garen boekje,,,, folded book,,,,

I got some questions about the book here are more pictures to let you see inside the compartments
there are 11 compartments  so lots of little secrets to carry with you

I am collaring the book to give it a special  look

a beautiful day

the woman in the Dong villages making these  books for there embroidery yarn needles and so
they make the paper from leaves and grass  the fabric is also made by the woman and dyed with indigo
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 and yesterday I went to a workshop to make my own  garenboekje
a wonderful day and I am very pleased with my book

Miao patchwork

my first try of Miao Patchwork
Silk from the Miao people
it is 4-4 cm

Miao patchwork

The first time I found the Miao patchwork was in the museum in Leeuwarden there was a exhibition about the history of quilts
here were costumes of the miao people and I was in love, so beautiful and I wanted to know about this technique of patchwork and embroidery.
Well yesterday was the big day and what a day it was

A workshop given by Ien Rappoldt was a great pleasure she is a great story teller, she goes every year to the miao people to learn from them .