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The Stencil Project Number One. A series of surface textile designs created with freezer paper stencil resists and Procion MX Dye on repurposed 100% cotton sheeting. This series is about simple complexity, primitive shapes, positive and negative space, and varied repeats. The work is intended to be reproduced in complimentary sets on organic cotton fabric for yardage. Yasmin Sabur 2011, 24X24 inches. I love working in textile design resist processes. The processes range from the relatively simple process of tie dye and some basic shibori and adire to multi colored silk screens. What they all have in common is the use of a substance to block out areas of fabric, which don't accept color when dyed or painted. The Stencil Project Number Two. A series of surface textile designs created with freezer paper stencil resists and Procion MX Dye on repurposed 100% cotton sheeting. This series is about simple complexity, primitive shapes, positive and negative space, and varied repeats....

 And the winners are: Diane, Tien, Karen, Leah Sophia and Cheryl. The new year is off to a great start. Thank all of you, so much, for celebrating with me. I'd like to promise that next year will be quieter, but I know that's not true. Yasmin

This is a three day Giftaway. Slightly different from the others. I'll need to randomly select someone to receive this gift from those who leave comments over the next three days. Good luck! And the gift is TADA - three pillow covers. The pillows are hand sewn by me, covered on the front in three complimentary yasmintoo fabrics created from one hand dyed silk shibori piece,  digitally edited to produce three separate patterns and digitally printed on organic cotton sateen. The pillow backs are off white linen with an envelope closing. Each pillow measures 16 X16 inches. yasmintoo pillow cover, organic cotton sateen front, linen envelope back; hand dyed shibori, digitally edited and printed. These pillows are a peek into the future of yasmintoo. I am creating  fabric which will be based on hand processed motifs which are then edited in Illustrator and Photoshop to create complimentary fabric strike ups. After each pattern is completed, it is electronically ...

Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening and for some good night. Today's giftaway from yasmintoo is four sets of four lino cut cards, with matching envelopes. Your choice of a mixed or matched set. I'll choose the design and card stock color. The images are examples of the card sets. Some of the lino blocks were cut in 2009 and 2010. Others are archival, carved in the 1980s. Isn't it wonderful that lino blocks have such a long life? Leave a comment, tell me if you want a mixed or a matched set, first come, first served. You know what we're celebrating.  This block was carved in 2009. Printed on a natural paper, mounted on trifold card stock  This block was carved in 2009. Printed on a natural paper, mounted on recycled card stock  This block was carved in the 1980s. Printed on a natural paper, mounted on recycled card stock Another archival block carved in the 1980s. Printed on a natural paper, mounted on recycled card stock This block w...

You know the drill leave a comment, the gifts are first come, first served. Today's birthday gift is three sets of hand dyed linen napkins. Each set is one gift. These are great for using in quilts. The sets are numbered, leave the number in your comment. Happy Birthday! All of the sets Number One Number Two Number Three

Choose a gift by leaving a comment. First come first served. This is my birthday present to you. There are four shirts with this design on the front. Women's size large, 100% percent cotton. The image is a lino cut I designed in the 1980's. Still works today. Happy Birthday!

First come, first served. Pick your shirt, leave a comment, include your email address. I'll let you know that you're getting a Birthday Gift. One gift per person. I will be gifting for eight days, from June 21st thru June 28th. Upcycled Jones Wear, 100% cotton, hand dyed, size Medium Caslon, Upcycled, 100% cotton hand dyed t-shirt, size Small American Eagle, upcycled, 100% cotton, hand dyed tank, size Extra Small Upcycled, GAP tank, 100% cotton, hand dyed, size Large Visit http://yasmintoo.etsy.com/ , I'm having a Big 63% OFF Birthday Sale. Happy Birthday!

Find this scarf at yasmintoo.etsy.com, now 63% OFF 1. Where - http://yasmintoo.etsy.com/ 2. What - all yasmintoo items are 63% OFF the listed price. All silk scarves, yardage, fat quarter, and artifacts. 3. When - Tuesday, June 21st thru Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Four hand dyed repurposed linen napkins, now 63% OFF 4. How - you may purchase on Etsy , the yasmintoo Facebook page , or by emailing me . I accept credit cards, PayPal, checks and money orders on Etsy . You may pay thru PayPal, checks and money orders if you are buying from FB or directly from me . 5. I will reserve items if you need more time, email, convo or comment to let me know you need an item reserved.  All purchases must be completed by Tuesday, July 5th. 6. Please let me know if you are purchasing for a gift shop or a business, so the items can be tagged properly. "Sudan", small collectible artifact, now 63% OFF 7. Ask as many questions as you need to. Leave a comment on FB , send a convo...

Some folks manage to be laid back and composed when it comes to birthdays. Others wish to never get a year older. Not me. I love my birthday. I get excited like a little kid. I don't have a problem with letting everyone know that I am a year older or how many years all of those birthdays add up to. My birthday is June 26th, and I am getting giddy. It's my birthday, it's my birthday. O joy, what fun, what glee, what pure dee happy pleasure. This year I want to share all of these good feelings with you. So for one week from June 21st through June 28th, please accept my birthday gift to you of 63% off all items in my yasmintoo.etsy.com store. I promise birthday wrappings, balloons, and something sweet. Wish I could send you all some shortcake and strawberries with whipped cream on top. If you are not familiar with  Etsy here are some things you need to know: 1. Yes, you do have to sign up to buy something on Etsy, not hard. At the very top of the Etsy home page on...

(Part 1 of the Tuesday's Designer - Tali Weinberg post was a review of the exhibit "Good Work" at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY. Tali curated this show.) Tuesday's Designer - Tali Weinberg Part 2 Tali Weinberg is a Brooklyn-based artist and activist. Currently, Tali is an artist in residence at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY. Tali will have a solo show at TAC in July . The reception is July 8th with open studios July 9th and 10th. At the exhibit you will have an opportunity to view Tali's weavings, quilts and art installations. Tali's work and words: “I find beauty and liberation in the ability to take something apart in order to create something new and the knowledge that amidst constraint we have an abundance of choice in how we produce meaning, objects, and social lives.”   "Light as a feather, this handwoven silk scarf has been dyed with natural indigo using a woven shibori technique." Tali Weinberg, available at Tali...