kate hart studio

fiber arts & woodworking

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all wood is reclaimed from projects by our family business, Natural State Treehouses,

 
ever make a quilt so ugly you don’t even want to look at it? tried to challenge my type A nature by randomly pulling scraps & did not love the results. it’ll be a good camping quilt though. ••• #scrapquilt #scrapbusting
some mistakes I’ve made lately. 1) cut the backing wrong & couldn’t fix it with edging. also need to get some other colors of Nylo. 2) hey did you know the paper will show through translucent beads me neither. 3) made this wonky thin
did some speed beading in the car on the way to Ittafama ••• #beadedearrings #chickasaw #choctaw #muskogeeknot #learningtobead
Norbert isn’t sure what the hell this is either. ••• #modernembroidery #stitchdoodlesembroidery #seedstitch #turkeywork #frenchknots #satinstitch #cheapyarn #artexperiment
first time attempting the #beadthisinyourstylechallenge — glad it came back! ••• #april2023beadthisinyourstyle #chickasaw #choctaw #learningtobead #beadembroidery #beadwork
still a little wonky but making progress ••• #learningtobead #chickasaw #choctaw #beadedpin #arkansaspride
heavily in my rainbow phase. also my “just put shit together & see how it turns out” phase & my “oh hey gotta leave a border for edge beading, time to start over” phase. ••• #scrapquilting #scrapbusting
there’s a joke to be made here about only my lines being straight. ••• #beading #chickasaw #choctaw #queerfolksbelongeverywhere #oklahomapride #learningtobead
promised to share more mistakes & while this turned out sort of okay, I learned a lot making it (such as: you can always add beads but they’re a pain to remove, bead directly onto the backing instead of adding a layer of Pellon, don’t
more wisdom from Natalie Goldberg • #modernembroidery #satinstitch #writingadvice #adviceforartists
#marchmeetthemaker2023 day 3 ~ snippet: I always have a geometric piece in progress for stitching in public bc if I’m sewing words, people feel the need to comment on the sentiment & I’m not that big a fan of people. did make myself u
#igquiltfest2023 ~ first quilts: made as wedding gifts for HS & college friends with squares contributed by their loved ones. it’s been a minute since then — slides 1&2 are 2004 & slide 3 is 2002. I handed out pieces for the l
#marchmeetthemaker2023 day 1 &2 ~ brand origin & about me: I originally named my store The Badasserie to tie into an interview series that tied into my main gig as an author. that series ended a few years ago & badassery doesn’t int
mahli nakbatiipoli’ (rainbow wind) ••• #modernembroidery #rainbowaesthetic #southeasterntribes #chickasaw #choctaw #splitstitch #splitstitchembroidery
large-scale weaving project #wattlefence #usewhatyougot #halfasshomesteading #hillbillyaesthetic #ozarkmountains
a swing & a miss. pulled it all to try again. ••• #progressnotperfection #learningcurve #showyourwork #mistakesweremade #beadingishard
taught myself to edge bead & made some matching earrings *** #beading #seedbeads #chickasaw #choctaw #beadedbracelets #beadedearrings #learningnewthings #progressnotperfection
I know “sucking at something is the first step at being good at something,” but honestly what’s harder for me is the mediocre middle. it looks… pretty good? except for here and here and um this spot here… anyway. prog