Marcia's Studio Day Three

I brought in my new Orange Jacket which Marcia was gracious enough to model. The back has a Flower Collar from Southwest China. Worn by men for ceremonies it has extremely intricate stitching and applique.
It is hard to see the black band down the front.
I am not entirely sure that I like it. Perhaps its just too " orange".
After all this modeling Suki had to check herself out in the mirror.

Orange Jacket Day Six

I finished the "rough work" on my orange jacket. Next is the lining, band and sewing it together. Then we will be moving on to turquoise jackets. Marcia has the back and fronts of her blue (formerly orange) jacket almost finished.

She is going to sew a beaded belt from Solola, Guatemala to one side of the front to add some sparkle.

Inspector Suki takes a well deserved nap after a hard day of surveying her domain.

Orange Jacket Day Five, Ecuadorian Wool Rugs

I am cleaning out closets and found a pile of handwoven wool rugs from Ecuador which I am going to sell. I brought them with me and Inspector Suki checks them over for comfort and possible flaws. The red rugs are sold and the blue rug is still for sale. (As of 5-5, this blue rug is sold. The smaller blue rug is still available)

The red rugs are all sold except the ones with the hats below.

The blue rug is still for sale. (The blue rug is sold as of June 17th)

This rug is in two different colorways (the second isn't shown) and is still for sale

I finished the fronts on the orange jacket and started work on the sleeves. Since the orange jackets continue to morph into other colors we have decided to place a temporary halt on their design and move on to turquoise jackets for a future project.

Since Inspector Suki guarded my fabric on my last visit she decided to avoid any signs of favoritism and guard Marcia's fabric.

"Orange" Jacket Sew In Day Four

Inspector Suki, ever vigilant, guards a piece of my fabric against all intruders. Then tries to take a break, as usual, in Beth's chair.

Marcia begins to make progress on her jacket, which is looking a little blue at this point.

And Beth composes some beautiful sleeves and tries to convince us that the gold strips are really orange.

And at the end of the day the jacket is all but finished. Its a beauty!

The yellow strips at the very bottom will become a print.

Inspector Suki takes a well earned nap under her "tent" in the afternoon.

And I have made a bit of progress on the jacket fronts.