After years of creating quilt art, particularly my thread-painted landscapes, I realized that I love thread even more than I love fabric. This lead me to develop a series of sculptures, made only of free-motion stitched threads. It is a multistep process, involving much planning in order to go from a flat surface of threads to a three-dimensional object.
Willow Tree Tea set
The cup is made of willow leaves. The base has tree rings, similar to the saucer.
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Dogwood Tree Tea Set
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White Oak teapot
Maple Tree Tea Set
Sycamore Tree Tea Set
The "knob" on the lid is the seed ball
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Magnolia Tree Tea Set
The "knob" on the lid is a budding flower
Butterflies Basket
Bluejay Basket
Inspired by fluttering bluejay wings
Click here to see how I developed this technique, and more sculptural thread pieces.
Jewelry and gift items are on another page.