FROM CLAUDIA.

Received from Claudia in Austria, February 4th.

I like looking at other creative peoples blogs and this is how I found Claudia, also know as Wide Eyed Tree. I invited Claudia to participate in my little projects of textile letters, and luckily for me she accepted.
Claudia makes many nice things, among others crochet rugs, pretty envelopes and so amazing hand-carved stamp or stempel. These I am really in love with. Here you can see the work from Wide Eyed.

Claudia is a graphic designer and she knew since childhood she wanted to be creative and work with her hands.

The beautiful letter from Claudia full of Spring colors. Lovely!

This envelop and card is special, it is not that big, but it is so pretty.

A card and envelop made by Claudia with tea pots. I love the two light pink colors she have used in this design. When opening the envelop the logo of Wide Eyed comes, what a wonderful detail.

Another beautiful envelop by Andy Warhol.

Inside the envelop the colorfull card with greetings from Claudia.

A piece of textile full of Spring and happiness and a black/white card. I simple love the motif.

Dear Claudia, thank you so much for your amazing letter full of treasuries. Your envelop is hanging in my studio. I am so happy I have found somebody who likes moo minicard as much as myself.

FROM HERMINE.

Received from Hermine in Belgium, January 27.

My first textile letter ever have I received from Hermine from JOURNAL DE JOURS and now she has sent me one more. Right now Hermine is part of an exhibition at Huis van Alijn.
Hermine is a textile designer and she is working with so many fantastic and amazing projects. You can see some of her photos here.
The textile letter is divided into two. First part is Hermine's Words for Strangers project which I am now part of.

There is a little color theme; BLUE like indigo, which I love.
Hermine must some how know that I like the Boucherouite rags from Morocco, as the little card with red is one of these. Thank you.

The Words for Strangers project.
Hermine have send me this little package with notes, and some of them are empty for my own words. I am going to hang them on bikes, like she do, and take photos and send them back to her.

Pretty "old" photos from Huis van Alijn. I remember these kind of photos and have seen them in my grandmothers photo albums when I were a child. The white edge with the little zig zag reminds of the old times.

The second part of the textile letter was for me so touching and in a way it also took me  back in time.
First a little sample of Hermine's weaving in blue and white.



Hermine have found a book full of old bobin lace and so sweet as she is, she thought of me and sended me these beautiful pieces. Actually they are more than beautiful, pretty and amazing. They take me into another world of happiness.

They touched me, as my grandmother taught me to do bobin lace when I were 14 years. I still remember the evenings when I sat in her living room and she learned me how to do the spiders web. Later on when she became older she could not remember how to make it, and then it was me who had to help her to make the spiders web. It is because of this; bobin lace I am fascinated by the gauze weaving.

Dear Hermine, as I know you love cats a lot (from your photos), I am sending you a little sneak peak of my wonderful cat Osvald. He loves sleeping like here and he is now 14 years old. We have shared so many good things together, and he have always been there for me even when I have been sad. He is very special to me, so therefore this photo is for you.

Thank you so much for this so amazing letter. You already know how much it means to me with the bobinlace. These I will hang in my studio, as I like beeing surrounded by beautiful things that is close to my heart.

FROM JOY.

Received from Joy in USA, January 21.

A beautiful textile letter have come to me.
Joy lives in Colorado near the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband Brian and two children; Ian and Cora. She have been weaving since 2006.

Joy sended me a lot of beautiful items and I have made a little selection here.
The scarf to the left is in silk and Joy have handdyed it with onion skins.

In the fall Joy visited Japan with her husband and the white ribbon flowers is from there. It almost looks like a bracelet together with the two others I wear.

A woven sample from a scarf in Tsumuguto silk by Avril made by Joy in color effect. I really like this kind of weaving.

Beautiful recycled silk yarns. The colors are so fascinating.

The letter from Joy with two small handmade flowers.

Small buttons from Mongolia. These are used to be put on there traditional clothes. When I shake them, they make a beautiful sound.

Dear Joy, thank you so much for your textile letter.