2, 2008. The trade is simple. You must have a blog/website/Flickr! or other image account/profile with email...someway to publicly leave you a comment! Trade one of your FIBER POSTCARDS for any available one of mine. (Please, limit one!) All traded postcards will be displayed at CYBER FYBER, January 8 - 20, 2009 at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios in Columbia, SC.
To make a trade: Leave a comment on the postcard you want...stating that you want it. Email me at cyberfyber@prodigy.net and tell me which one (use the number!) you want and your "snail mail" address. I will confirm the trade via a reply email. You send your postcard to Susan Lenz, 2123 Park Street, Columbia, SC 29201 USA. I send mine to you. I update the blog post for this postcard to state "Trade Being Arranged". Please complete the trade within a month! When I receive your postcard, I'll email you. The on-line exhibition will be created before the end of the year.
Your postcard should be approximately 4" x 6", flat enough to be mailed in an envelope, created mostly of fibers, and have your name on the reverse.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Postcard 163...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lynne who blogs here.
Postcard 162...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities". To this, I added one of my old keys.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Barbe who blogs here.
Postcard 161...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt and black velvet with chenille threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lorenza in Italy who blogs here. Lorenza blogged about our trade and CYBER FYBER here.
Postcard 160...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt and black velvet with chenille threads and machine stitching.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jacq who blogs here.
Postcard 159...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jill who blogs here...and whose blog name, Fabricholic, is just wonderful!
Postcard 158...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Linda who blogs here.
Postcard 157...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Betty who participates in a blog here. (No public comments a very interesting quilt group nonetheless.) Betty, however, keeps a Flickr! account here.
Postcard 156...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older work of black lace and variegated chenille yarn heavily stitched to black velvet.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Karen IN SOUTH AFRICA who blogs here!
Postcard 155...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of pattern.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Michelle who blogs here.
Postcard 154...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Momma Helen who blogs here. Momma Helen wrote about our trade here.
Postcard 153...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older work of black lace and variegated chenille yarn heavily stitched to black velvet.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Sandra of Thistle Cove Farm in Viriginia. She's on dial up and can't even see the selection. She liked the description...isn't this just awesome! Here a link to Sandra's website and to her blog.
Postcard 152...Trade being arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities". To this, I added one of my old keys.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
Postcard 151...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt and black velvet with chenille threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Helina who has a Flickr! account here.
Postcard 150...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created from an old cross stitched Mexican blouse to which house paint, sepia ink, and bleach were applied. To this was stitched a scrap of embellished upholstery.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Hetty who blogs here!
Postcard 149...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older work of black lace and variegated chenille yarn heavily stitched to black velvet.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sue who blogs here.
Postcard 148...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Ren who blogs here and here.
Postcard 147...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities"...most of the time. For some unknown reason there are a few spelling errors (must have been a broken thread and incorrect restart!) To this, I added one of my old keys.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Karen whose blog I adore and read here.
Postcard 146...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older work of black lace and variegated chenille yarn heavily stitched to black velvet.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jo in New Zealand who blogs here.
Postcard 145...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from snippets of upholstery material embellished with purple chiffon onto brown felt.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Margaret who blogs here.
Postcard 144...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Tricia who blogs here. Tricia blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 143...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities"...most of the time. For some unknown reason there are a few spelling errors (must have been a broken thread and incorrect restart!) To this, I added one of my old keys.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jackie who blogs here.
Postcard 142...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older work of black lace and variegated chenille yarn heavily stitched to black velvet.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Ulrike who lives at an incredible vineyard and blogs here.
Postcard 141...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Janet Rhind who is part of an incredible website. It is called Fibre Art Studio. Several talented fiber artists are represented. Scroll down to Janet's name...she's got three gallery's of work to see and a link for her contact information. One of her galleries is here.
Postcard 140...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Michelle who blogs here. Michelle blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 139...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from snippets of upholstery material embellished with purple chiffon onto brown felt.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lora who blogs here.
Postcard 138...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities"...most of the time. For some unknown reason there are a few spelling errors (must have been a broken thread and incorrect restart!) To this, I added one of my old keys.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Donna who blogs here.
Postcard 137...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt with assorted decorative threads and machine stitching.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jan who blogs here.
Postcard 136...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made by attempting to embellish crocheted lace scraps into a piece of vintage, 100% pure llama wool. When this didn't work, it was covered with previously painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-web) and a chiffon scarf and stitched in various patterns with assorted threads.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Diana who blogs here!
Postcard 135...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older appliqué work of hand dyed natural felt and black velvet with chenille threads and machine stitching.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Candace who blogs here. Candace blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 134...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Beate who blogs here and will also be in the Invitational Section of the CYBER FYBER exhibition!
Postcard 133...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities"...most of the time. For some unknown reason there are a few spelling errors (must have been a broken thread and incorrect restart!) To this, I added one of my old keys.
The reverse is a piece of commercially printed cotton, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Pallas who blogs here.
Postcard 132...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older work of black lace and variegated chenille yarn heavily stitched to black velvet.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Maya in India who blogs here.
Postcard 131...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities"...most of the time. For some unknown reason there are a few spelling errors (must have been a broken thread and incorrect restart!) To this, I added one of my old keys.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Jacqueline who is part of the Invitational Section of CYBER FYBER and whose blog I regularly read here. Jacqueline's website is here. (I love her music too!)
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Postcard 130...SUCCESSFULLY TRADED!
(SUCCESSFUL TRADE! Above is a fantastic postcard from Dianne. She blogged about it here. Her description of the process is, "I have used the embellisher on a purple wool block I had knitted. I layered pieces of synthetic yarn and bits of wool roving over the knitting and needle punched them. Then I did some FME and zapped with the heat gun." Thank you! Dianne!)
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
Postcard 129...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Guzziesue who blogs here. (I love her blog's mix of motorcycle and stitch!)
Postcard 128...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sue who blogs here and here and here.
Postcard 127...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Jocelyn in NEW ZEALAND. She blogs here.
Postcard 126...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Corryna who blogs here. Corryna also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 125...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this card with Yarnpunk (great name!) who blogs here.
Postcard 124...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Carol who blogs here.
Postcard 123...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I am thrilled to be trading with Artisbliss! She blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 122...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Paula who blogs here.
Postcard 121...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Val who blogs here. Val blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 120...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Elizabeth who blogs here. Elizabeth blogged about our trade and CYBER FYBER here.
Postcard 119...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with another brand new blogger, Isabel, who just started blogging here.
Postcard 118...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lise who blogs here. Lise blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 117...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Marilyn who blogs here.
Postcard 116...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I am thrilled to be trading with Wil who blogs here.
Postcard 115...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lindi who blogs here.
Postcard 114...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading this card with Diane who blogs here and has a website here.
Postcard 113...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Nellie!. Her blog is here. Nellie has blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 112...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created from a "background" made while learning how to embellish. A piece of deep plum, hand dyed jute scrim was applied to a course substrata with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). Metallic foiling and a sheer chiffon scarf were added and meshed together. On top are two scraps from my embellishing experiments. Light blue felt was embellished with green rovings and purple chiffon. It was free motion stitched and melted.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Ulla who blogs here.
Postcard 111...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with a brand new blogger! Marcia has just created a blog and we will have to check it out as she joins the supportive community of cyber connected fiber artists! The blog is here.
Postcard 110...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created from a "background" made while learning how to embellish. A piece of deep plum, hand dyed jute scrim was applied to a course substrata with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). Metallic foiling and a sheer chiffon scarf were added and meshed together. On top is another scrap from my embellishing experiments. Light blue felt was embellished with green rovings and purple chiffon. It was free motion stitched and melted.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Helen Suzanne who blogs here. Helen Suzanne also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 109...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with a brand new blogger, Patty, who just started her blog here.
Postcard 108...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Doris who blogs here.
Postcard 107...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Margaret whose blog I read regularly here. Margaret also blogs for a great group, Seren Tex and she's with Fibre & Stitch.
Postcard 106...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created from a "background" made while learning how to embellish. A piece of deep plum, hand dyed jute scrim was applied to a course substrata with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). Metallic foiling and a sheer chiffon scarf were added and meshed together. On top is another scrap from my embellishing experiments. Light blue felt was embellished with green rovings and purple chiffon. It was free motion stitched and melted.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Inge in Denmark who has a Flickr! account here and a webpage here.
Postcard 105...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Maggie whose blog I read here. Maggie blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 104...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard is double sided. It was made by free motion embroidery on a sandwich of unbleached muslin and cotton batting. After stitching, the piece was dampened and painted with silk paints.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Dorit who blogs here. Dorit blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 103...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with SuZ who has several blogs but the one I know the best is here. To find her other amazing blogs and images, here's her profile with the links to the other sites.
Postcard 102...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an embellished background of chunky yarn sandwiched between a piece of felt and a sheer chiffon scarf. It was free motion stitched. To it was added a painted fabric fragment, an embellished circle of yarn, and a jeweled vintage button.
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper made by adhering late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints to unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Pam who has blogged about our trade here. Pam's blog is here.
Postcard 101...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Hope who has a Live Journal account here. You have to be a member to read and post comments....but CYBER FYBER is now a member. Comments will be able to be left on Hope's account during the January exhibition...which has a very, very nice photo of her postcard for this show! By the way, it an account is free and only takes a minute or two to create!
Postcard 100...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard is double sided. It was made by free motion embroidery on a sandwich of unbleached muslin and cotton batting. After stitching, the piece was dampened and painted with silk paints.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Cynthia who blogs here.
Postcard 99...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after slicing up an older work meant as a landscape background of hand dyed natural felt, a decorative yarn, and lots of patterned machine stitches.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Annette who blogs here.
Postcard 98...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Kate who blogs here.
Postcard 97...Trade Being Arranged!
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To be perfectly honest, I don't remember exactly what I did to create the fabric for this postcard. I remember using an wooden, Indian printing block, paint, and an old green stamp pad. I free motion machine embroidered on it and used a scrap on top of the same fabric with a piece of hot pink chiffon.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Britt in Australia who blogs here.
Postcard 96...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Beth who blogs here. Beth also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 95...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I have just arranged to trade this postcard with an incredible fiber artist, Frieda Oxenham whose blog is here. Frieda has blogged about our trade and CYBER FYBER here.
Postcard 94...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Angelcat who blogs here! Angelcat blogged about CYBER FYBER and our trade here.
Postcard 93...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made for a decoratively woven fabric. To it was stitched a piece of peach colored silk and a fragment of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Heidi who blogs here.
Postcard 92...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Rosi who blogs here and has an amazing Flickr! account here!
Postcard 91...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons. A fragment was applied to olive, natural felt along with a strip of house painted upholstery material and a piece of hot pink chiffon.
The reverse is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on commercially printed fabric.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Barbara who blogs here. Barbara blogged about CYBER FYBER and our trade here.
Postcard 90...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Angie. Her blog is here.
Postcard 89...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding). To this was added a fragment of vintage oriental embroidery on silk.
The postcard is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. This side was made from a piece of fabric that "cleaned up" some blue, teal, and purple dying.
I'm thrilled to be trading with a brand new blogger, Joanie, who just set up her blog here.
Postcard 88...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Stephanie who blogs here.
Postcard 87...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Kate whose blog I regularly read. It is here.
Postcard 86...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with another South Carolinian, Joni, who blogs here.
Postcard 85...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding). To this with stitched an embellished fragment made from a sandwich of lacy metallic netting and pink rovings and fibers plus an old Girl Scout pin.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Dagmar who blogs here. She has also blogged about CYBER FYBER and our trade here.
Postcard 84...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Julaine who blogs here.
Postcard 83...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Diane who blogs here.
Postcard 82...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Mary Catherine who blogs here and here. Mary also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 81...TRADE BEING ARRANGED!
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This postcard was made from a piece of lightly painted golden/rusty felt that was heavily stitched, melted, and backed with brown felt. To this I stitched one of the felt leaves I made for an installation/demonstration at Saluda Shoals Park. I blogged around them here.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of commercially available fabric.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lenna who blogs here. Lenna blogged about our trade here and here!
Postcard 80...Trade is Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Margaret who blogs here. While making this link, however, I also discovered that Margaret shared the work of of a group of silk painter and fiber enthusiasts from Marple, Stockport, UK on a blog here. Since June 2007, Margaret shares the work of the Macclesfield Branch of the Embroiderer's Guild and all the silk painters and fiber artists here.
Postcard 79...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The postcard is signed and dated in ink on the reverse. This side was made from a piece of fabric that "cleaned up" some blue, teal, and purple dying.
I'm thrilled to be trading this card with Linda...all the way in CYPRUS...who posts here on Webshots!
Postcard 78...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sandra who blogs here. Sandra blogged about our trade here and also has a blog as a quilt appraiser here.
Postcard 77...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base with a burgundy circle.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Cathy who blogs here.
Postcard 76...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Fran who blogs here!
Postcard 75...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a purple dyed silk cocoon pod that was taken apart and stitched to a light tan, silk background.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Caroline who blogs here.
Postcard 74...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lulu who has a website here but is setting up another, new one here!
Postcard 73...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding). To it was stitched a scrap from an old cross stitch based on the 6th century mosaics in Ravenna's Sna Vitale church.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sue who blogs here. Sue blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 72...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with the QUILT PIXIE (now that's just totally a cute name) who blogs here.
Postcard 71...Trade Being Arranged!
This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I am thrilled to be trading with a brand new blogger, Anett, who already has some great photos of her work posted on her blog!
Postcard 70...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Annica whose blog I regularly read here.
Postcard 69...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made using a peach colored silk base. On top is are scraps of fabric made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The reverse is a piece of unbleached muslin, signed and dated in free motion embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Pam who blogs here. Pam lives in my home state of OHIO....Go Bucks!
Postcard 68...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I am thrilled to be trading with Nikki whose blog I regularly read and who has inspired some of my best experiments and who taught me how to made fabric paper and who is also part of the Invitational section of CYBER FYBER! Nikki blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 67...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities". To it was applied a piece of chiffon with a gold, metallic pattern and a scrap from my "Fifteen Minutes with Scraps" exercise.
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper made by adhering late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints to unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with a brand new blogger, Sandra, who's blog is here.
Postcard 66...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I am thrilled to be trading with Leslie who has a brand new blog here.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Postcard 65...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an embellished background of chunky yarn sandwiched between a piece of felt and a sheer chiffon scarf. It was free motion stitched.
The reverse is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on peach colored silk.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lisa who blogs here.
Postcard 64...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Claudia who blogs here.
Postcard 63...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of commercially printed polyester through which light blue felt was embellished. It was embroidered and to it was added another piece of embellished felt that didn't get made into a Christmas ornament for some reason.
The back is a piece of tea stained canvas, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Marilyn who blogs here.
Postcard 62..Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Susan D who blogs here and here.
Postcard 61...Trade Being Arranged!
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This was one of the first postcards I ever made. There were three created from an old piece. I sent one to Jacqueline and the other to Arlee as surprise Christmas gifts.
The back is a piece of tea-stained canvas, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Anna who blogs here.
Postcard 60...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Karin who blogs here.
Postcard 59...TRADE BEING ARRANGED!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Dawn whose website is here.
Postcard 58...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Ann who blogs here.
Postcard 57...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of lightly painted golden/rusty felt that was heavily stitched, melted, and backed with brown felt. To this I stitched one of the felt leaves I made for an installation/demonstration at Saluda Shoals Park. I blogged around them here.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of commercially available fabric.
I am totally thrilled that Emmy Schoonbeek is trading for this card. I was also able to learn that Emmy is the blogger I read that is turning her TAST stitches into a fiber book....and she's agreed to send it for the exhibition! Emmy is now one of the invited artists. This is great news! Emmy's blog is here.
Postcard 56...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Debbi who blogs here.
Postcard 55...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Joyce who blogs here!
Postcard 54...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Mary whose brand new blog is here.
Postcard 53...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The postcard is signed and dated in ink on the reverse. This side was made from a piece of fabric that "cleaned up" some blue, teal, and purple dying.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sharon who blogs here!
Postcard 52...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Stephanie whose original selection, Postcard # 88, didn't arrive. Instead, the envelope came inside a plastic bag. The envelope seemed ripped open and the postcard removed! I'm likely going to display a photo of #88 with a stenciled sign, "GONE POSTAL". Stephanie sent photos of the damage...I'm going to display these too! Oh, Stephanie blogs here.
Postcard 51...Trade Being Arranged!
To be perfectly honest, I don't remember exactly what I did to create the fabric for this postcard. I remember using an wooden, Indian printing block, paint, and an old green stamp pad. I free motion machine embroidered on it and used a scrap on top of the same fabric with a piece of iridescent polyester.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Char who blogs here.
Postcard 50...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a bag of scrap yarns embellished into a solid piece of fabric. The brown circle was also an embellished piece of yarn. To this was added a vintage button and some machine zigzag stitching.
The reverse is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of fabric paper. The fabric paper was made using scraps of late 18th and early 19th text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Arlee whose blog I regularly read here. Arlee is also one of the fabulous fiber artists sending work for the Invitational portion of CYBER FYBER.
Postcard 49...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Boxoftrix (now that's cute!) who blogs here. Boxoftrix also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 48...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Fulvia who blogs here but has an incredible website with some gorgeous yarn (which I will own in the near future as Fulvia lives less than an hour and half from me!). Check it out!
Postcard 47...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sarita whose brand new blog is here.
Postcard 46...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard is double sided. It was made by free motion embroidery on a sandwich of unbleached muslin and cotton batting. After stitching, the piece was dampened and painted with silk paints.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Judy who blogs here.
Postcard 45...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Andee who blogs here and here.
Postcard 44...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background that had been a piece of tone-on-tone, taupe upholstery. I'd tried to paint with house paint, crackle paint and green acrylic paint. It didn't crackle but did produce an interesting result. To it was added a piece of hot pink chiffon and a scrap of embellished, stitched, and melted piece of craft felt.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Myra who blogs here.
Postcard 43...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Penny Crompton who blogs here and here. Penny also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 42...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of lightly painted golden/rusty felt that was heavily stitched, melted, and backed with brown felt. To it was applied some scraps of chiffon and a scrap of fabric (like postcard 24 or others like it).
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper made by adhering late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints to unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Pearl who was a website here.
Postcard 41...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities".
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Aussie Jo who blogs here and requested this postcard despite the fact the picture was missing! Thanks so much!
Postcard 40....Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Judy who blogs here. Judy blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 39...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of work created soon after my first class in machine embroidery. Valerie Campbell-Harding was the teacher! Painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) was applied to black linen. This was machine stitched in a linear rows. To this was added a scrap of embellished fabric and a scrap from the base material with a vintage, jeweled button.
The reverse is a piece of tea-stained canvas, signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Lori who blogs here. Lori blogged also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 38...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a variety of yarns embellished into pale blue craft felt from both sides.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with my sister Wanda who blogs here.
Postcard 37...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sion who blogs here.
Postcard 36...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Pat. Her blog is here.
Postcard 35...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a background of black linen with heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). It was created shortly after my first machine embroidery class (under Valerie Campbell-Harding) and one of the only times I've used the lettering option on my Bernina. It says "endless possibilities"...most of the time. For some unknown reason there are a few spelling errors (must have been a broken thread and incorrect restart!) To this, I added one of my old keys.
The postcard is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. This side was made from a piece of fabric that "cleaned up" some blue, teal, and purple dying.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Gisela who blogs here.
Postcard 34...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of fabric paper created from late 18th and early 19th century foreign text fragments, handmade and marbled papers with polymer emulsion and metallic inks on unbleached muslin. To it were added commercially printed fabric, a piece of house painted upholstery material and a scrap of an old cross stitch based on the 6th century mosaics in Ravenna's San Vitale church in Italy...plus a button.
The reverse is a piece of peach colored silk signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Fannie who blogs here and here. Fannie also blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 33...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Ati in Norway who blogs here!
Postcard 32...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made by applying scraps of embellished fabric to a background. The background had been a piece of tone-on-tone, taupe upholstery that I'd tried to paint with house paint, crackle paint and green acrylic paint. It didn't crackle but did produce an interesting result and picked up some sparkle after being ironed with metallic foil.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Chrissy who blogs here.
Postcard 31...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of lightly painted golden/rusty felt that was heavily stitched, melted, and backed with brown felt. To it was applied a piece of commercially printed fabric embellished with felt from the back.
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper made by adhering late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints to unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Michelle who has a brand new blog here!
Postcard 30...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made on a piece of peach silk to which scraps of material were applied with metallic zigzag stitching. On top is a scrap of fabric made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The postcard is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. This side was made from a piece of fabric that "cleaned up" some blue, teal, and purple dying.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Susan to has a Flickr account here.
Postcard 29...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made after slicing up an old cross stitch done in the mid-1980s. It had once been a pillow. The design was based on the 6th century mosaics in Ravenna's (Italy) San Vitale church apse.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I am thrilled to be trading with Candy who blogs here.
Postcard 28...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a commercial piece of kilim inspired fabric through which I embellished antique gold felt. Linear stitches enhanced the pattern.
The reverse is a piece of tea-stained canvas, signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Fran...who loves Kilim rugs just like I do! She blogs here.
Postcard 27...Trade Being Arranged!
Postcard 26...Trade Being Arranged!
Postcard 25...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Francoise who blogs here.
Postcard 24....Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Linda whose website is here and who blogs here.
Postcard 23...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of lightly painted golden/rusty felt that was heavily stitched, melted, and backed with brown felt. To it was applied a piece of commercially printed fabric embellished with felt from the back.
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper made by adhering late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints to unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jane who has a Flickr! account here.
Postcard 22...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Denise whose brand new blog is off to a wonderful start here.
Postcard 21...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of black linen onto which heavily painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) was ironed. It was stitched in rows of patterns...just like many pieces I made soon after my first class in machine embroidery (under Valerie Campbell-Harding). To this was added a scrap of cross stitch done in the mid-1980s. It had once been a pillow. The design was based on the 6th century mosaics in Ravenna's (Italy) San Vitale church apse.
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper made by adhering late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints to unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Sharon who blogs here. Sharon blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 20...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created from a "background" made while learning how to embellish. A piece of deep plum, hand dyed jute scrim was applied to a course substrata with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web). Metallic foiling and a sheer chiffon scarf were added and meshed together. On top is another scrap from my embellishing experiments. Light blue felt was embellished with green rovings and purple chiffon. It was free motion stitched and melted.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Hanna who blogs here.
Postcard 19...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of commercially printed polyester through which I embellished a golden/rusty piece of craft felt. It was also stitched. To this, I added a scrap of another embellished fabric made using complimentary colors: blue-green with red-orange.
The back is a piece of tea stained canvas that is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with "nuvofelt" who blogs here.
Postcard 18...Trade Being Arranged!
Postcard 17...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a bag of assorted, snipped threads given to me by a friend who used to embroider. I asked her why the threads were all so short. She laughed and said that's how she did the turkey stitch. I embellished the contents of the bag into a solid piece of fabric.
The reverse is a commercial piece of fabric. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Cheryl who blogs here. Cheryl blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 16...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was created after slicing up an older work called Feminine Beauty. It had been a collage of late 19th century engravings (mostly fans and jewelry) on citron colored linen with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), bits of lace and millinery net, and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched, beaded, and included couched on pieces of costume jewelry and buttons.
The reverse is a piece of off-white vinyl. I used polymer emulsion to glue the front to the back in order to secure threads snipped when the original work was sliced. It is signed and dated in ink.
I am thrilled to be trading this postcard with Purple Misses whose artwork will also be part of the Invitational Section of CYBER FYBER. Her blog is here.
Postcard 15...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of heat transfer painted polyester and a scrap from an older work called Feminine Beauty. The scrap included late 19th century engravinsgs, bits of lace, painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web), and metallic foiling. It was heavily hand stitched and beaded.
The reverse is a piece of natural, olive felt. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with a new blogger, Ganell, who can be found here.
Postcard 14...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of heat transferred fabric. The design was based a stained glass quatrafoil and applied as a positive and as a resist. It is embellished with free motion embroidery using variegated threads.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with my MOM...who thought she'd be using my sister Wanda's blog....naughty, naughty...but she now has a her very own brand new blog here.
Postcard 13...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from experiments in embellishing. A length of chunky yarn was embellished into an oval. This oval and triangle of lavender felt were embellished onto a piece of taupe silk backed with crimson felt. The felt was then embellished from the back around the pieces.
The reverse is a piece of fabric paper created using fragments of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, polymer emulsion and metallic paints on unbleached muslin. It is signed and dated in free motion machine embroidery.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Julie who blogs here!
Postcard 12...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made by applying scraps of embellished and painted fabric to a background. The background had been a piece of tone-on-tone, taupe upholstery that I'd tried to paint with house paint, crackle paint and green acrylic paint. It didn't crackle but did produce an interesting result and picked up some sparkle after being ironed with metallic foil.
The back is a scrap of light tan silk, signed and dated in ink.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Karen who blogs here and has a website here.
Postcard 11...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an older piece of work created soon after my first class in machine embroidery. Valerie Campbell-Harding was the teacher! Painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) was applied to black linen. This was machine stitched in a linear rows. Small scraps of embellished fabric were zigzagged on top.
The back is a Japanese postcard brought back by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. It is signed and dated.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Laura who has an active profile here and a web page here.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Postcard 10...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard is double sided. It was made by free motion embroidery on a sandwich of unbleached muslin and cotton batting. After stitching, the piece was dampened and painted with silk paints.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Jacque who has an INCREDIBLE website here.
Postcard 9...Trade Being Arranged!
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The base of this postcard was made from a piece of rust colored felt that had been lightly painted, heavily stitched, and melted with a heat gun. This this, two pieces of embellished fabric were added plus a circle of embellished yarn. A charm from an older work, Feminine Beauty, was stitched on by hand. Metallic gold thread was used to combine the elements into one.
The reverse is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of fabric paper. The fabric paper was made using scraps of late 18th and early 19th text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Wendy who blogs here. Wendy blogged about our trade here.
Postcard 8...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a purple dyed silk cocoon pod that was taken apart and stitched to a light tan, silk background.
The reserve is signed and dated in ink on the back of a piece of vinyl...I meant to use the vinyl side but accidentally used it's back...which still looked good!
I'm thrilled to be trading with Betyann...another South Carolinian and a brand new blogger at Nidynoddy's Corner!
Postcard 7...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a bag of scrap yarns embellished into a solid piece of fabric. The brown circle was also an embellished piece of yarn. To this was added a vintage button and some machine zigzag stitching.
The reverse is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on commercially printed fabric.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Alison who blogs here.
Postcard 6...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of an older embroidery called "Feminine Beauty". Late 19th century engravings were applied to linen ground with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web. This was heavily embroidered by hand. Many beads, charms, and pieces of costume jewelry were applied.
The postcard is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. This side was made from a piece of fabric that "cleaned up" some blue, teal, and purple dying.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with Anne of Birds of a Feather whose website is here.
Postcard 5...TRADE BEING ARRANGED!
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This postcard was made after cutting up an older piece of work. That work was made as the centerpiece for my first solo exhibition. It was based on architectural elements found in Gothic and Romanesque churches. The piece was created using chiffons on a heat transfer painted base. It was free motion embroidered. The original is pictured here.
It is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on the reverse. The material used on the back is a piece of vintage tone-on-tone blue batik.
I'm thrilled to be trading this postcard with my cyber pal and confidant, CYBER FYBER proofreader, advisor, and friend Doreen Grey who blogs here. Doreen is also part of the invitational section of CYBER FYBER.
Postcard 4...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from an old piece created immediately after learning to use my Bernina in a class with Valerie Campbell-Harding. A rather heavy layer of paint was transferred on Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) to a black linen base. This was stitched using a variety of patterns and then embroidered by hand, including many spider webs.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on a piece of paper fabric. The paper fabric was made with scraps of late 18th and early 19th century text, handmade paper, and metallic paints on unbleached muslin.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Tracy who blogs here.
Postcard 3...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a commercial piece of kilim inspired fabric through which I embellished antique gold felt. Linear stitches enhanced the pattern. To this, a scrap of embellished material on burlap was added.
The back is signed and dated in free motion embroidery on tea-stained canvas.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Verobirdie who blogs here.
Postcard 2...Trade Being Arranged!
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The base of this postcard was created by embellishing light blue felt through a commercial printed polyester. To this was added a piece of embellished fabric made from a sandwich of gold metallic lace and pink felt. The smallest piece was a scrap from my "Fifteen minutes with scraps" experiment.
The reverse is a Japanese postcard brought back from my elder son Mathias' first trip to Japan. It is signed and dated on the reverse.
I'm thrilled to be trading with Annette who blogs here.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Postcard 1...Trade Being Arranged!
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This postcard was made from a piece of fabric paper (vintage text and handmade papers with metallic inks and paint adhered to unbleached muslin) and a piece of an old machine embroidered background with painted Wonder Under (Bond-a-Web) and a jeweled, vintage button. The back is a Japanese postcard brought home by my elder son Mathias after his first trip. Signed and dated on reverse side. 4" x 6".
I am elated to be trading with Virginia Spiegel who blogs here. Her website is here. I have every intention to participate in her Collage Mania II....as soon as I can...CHECK IT OUT!
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