“Morning Calm” Pojagi Complete

My son loved his pojagi!  Here it is, backlit.  Which is how he’ll be seeing it, hanging in his window.

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Pojagi seams are heavy, like those on blue jeans.  This creates the thickness that resists light penetration and gives the stained glass look.

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I had shown him the fabrics in advance, so he had an idea about what it would look like.  Being an artist’s son, he decided to give it a title:  Morning Calm.  (Good name, right?) I had him write it for me in Korean, and I embroidered it on the bottom corner.

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Knowing that it would be backlit, I thought is was important that the embroidery thread not travel on the backside.  So, I took care to avoid that, (which was tricky.)

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We were both really happy with the results.

Ellen Lindner
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6 Comments

  1. debby says:

    Wow, I love this. I had to go back and read how you constructed the seams (very good description!) Its really beautiful. I can see some interesting uses for it.

  2. Thanks, Debby! I like it, too, but I’m anxious to get back to some color, collage, and freedom from measuring!

  3. perfect name for a beautiful piece! like you, i thrive on color and a splash of controlled chaos…but there is a peacefulness about this that is lovely…a church, a chapel, meditation room or naturally, a bedroom are all perfect places for it to hang. wonderful collaboration.

  4. Wanda says:

    That is a lot of flat fell seams! I remember doing them on all of the shirts I made for my dad and brothers. I really like all of your value choices to keep it calm and yet interesting.

  5. Thanks, Wanda. It WAS a lot of those seams!

  6. Ann hanewald says:

    Are there instructions for pojagi?