DIY blue amulet travel adding character to each piece

adding character to each piece that is created with it

I wear one when I sew

meditative stitching on remnants of organic plant-dyed indigo fabrics makes each piece a tiny work of art

This heavily stitched owl pocket pal is made by your hands out of soft white wool felt

I am so glad that I devoted myself to the 100 Day Project

DIY blue amulet travel adding character to each pieceMaterials to make two 2x2 stitched and embellished amulets (one necklace and one pin). This process is a balance of creative (shape and decoration) and mechanical technical (assembly) and I delight in the overlap between the two. The technical aspects can be very creative as there are so many ways to finish each piece. Originally featured in Taproot Issue 57:: BLUE, this project stemmed from a towering pile of indigo dyed linen that sits on the table