Fiber Talk Interviews Margaret Kinsey of MAK Inc. Designs

Fiber Talk's latest interview is with Margaret Kinsey of MAK Inc. Designs.

https://wetalkfiber.com/2021/09/19/fiber-talk-with-margaret-kinsey/

You can see some of her amazing work on her website.  She specializes in Japanese Embroidery, rozashi, and silk and metal designs, many of which are on Congress cloth.

https://www.makincdesigns.com

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© Copyright September 19, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Rozashi by Margaret Kinsey

Brenda has become enamored with rozashi, a 7th Century Japanese style of embroidery done on a special ground fabric called ro. 
https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/02/rozashi-ornament-east-meets-west-21118.html

Brenda's been taking classes from Margaret Kinsey, whose website is here.  This is the page on rozashi but there is more here for the curious needle worker.  Have fun exploring.
http://makincdesigns.com/index_files/Page606.htm

I found two photos of rozashi being worked that shows the ro fabric well.  This is from a Japanese site.
http://nakajimaya.com/pictures/rozashi-m.jpg

This is from a blog that appears to be defunct now.  But the photo is revealing.  I hope you enjoyed seeing a totally different style of stitching.  It's always fascinating to see what other needleworkers do.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojZs2wuF4avzt0wTl5H60_4PbO5EprQxLPpHAFfVzBJ271moBGPtLgQgRC0hCeuhSYmEddr33V8bLwH525N4IzLQbO8Q92lwLQyCzp3I5yyUwaCnS8nkJJVbQ-dkzS9thd_O5PopYERCF/s1600/186.JPG

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© Copyright February 11, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Magnet Docks and Slice Tweezers

Nimble Needle has the coolest tools!  Karen is taking a Margaret Kinsey silk and metal embroidery class with her local EGA chapter.  She talks about the class on her blog.  The fact that many of the threads are no longer available makes me sad.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/07/metal-work-gold-work-embroidery-with.html

On a happier note, I did not know that the Evertite dock magnets (made to clip over your Evertites) came in two widths.  The larger magnet is for Evertites that are 19-33 inches long while the smaller dock magnet is for anything 18 inches or less.  I didn't realize that Evertites had different widths, depending on their length, but that makes sense.  A longer Evertite has to be wider to support the weight.

Evertite dock magnets seem like very useful items, particularly if you want to use a magnet but don't like them clamped on your needlepoint canvas.  Nimble Needle has them in stock but not on their website, so here are photos from elsewhere.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/madoforevwpo1.html

I had never heard of Slice tweezers, either!  Slice Soft Touch Tweezers are available quite a few places.  I don't know if Nimble Needle stocks them or not.  Shop around as the prices vary from $19.99 to $25.  They come in red or stainless steel handles.  (The red finish is non-slip, in case that's important to you.)
http://www.sliceproducts.com/product/slanted-soft-touch-tweezers

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© Copyright July 15, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

While Susan and I Were Talking....

While Susan and I were discussing the Maggie Lane dragon design she's stitching, we got to talking about silk and metal embroidery and folks who teach Asian inspired designs. I thought you might like to revisit the websites of the stitching masters of these techniques.  All three teach nationwide, so keep your eyes open in case one comes to a guild or seminar near you.  I'm going to list them in alphabetical order with their website link.  Explore and be amazed!

Margaret Kinsey teaches silk and metal embroidery and also Rozashi, which is a style of Japanese embroidery on a special fabric.
http://www.makincdesigns.com/index.htm

Judy Soulitis is a master of silk and metal embroidery but recently she has fallen under the spell of beads.  Be sure you explore her website thoroughly.
http://www.judysouliotis.com/Judys_Needlework/Home.html

Kay Stanis does silk and metal embroidery inspired by, but not limited to, Japanese design and Medieval illuminated books.  Don't miss her Gallery.
http://www.the-gilded-edge.com/Home.html

UPDATE:  Kay will do a class for ANG starting early next year.  Clink on the links for more details about the costs and timing.
http://needlepoint.org/CorrClasses/classes/hiogi.php

I love visiting these websites, studying their creations and hoping one day to be able to create masterpieces of my own.


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