It's Spring here in our garden. Although the weather has been warm on a few days , it has been often wet and cold and yet the garden is blooming beautifully. Every September, for the last couple of years, I have participated in #SeptTextileLove - a daily response to prompts by the Seam Collective to share a love of textile art.... here are my September days 11-20 ... Day 11- Reverse Reverse side of an upcycled jacket Upcycling an old denim jacket with boro type stitching/mending Day 12 : Sloppy Craft What about the name of the movement – “sloppy craft”? “Sloppy” is really a sound bite kind of name, irresistible once spoken out loud. The reference was used extensively with textile and fabric art, but examples can be found in all the crafts. “Sloppy” indicates intentionality, which might not be the case with the art. “Sloppy Craft” is an unfortunate phrase — perhaps other names like “informal” “casual” or “raw” would be less jarring than “s...
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