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Detail of a Shibori Dyed Indigo Embroidered Pillow

Front panel of linen and voile for a pillow

Arashi Shibori dyed in an indigo vat by Carlyn Clark

Arashi Shibori, on the pole, by Carlyn Clark

Arashi Shibori, after 8 dips in an indigo vat, by Carlyn Clark

Arashi shibori pole in the indigo vat

ready to go into the indigo vat

Arashi Shibori Panel by Carlyn Clark

16.5" x 18.75" Linen panel, indigo vat dyed after hira-nui and ori-nui shibori stitching by Carlyn Clark

Zigzag Quilt by Carlyn Clark for the Riley Blake Fabric Challenge Spring 2016 with the Modern Quilt Guild

10" square embroidered by Carlyn Clark on cotton dyed by Delaney Clark for the #drawtheline campaign

I stitched up a 10" square of cotton dyed by my daughter, Delaney Clark, in response to a notice on the Textile Arts Center blog:

"On March 2nd, 2016, the United States Supreme Court will hear the most important reproductive rights case in almost 25 years. The decision will determine whether Texas can shut down nearly all abortion care providers in the state and prevent 5.4 million women of reproductive age from accessing the healthcare they need.

Using craft as activism, artist Chi Nguyen — in partnership with the Textile Arts Center and the Center for Reproductive Rights — is holding a series of stitch-ins to make physical the number of women whose right to safe and legal abortion is currently at risk. With each line representing an individual woman, the 5.4 Million

and Counting project is only finished when all 5.4 million lines are embroidered.

The public is invited to Draw the Line by joining the embroidery process at the stitch-ins, or by sending in their own 10×10” swatches with as many tally marks (卌) as they would like to embroider. All swatches will be patched onto a larger quilt to be used at the Supreme Court rally on March 2nd, 2016."

Although the initial hearing has already been held, squares can still be submitted in anticipation of the final decision in June. Information on where to send your square can be found on this Textile Arts Center blog post.

Original article and pictures take http://www.carlynclark.com/blog-on-my-artistic-process/ site