My daughter the compulsive scrap collector.

My daughter, who has been a partner in crime as far as stashing & collecting fabric goes, is now selling the stunning & gargantuan fabric collection which she amassed over the past 1 year while in India.
So far, my Indian friends & I have been the lucky recipients of her finds.
She will be putting up the collection for sale after the 20th of March, once she has returned to the UK (Cambridge). However, she's put up pictures of her collection on her blog.
As a weaver & fiber artist, she has extensive knowledge of textiles & their availability, especially in India. Feel free to ask her for special requests or orders before the 27th of Feb 2009.

Embroidered & appliqued Sunset made with silk & wool rovings

Inspiration for this wallpiece came from an actual sunset seen from my balcony. By the time I made the background,the ideas for the composition kept changing & reshaping. Some wool & silk rovings went under a layer of tissue. Some were overlapping. An orange hillock appeared. Woolen & silk tassels cut from left over fabics came in handy as grasses. The lowermost layer is of khadi silk. The trees are in the process of being made, using yarn & embroidery. It's all handstitched, without using any glue. I shall be completing the picture in a few days with little more embroidery added to it. I find such work extremely soothing for my nerves...almost like meditation!!

More linen & bedcovers in cotton & silk

Hi all!
I'm uploading images on my mother's behalf. She's currently undergoing treatment & rehab for her chronic migraine.

Below are images of linen projects that were completed by her over the past 8-10 years.
The rooster curtain & some of the vibrant bed linen below are by far my favorites.

Enjoy!


Above: Appliqued rooster curtain in handwoven fabrics.

Above: log cabin table cover made during a past Xmas.

Above: bed cover made from silks.







Above: "waste not want not". A maple-leaf bed cover made from fabric scraps.



Above: bedcover made from handwoven & brocade sarees in silk.


Above: A bed cover for my 18 year old son!