hall monitor

rounding up some stragglers… like the stop sign patches.

kept it simple, but had some challenges with design transfer. given the circumstances, using stencils worked really well.

picked up some red velveteen fabric from “the depot” (aka “garbage arts”) and added fusible stabilizer for structure.

transferring the design to the velveteen pile was a no-go (tried it… was a mess). instead, traced the reversed design onto the stabilizer. stitched outlines in stem stitch from the wrong side, which gave me outlines in back stitch from the right side – bingo.

4-way stop pooty-hoop

revisiting process photos reminded me that i watched all of ‘BoJack Horseman’ while working on these earlier this year – woof…

i also spy my hand fan, which i lost somewhere along my walk to work last Saturday. bummed. it was one of my most favorite shapes.

the webby bits leading back to anchor knots look neat. those knots are temporary though and get cut away in the end.

one, two, three, and four. farthest right is the prototype. lives on my jacket now – left shoulder.

so happy with the velveteen. it does shed, though.

lint rolling the edges before adding the border cut down on fluff everywhere, gunking up the stitches. ended up with a little sticker monster at the end, too.

edges all finished. backside view, before getting tagged.

hand-sewn polyester ribbon tags. fussy, sure – but i enjoy it.

thread glyphs on the backside – an unexpected delight.

“hall monitor” lookin’ ass…

nice, nice, nice

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finished these in May. sorta feel like i’ve neglected processing them – didn’t mean to.

feel that way about a few things in the queue and i’m doing my best to maintain, and sometimes regain, momentum.

i don’t have a segue, but this and this are mixes that came together last week. leaving some evidence of them somewhere instead of waiting for… i don’t know! so, there they are!

ok, bye bye!