almost a new start . . .

This last day of September
is the silence before the storm :
the PINKTOBER storm !

Many of you out there know what that means :
a new Textile Jewel
on every new day in October
that I will sell for at least
€ 20,-
donation for Pink Ribbon

Though my own experience with breast cancer
lies more than 27 years back now,
it still bothers me that so many women 
ánd men (!) receive the same diagnosis
that turns their life upside down.

So, as long as my hands are able to felt and stitch
I will continue making Textile Jewels,
one each day.

But the felt must be dry before stitching
so some preparations were needed.

Waiting for my choice for tomorrow
. . . . .

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After my last Art Market in Amerongen

I had time to start on a

GIVEAWAY

for the 15th anniversary of this blog
on the first of October !
Not finished yet, so a bit of patience for that too.

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And with no more hassle for an Art market
I could go to the special slavery-project where I was assisting

on both Sundays.
It is just amazing how much is already achieved
(and how much still needs to be done !!!)

Many little pieces ans many lengths of cord

Making felted chains that will hang from the tapestry
and lie on the floor.

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Maybe the best part in these past two weeks
was the visit of an "Internet-friend" !!!
We "met" through an online workshop
with Sara Lechner many years ago
and kept in touch through FB or INSTA.
But, I was over the moon
when Catherina told us she and her husband

would visit family and friends in Holland
(where she was born and lived till after she married)
and asked if we could meet . . .

A very special day it was when they visited us !!!

THANK  YOU so much Catherina and John !

faces (2) and community stitching

After a quiet birthday,
with some very sweet presents,
there was time for more faces for Emma Cassi 's workshop.
Sometimes things go smoothly "with no effort at all"
sometimes you struggle with even the smallest decisions.

My third "mask/face" brooch was the latter.
Up until I found the translucent shell shape sequins
in a very cheap box in my stash . . .
after that it all went well, so funny !

I called it a "Fire Keeper"

(though many SC-members said it reminded them of a fish !!)
Hmmmm at least a fish with an attitude
that's for sure !

And because they are rather small
(and I had more choice in beads and sequins)
there even came a fourth one.

This one I called "Gilgamesh"
Though he wasn't a very nice person to start with,
I was very fond of the illustrations of Ludmila Zeman
(Czech by birth, now living in Canada)

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This whole month I have also been busy in ROTTERDAM with a BIG
community stitching project
it is called :

DRADEN  VAN  ONS  NEDERLANDSE  SLAVERNIJVERLEDEN

(I put in the link for our province Zuid-Holland
you can also find the dates and address we are working there !!!)

Other cities where they are working on this HUGE wall hanging are
Delft, Dordrecht, The Hague, Leiden and Gouda.

This is the part for Dordrecht and Rotterdam.

There were other participants, but we could always use more "hands"

for stitching, felting and embroidery, not difficult work but very rewarding !
Together with Gerine I supervise the work there, also with the 
all-over coordinator Caroline Grootenboer
The 7 meters long part for us, has been stretched on a big frame.

The work to cut out a part of the big pattern
and filling it with pieces of fabric, felt of making embroidery stitches
had to be for us to try (and experience difficulties) too !

So : homework !

I think it is very special being able to participate in this project !