Sunday, January 27, 2008

Learning from the best

I have been busy since last spring learning a lot more about my Babylock Embellisher and sewing. I spotted a Sewing With Nancy segment on the device and jumped on a chance to play with it.

After a few small projects with wool roving I ran across a different technique, punching not just wool fibers but whole pieces of fabric to fabric. Sewing without thread. I could get to like that.

The proponent of this radical approach is Christopher Nejman as documented in his book, "Pillows - Designer Sewing Techniques". I signed up for his Yahoo group and started a new chapter in my life with fiber...