~ A Fine Line ~

 There is a famous quote among artists...

'Everything starts from a dot'

with the quote credited to Wassily Kandinsky, 

a Russian artist who lived from 1866 to 1944.

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I hear this quote in my head every time I put pen to paper, 

thread to cloth or wool to linen.

most of the time, my thoughts are jotted down rapidly...

then translated into fine line drawing first, 

... and are finally applied to their textile medium, or watercolor paint.

I have long been a 'doodler' 

and enjoy keeping my sketchbooks filled with inspirational words 

and small quick rough drafts in pencil and ink.

you never know what will turn out from these impromptu pages,

but I've been mulling an idea in my mind for some time now

~ and I think it's time I put them together...

it's a punch needle pattern book called

The Garden of Weedin'

{yes, it is a word-play on the Garden of Eden scheme of things, 

and again, yes, intended primarily for punch needle ;) }

Like my other desktop-published books {printed/bound by me, right here at NFF}

 this one will be spiral bound so you can more easily trace your designs onto your weavers cloth

... and all pages are one-sided as well, so there isn't any confusing 'bleed-through' 

of another design coming through while you trace.

So

here is my draft cover;

Wassily Kandinsky
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/wassilykan380803.html Wassily Kandinsky

and 

here are small glimpses into the not-quite-ready pages ~

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 and the back cover too...

with a small excerpt of my idea for the book.

I am in the process of punching some of the designs from this book, 

so that you can better see the finished, intended & shall I say: UNIQUE use for it's patterns ~

as always, the threads I'm using will be Valdani & DMC {all 6 strands} in my favorite colors.

BUT

There are no color-placement instructions included in this book, 

as I want YOU to find your own colors to use for your own personal Garden of Weedin'...

There are 13 actual 'pattern' pages, 

with some pages having multiple patterns on them.

just lots of folky designs & 'primsical' motifs 

{my made-up word for primitive + whimsical}

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised...

at least I hope so!

Have a beautiful & creative day my sweet friends!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori