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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Sept 15, 2016 7:47:32 GMT
I love what you are doing Cathy, there is something magical about pulling together all the bits and pieces you have made and seeing what they become - I am looking forward to seeing what you create. My weekly fibre adventure has started off with recycled sari silk, yarns, ribbons and eyelash ribbon - all colours and different sizes and shapes, so I tried to create a colour scheme and make a runner for Daisy Van to brighten her up - here is my first creation, I wove it on a rigid heddle loom. I now have a pile of blues and purples and I think I know what their fate will be too :-) You'll see it on my fb page www.facebook.com/BagsaLicious/
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 15, 2016 16:54:35 GMT
Great idea Cathy! Maybe I should try that with all my bits and pieces Your weaving is wonderful Carole.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Sept 15, 2016 19:17:42 GMT
Thanks, Sue, Carole and Ruth! I like to work on more than one thing at a time, and I enjoy the handwork in the evening. If you begin a random project pulling together the bits and pieces, eventually you will have a lovely, large piece.
Your weaving looks great, Carole. Proof you don't need a large, fancy loom to do creative work!
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 19, 2016 0:36:01 GMT
Carol and Cathy you have both been busy. Great work.
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Post by chookie2 on Oct 3, 2016 6:09:26 GMT
link Here is my report on the Textile Forum last week. Had a great time and came home with seven hats made.Link to pics attached. Five days of felting frenzy what fun! I am just home from the TAFTA Textile Forum at Geelong Grammar School. Run for the last 22 years by TAFTA here in Australia along with the publishing of “Textile” quarterly magazine, a must have mag for textile artists. Masterclass felting tutor Dawn Edwards from Michigan was our ‘Felting in 3D’ tutor and under Dawn’s tutelage I managed to complete seven hats in five days!. On the third evening we had a Blossoms, Buttons and Bows party with everyone dressed in their best finery complete with wearable art in the form of Blossoms, Buttons and Bows, and a DJ to host and play music for us. So much colour! Each day began with breakfast then on to class with a stop at the Traders Hall when necessary (and it often was!), lunch break then on again to class with Dinner at 5.30 to 6.30 then optional class time or wine and chat with fellow travellers from near and far….which was great fun too. On the last evening we had a fashion parade of all garments completed in other classes and of course a hat parade too – such fun and some jaw dropping talent emerged. Classes were varied as were the International and Australian tutors. From Wearable Art, Encaustic Painting to paper arts to refashioned clothing & other textile arts to felted jackets and of course our 3D felting, which consisted of felted hats and some made vessels in ‘cracked mud’ technique. We were also treated to daily doses of fibre and fabrics at the traders fair as part of the forum and guess who came away with a bag full of silk kimonos? Some full kimonos and some jackets- two I will wear - and - if I can convince myself - some others I will cut up for the fabrics which are in stunning silk prints….whoopee! There were sellers with Sari silks, kimonos, fleece, wonderful handmade papers, books on all kinds of art and crafts, buttons galore and a full room of silks of every kind. Add in weaving and knitting plus crochet supplies and you get the picture- what a bonanza. When I was tiring of standing at the workbench I would head to the trading hall for some retail therapy- works wonders for a tired back. Accommodation was in the students quarters and quite comfortable (Prince Charles went to this school for a year), all food was supplied in the dining hall which was a seeming replica of Hogwarts complete with portraits of past Deans right back to 1840 when the school was established.(How they frowned at our shenanigans on Party Night!) How I would love to be a student or teacher here…so much atmosphere and beautiful gardens right to the sea. Link on first line to images slideshow.
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Post by triciaf on Oct 3, 2016 12:40:34 GMT
Wow! Really beautiful photos and it sounds like you had so much fun!
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 3, 2016 16:20:59 GMT
Wow Sue! What a wonderful experience. Fiber frenzy for sure. I can't imagine finishing 6 hats in four days. Kudos to you. And thanks for sharing this with us!
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Post by lyn on Oct 3, 2016 16:39:09 GMT
Thank you for sharing Sue - wonderful stuff!
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 3, 2016 17:37:14 GMT
Fantastic felting! thanks for sharing the non-stop fun! Love to see what others are doing on the other side of the world. ;-))
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 3, 2016 19:39:24 GMT
Wow, looks like loads of fun, I'm jealous
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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 3, 2016 20:41:17 GMT
Carole, your weaving is fantastic! Do you have a Kromski? Wonderful to be on the road with your camperhome, isn't it? We are still on tour, and going to Die Wollfabrik in Mönchengladbach on wednesday . See if I can do a nice bargain as Marilyn. What a wonderful hats in that slideshow Sue! Great job.
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 4, 2016 15:06:23 GMT
What a great assortment of hats an other pieces. I am envois to say the least. So wonderful to be surrounded by other fiber fanatics.
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Post by chookie2 on Oct 8, 2016 8:07:03 GMT
Thanks everyone,sadly I didn't have my phone or camera on the night of the fashion parade (duh!) and I was just too exhausted to walk all the way back to accom to get it. The walking was a LOT for my bad hips. I just finished another hat today using the teacher's offset style template which she kindly shared with all the class. Tomorrow I will tackle the folded concertina style which is a fairly large template but will felt down and fold into a concertina style (I hope -LOL)! I pulled one of the Kimonos apart and did a test sample on the silks in it.The red felted beautifully but the stronger dark pattern did not so I will use that for a sewn hat.( I suspect that the silk is simply too dense as it feels almost like taffeta.
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Post by jwugg on Oct 8, 2016 10:03:38 GMT
Kimono silk is usually very densely woven so is often difficult to felt, whereas saris are often very lightweight, a looser weave, often almost chiffon, so make nuno easily. That's my experience, anyway.
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 8, 2016 14:17:34 GMT
Kimono silk is very heavy. I know. I wore one for my sons wedding. You could possibly deconstruct it and use the threads like sari threads. It's something to do while watching tv. :-)
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