{"id":6701,"date":"2021-05-13T11:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T16:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=6701"},"modified":"2021-05-13T11:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T16:39:53","slug":"browsing-with-pinterest-as-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=6701","title":{"rendered":"Browsing With Pinterest, As You Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My regular readers know I browse with Pinterest probably weekly, and most times upload a few pins.  Particular things that inspire me, and when they do, I pin them, not to copy but be some kind of reminder of something that struck me.  I might save something for example on my &#8216;Holes&#8217; board, but it doesn&#8217;t mean the image is necessarily one of actual holes, just that it made me <em>think of holes of some kind<\/em>, and set me thinking about what I could do in fabric and stitch with this idea.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also trying to establish the habit of doing something, a small sample or a quick diagram <em>aide de memoire<\/em>, creative but quick, every day before I do other things in the studio.  So here are several more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"288\" data-attachment-id=\"6702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=6702\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog.jpg?fit=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog.jpg?resize=500%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-texture-samples-3-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The iron was a bit hot even using the teflon sheet, so both nylon fabrics wrinkled.<\/li><li>Pressing hard did not smoothe anything out and set wrinkles around the stitching in the orange. <\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">So was this a failure?<\/span> Definitely not &#8211; I&#8217;ve learned more about how this material handles, and there&#8217;s interesting  potential in that.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" data-attachment-id=\"6703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=6703\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C285&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,285\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog.jpg?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C285&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog.jpg?resize=500%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/neon-orange-3D-rolls-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A number of the presentations I&#8217;ve saved on my pinterest board are some style of <strong>3D fabric form<\/strong>, and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pickledgizzards.com\/moving-on-from-the-callesen-workshop\/\">Clarissa Calleson workshop<\/a> in Stitch Club last year, I was reminded of how stitch texture can be added to them.<\/li><li>These 3 small rolls ~8cm  to which I added a little stitchery, were enough to tell me the <em>stuffing needs to be much firmer <\/em>so that the shape doesn&#8217;t collapse.<\/li><li>The non-fray edge is nice to work with &#8211; but frayed edges are interesting, too &#8230;<\/li><li>Rolled fine leather shapes might be good to try.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And the third for this week is an exploration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/454019206191856525\/\">an interesting texture<\/a> I pinned, of what I think is a paper+stitch work, by  mixed media artist Takahiko Hayashi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=6709\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog.jpg?fit=473%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"473,153\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog.jpg?fit=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog.jpg?fit=473%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog.jpg?resize=497%2C161&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6709\" width=\"497\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog.jpg?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-Takahiko-Hayashi-detail-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Parts of the stitchery suggest vertical rows of fly stitches, but now I&#8217;ve done this  next sample, I&#8217;m not so sur.   I am sure the thread wasn&#8217;t polyester, from the way it&#8217;s sitting, but I feel ironing it would flatten it down.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-attachment-id=\"6708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=6708\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/textures-_-takahiko-hayashi-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Upper &#8211;  fly stitched, very loose<\/strong>. <strong> Lower &#8211; very loose straight stitches formed wefts across which I stitched, knotting at each one, a technique I haven&#8217;t used for ages<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>, and never that loose.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My regular readers know I browse with Pinterest probably weekly, and most times upload a few pins. Particular things that inspire me, and when they do, I pin them, not to copy but be some kind of reminder of something that struck me. I might save something for example on my &#8216;Holes&#8217; board, but it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[622],"class_list":["post-6701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-samples-evaluation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6uxpF-1K5","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6701"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6713,"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6701\/revisions\/6713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}