Female, Ice Cream, Empty & Stash
S Female : Strelitzia but don't think pink!
A sexist guess at the colour of the strelitzia's female part might be anything but blue.
However, the blue petals are the female organs.
Have a look at the link below to gain further insight into the fertilisation process and the role of the blue petals. The white stamen is described as a spathe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia
However, the blue petals are the female organs.
Have a look at the link below to gain further insight into the fertilisation process and the role of the blue petals. The white stamen is described as a spathe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia
S Ice Cream: Semifreddo with Strawberry and 'Shockolate' 
These are the ingredients and Donna Hay's recipe for Semifreddo, an Italian ice cream which I will not be making this Easter! The strawberries are my addition as I like strawberry ice cream with chocolate. Ice cream is my enemy! I will have to continue my regime of strawberries and yoghurt as my feet appreciate not having to carry around all those ingredients.
S Empty: Shibori
In Shibori, indigo tie-dyeing, it's really about what's not 'there' and the beauty of empty space.
I started with a length of pale blue silk. I folded the piece in three diagonal sections and then blocked areas on these pleats with string, pegs and jumper-lead clamps. The excitement came when undoing and taking away all the 'hardware', revealing the 'empty sections' where the indigo had not penetrated/permeated. I'm now waiting for the second workshop in May so that I can complete the coverlet with some mocha silk and perhaps do some sashiko quilting on it.
S Stash: Selvage Strips
A few years ago, Down Under Quilts published an article about using selvage strips to make skirts, dresses (yes, mega metres needed), bags etc. So I started collecting them but have never used them. In a recent, online, pincushion swap, my partner, Chris from Lansing, Michigan sent me this wonderful pincushion which she had made from her stash of selvage strips. I love it!
Perhaps we should call them 'salvage' or 'upcycling' strips?!?
The DUQ article is at the following link:
http://www.downunderquilts-digital.com/downunderquilts/issue139?pg=24#pg23
The DUQ article is at the following link:
http://www.downunderquilts-digital.com/downunderquilts/issue139?pg=24#pg23
Great collection of Ss!
ReplyDeleteYour shibori is beautiful. I hadn't thought about it from the "empty" perspective before, so thank you for expressing it that way. You've given me food for thought.
very clever and original.
ReplyDeleteI love your shibori dyeing. Tried it once and it was such a success I have never tried it since:
ReplyDeleteI love learning new things through this challenge! Who knew about Strezlitzia? I agree your conception of "empty" and shibori is very creative. And: to find another selvedge collector! Love this post.
ReplyDeleteYour ideas for s are very clever. I would never have thought about the shibori or the Strezlitzia.
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