Dreamthreads

by Michele O’Reilly

Swinging Soy

Hand painted soy protein fiber woven in a doup leno structure.

Jacket is an original design with soft drape and shape.

Faced with hand dyed china silk

Long loose style straight jacket

from indigo dyed rayon .

Flirting

With the Boys

At the

CarWash

I and II

Short crop cut jacket (Vogue pattern)

with 3/4 sleeve.

 

Lady in Red

Woven shibori godets skirt panel and swing jacket trim with purchased tencel fabric.

Hand painted tencel shawl with twisted fringe.

Hand knit lace shawl from natural alpaca.

Natures Realm

Hand painted  soy protein threads.  Sleeveless asymmetrical top.

Midnight Waterfall

Handpainted tencel shawl with beaded twisted fringe.

Cotton Kimono.

Blending green to blue

Handpainted Tencel Poncho

Hand dyed tencel

Swing jacket with ultrasuede trim.

Weaving with The Gals

50th Anniversary Shawl for Illinois Prairie Weavers Guild Challenge.  Cotton and Glitz in Huck  structure.

           Chele sells SeaCell by the Seashore

Indigo dyed Seacell/wool handwoven fabric jacket with  Double Ikat patchwork front panel.  Fully lined with handpainted chna silk.

 

Liquid Silk

Handpainted Silk chenille full length Ruana, with handpainted tencel ply-split trim braid.

Car wash style skirt from hand painted tencel panels

(think of the strips in the car wash swaying as you walk!!)

All fully lined wit hand painted china silk.

Mother Earth

Handpainted Bamboo and tencel fiber shawl. With handtwisted fringe.

Godess Moon

Handpainted Bamboo and Tencel fiber shawl with handtwisted fringe.