Ammonite
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Technique:	running stitch in spiral path going through both layers of shirt (front & back), pulled tight from center
Inspiration:	Ammonite fossils, especially ones like Dactylioceras from Germany; knowledge of technique
Dye(s):	Indigo

Lines
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Technique:	running stitch on pleat down center; line of sections of pleat folded and tied; line of groups of three cross-pleats tied; line of little individual ties
Inspiration:	my own head
Dye(s):	Indigo

Moonbeams
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Technique:	running stitch on pleats going through both layers of shirt (front & back), pulled tight from ends at shirt neck
Inspiration:	rays of light
Dye(s):	Indigo with under-dye of purplish Procion (to imitate "bloom" of West African indigo cloths)

Moons and Suns
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Technique:	points pulled up on alternating sides of shirt including fabric of both layers of shirt (front & back), wrapped with string
Inspiration:	Yoruba (SW Nigeria) adire oniko designs with oshu, "moons"
Dye(s):	Indigo with under-dye of purplish Procion (to imitate "bloom" of West African indigo cloths)

Nyongui Tournant variation
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Technique:	running stitch in semicircles on pleats through both layers of shirt (front & back), pulled tight from top edge of shirt
Inspiration:	Mande design called "nyongui tournant" in Guinea, similar designs also done by Mande peoples in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Senegal
Dye(s):	Indigo with under-dye of purplish Procion (to imitate "bloom" of West African indigo cloths)

Reflections
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Technique:	half diamond lines composed of little individual ties through right and left sides of shirt, smaller half diamond tied on opposite side from larger, oversewn diamond in center
Inspiration:	my odd little brain
Dye(s):	Indigo

Shadows
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Technique:	shirt folded into fourths, accordion-pleated diagonally, bound tightly with string
Inspiration:	Yoruba (SW Nigeria) pattern, name unknown
Dye(s):	Indigo with under-dye of purplish Procion (to imitate "bloom" of West African indigo cloths)

Spiral
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Technique:	spiral of medium-small individual ties
Inspiration:	Nigerian (Hausa and Yoruba) spiral adire, especially the Hausa variety called mai shinkafa ("the one with rice")
Dye(s):	Indigo

Split Loops
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Technique:	ruching: parallel lines of running stitch sewn on double cloth (right and left sides of shirt) to form a sleeve-case in which a pvc pipe is inserted, stitches pulled tight resulting in the fabric of the sleeve-case becoming scrunched up on the pipe
Inspiration:	playing with the technique
Dye(s):	Indigo with under-dye of purplish Procion (to imitate "bloom" of West African indigo cloths)

Zigzags Crossing/Tsiyotsiyo Unalhiu
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Technique:	pattern oversewn (whip-stitched) on shirt folded down center
Inspiration:	Pomo (California Native American) basketry pattern called tsiyotsiyo unalhiu ("zigzags crossing") in Central Pomo
Dye(s):	Indigo

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Nyongui Tournant variation
Technique:	running stitch in semicircles on pleat down center; running stitch straight down edges
Inspiration:	Mande design called "nyongui tournant" in Guinea, similar designs also done by Mande peoples in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Senegal
Dye(s):	Indigo with under-dye of purplish Procion (to imitate "bloom" of West African indigo cloths)
Fabric:	Cotton blend (Poly-Cotton?), machine knit or crochet, medium-heavy, wonderful drape, cool "nubby" texture; the synthetic (including the "nubs") does not dye, giving a beautiful speckled surface

The Universe, a "Few" Years Ago
Technique:	various sizes of pulled up or twisted areas tied off and wrapped; small to medium individual ties
Inspiration:	my own head
Dye(s):	Indigo
Fabric:	100% cotton twin-size sheet

A Walk on the Moon
Technique:	large thread spools tied into fabric and wrapped with string; medium individual ties in wandering line
Inspiration:	my own head
Dye(s):	Indigo
Fabric:	100% cotton twin-size sheet