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all i was intending to do was to stitch  down the Worm.   It went from there.   Of its own accord.   It wanted to Honor Worms and their Joy.   but began with those two plain scraps,  tho one was of Deb Lacativa,  but a pale Deb Lacativa  with a thrift store scrap of a cotton dress from who knows when ago.  An odd shape.     But i was waiting for the hot water to heat and i continued with the butterflies and then…the urge to find a backing….and i found possibilities and rinsed them,  hung them outside to dry on the Cloth Line and washed my hair.   Went to get them off the line and it just didn't stop till

here.

not one back cloth,  but two.   I've never done this before.   There was no question.  Both.   For     Worms.   Their Joy.   But then also on to me….the  Joy of this Cloth.   me and Them,  this Cloth.

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10 responses to “a complete surprise”

  1. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    The back cloths could not be more true: the reddish one that when you enlarge the photo speaks of rich dirt, the shapes in the cloth, pebbles, maybe eggs of some kind, tiny earth formations, bug nests and on and on. Worms burrowing into the good rich earth, waiting for the warming, the coming of the layers of green, the topping of weeds and grass that speak of spring,as in the soft green marked 2nd cloth, the coming of Spring, the time of planting…

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  2. Liz A Avatar

    may your needle make its way easily through the layers … of cloth, of meaning …

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  3. CatherinE Avatar

    A lovely combination! It reminds me of soil somehow. Honoring the worms, hurray!

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  4. jude Avatar

    I do this a lot but I cut away from behind the first backing cloth after basting. still looks the same from the front but reduces thickness. and I get leftovers.

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  5. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    The two backs frame your worm perfectly .. yes to what Jude said about cutting away from the back especially if it’s a treasured fabric.

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    i love the way it happened

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    it is still very thin, delicate

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    yes…it is like all the worlds within the soil

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar

    yes…you taught us this. I thought about it, but just
    needed to stay as is. it’s still very delicate, light

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar

    i considered it, but for whatever reason, wanted it as is.

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