5 posts tagged “homemade”
A while back, I posted photos of my new Inkle loom, which I WON in a drawing. Well...I had warped it twice, with some disappointing yarn choices, so I finally re-warped it two days ago with some vintage sewing thread given to me by my dear friend and neighbor, Angelia. It is done in a light purple, darker purple and a deep wine color.
The thread was so thin that I felt my large wooden shuttle would not be the right size for the project, so I grabbed my copper (brass?) shuttle that my friend Clancy made for my net tying, as in fishing or decorative nets. It was kind of tarnished, because I haven't made any netting in a long time, but as I used it to weave the ribbon on my inkle loom, it polished up so nicely with just the oils from my hands! Lovely. He is also Noreen Crone-Findlay's Son-In-Law, I might add!
So, when warping, I decided that I wanted an ample border on one edge to be able to sew onto a garment without crowding the ribbon, so I made the lighter color edge wider than the darker purple edge. I was also running out of heddles, and rather than make up some more, I just started the darker purple border sooner than I had intended. This was just practice, after all! I also made the alternating color band in the middle by tying on a new color each wrap of the warp just for about eight or so wraps. I will certainly have a lot of fun playing around with the set-up in the future, now that I know what I'm doing, I can't wait to warp on a wider ribbon in a width and style perfect for the straps on a new hand-knit top for me!!! Silk thread next time, maybe? Wee! What fun. :-) Sorry...I just get really excited about this kind of thing.
Perfect for weddings, valentines, baby showers, tree decorations, etc., these little acorns were inspired by my friend Lisa Jordan over at Lil Fish Studios . See, I love her little hand-crafted, felted wool acorns, but alas...we are all allergic to wool in my house. A truly sad discovery for a fiber artist, like myself, let me tell you!
So, I made these acorns to satisfy my craving for cuteness without having to scratch, sneeze, or wipe away tears from stinging eyes.
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Ah yeah...I can have these crocheted yummies, even though I can't eat chocolate!
These are going to my ultra-patient craft-swap partner Patchy...for her little girl.
I winged the pattern, but you can find a similar free pattern at the Coats website.
Get it? Scullery Maid? Sorry...poor joke.
Well, here are some things that I knitted for my daugher's class & one of her teachers.
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Now to just get the addendum to the Spring Forward sock pattern written so that I can post it for all my fellow knitters. I'll have it by next week...I promise!
