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thistledown skip to main skip to sidebar thistledown thursday june 19 2008 small felty bits after i completed all of my school work i felt an urge to felt having not much space i felted up these small pieces which i then embroidered over the perfect little portable projects i actually did much of the sewing on the bus the first became a thank you gift the second became jewelry to wear on the opening night of my grad show i used merino wool which is absolutely dreamy for felting and silk thread as you can see i have a thing for french knots posted by jessica at 12 18 pm 6 comments thursday june 12 2008 the perfect cookie summer is the perfect time to cleanse one s diet what with all the fresh fruit and veg available i have resolved to do this therefore it was a bit of a stumble when i baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies last week i blame it on pms and the spate of cool cloudy weather we ve been having here in vancouver i am crazy about the chocolate chip cookie i have had wonderful chocolate chip cookies containing five kinds of flour nuts dried fruit and or various seeds etc but i remain devoted to the chocolate cookie in its pure and simple form and when i crave a chocolate chip cookie i have a particular cookie in mind tender and chewy i have not always been successful in baking said cookie and for quite some time i have been on the prowl for tips on how i can succeed i am pleased to report that last week i baked my best batch of chocolate chip cookies ever andrew and i are confident of this however there is no third or fourth opinion as we did not share the cookies with anyone else here is the recipe i cobbled together from various internet sources using mark bitman s how to cook everything recipe as a base there is nothing profound because as i stated the goal was simple tender and chewy the perfect cookie 1 stick 1 2 cup butter melted 1 stick 1 2 cup shortening i used the non hydroginated kind softened 1 2 cup white sugar 1 or slightly less cup brown sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 1 1 2 cup flour 1 heaping cup of rolled oats 1 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract about 2 cups chocolate chips preheat oven to 375 degrees combine flour oats baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl cream together butter shortening and sugars in a separate larger bowl add eggs until well blended add flour mixture to the batter stir until blended stir in vanilla and chocolate chips drop onto baking sheet bake for 8 10 minutes yum posted by jessica at 12 40 pm 3 comments monday june 2 2008 spring rabbits here is a series of yardages i printed for my final surface design project the pink one represents my first attempt at silkscreening with thickened natural dyes i used cochineal and osage orange i had mixed results with this particular fabric smooth shiny cotton with a very high thread count lovely to touch but not very good at sucking up the dye in the end it was a very satisfying experiment and i hope to do more printing with natural dyes in the future posted by jessica at 6 53 pm 3 comments thursday may 29 2008 back to earth we ve been back a week from the fabulous thistlethwaite family vacation to the british virgin islands what a time the highlights were sipping cocktails while relaxing in the sun with my wonderful family and snorkeling among the reefs just a stone s throw from our door i wish i had pictures of the sea turtles and the scores of beautiful fish that we saw every day here is my nephew michael s first snorkeling excursion he is accompanied by his dad and uncle andrew and on a craft related note i made myself a skirt for the occasion posted by jessica at 9 33 pm 2 comments wednesday may 28 2008 show the ferry building art gallery is in a fabulous location on the beach in west vancouver opening night of the show went really well quite a few friends and family members came out and a good time was had by all it rained and poured and most of the pictures from that night were dark and dreary here s one of the good ones my sister maryka made the trek from bellingham wa to west vancouver the rest of the pictures were taken on the day the show closed when i went to pick up my work a quilt by emmily stephens shibori indigo and mineral dyes a fabric book by gayle ramsden silkscreen cotton lace knitting needles a weaving by maddy andrews copper wire wool this is an extension of my crochet project it turned into quite a compulsion rose was weaving all week at the silk purse gallery just down the lane from the ferry building and here i am with the lovely and talented kimberly francis just before we took all the art off the walls posted by jessica at 9 13 pm 4 comments tuesday may 13 2008 grad show today is the opening of my grad show i ll be sure to take lots of pictures posted by jessica at 9 58 am 3 comments friday april 25 2008 moth the final weaving project our final weaving project was an open one i chose to revisit tapestry my first foray into tapestry was in my first semester the image of the moth in light came from holy the firm by annie dillard which i first read ten years ago there are many passages within that little book that have stayed with me one the most striking involves a moth that flies too close to the flame of a candle her wings burn and shrivel and her abdomen is caught upright in the candle s wax the abdomen is hollowed out by the fire but holds the flame what is left of the moth burns as a second wick until she is blown out late into the night so this tapestry is an attempt to capture part of that story it is 9 5 x 8 5 woven with cotton warp and wool silk and other unknown fibres in the weft the golden tan wool was dyed using arbutus bark the greys was dyed with arbutus and then dipped in an iron post mordant arbutus is a tree native to the pacific northwest incidentally they are plentiful on the pacific gulf islands were annie dillard wrote holy the firm posted by jessica at 6 47 pm 3 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me jessica vancouver bc canada originally from massachusetts i am currently living on the west coast with my husband andrew and a rabbit called diggory i am a second year student of textile arts at capilano college in north vancouver view my complete profile see more of my artwork jblthistle on flickr blog archive 2008 18 june 3 small felty bits the perfect cookie spring rabbits may 3 april 3 march 1 february 4 january 4 2007 20 november 3 october 6 september 11 links textiles at capilano college fox in the garden maryka cosymakes jess aaron and noah kaedra jesse jasper notes from wazoo farm the garden of eden of orchids and such ben the swanson log book bottomland caren sundays and holidays the carlson liers the wassell boys