tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668451391461611227.post6935046284226597990..comments2024-03-27T02:57:52.546-07:00Comments on my process: red catalogneJudy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668451391461611227.post-14118921720024101102023-02-01T08:20:48.550-08:002023-02-01T08:20:48.550-08:00Dear Judy, I appreciate so much being brought into...Dear Judy, I appreciate so much being brought into your process and your inspirational quotes...my stitching looks very different from yours, but I respond to your words...and keeping on stitching in these challenging times. Pamela Hastings, northern WA, USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668451391461611227.post-14689363722167510172023-01-20T05:28:49.539-08:002023-01-20T05:28:49.539-08:00Thank you for your comment Liz. Yes, the piece wa...Thank you for your comment Liz. Yes, the piece was really heavy and yet fragile when I took it out. I wrung it in the sink as gently as I could to remove most of the water, and then wrapped it in a towel and continued trying to take most of the heavy water out of the fibers before pinning it up. <br />I am inspired to make more of these paper quilts - I love the texture in this one. xoJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668451391461611227.post-28368679364634215702023-01-20T05:02:49.268-08:002023-01-20T05:02:49.268-08:00paper is surprisingly strong ... rag paper especia...paper is surprisingly strong ... rag paper especially, but even paper made from wood fibers can hold its own ... and then there are the tea bags and coffee filters which are by their very nature designed to work with water ...indeed, once upon a time I tried my hand at making paper and had much more difficulty than expected at making the pulp<br /><br />still, I suspect you took a long, deep breath before trusting so much work to a tub of water ... what a dead weight it must have been as you took it out ... and I very much appreciate the meaning you found in bleeding threads and fragile paper, even as the linen held its ownLiz Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397660873950991774noreply@blogger.com