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Post by crealou on Jun 4, 2013 23:03:27 GMT
My second alpaca scarf made out of my alpacas fiber. |
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 4, 2013 23:05:13 GMT
Very nice - I love the colors.
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Post by Karen on Jun 4, 2013 23:41:06 GMT
Lovely  |
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Post by billieanne on Jun 5, 2013 0:56:00 GMT
Nice, love the color!
Crealou, Just notice we have the same hair cut and the same shirt. Great taste!
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Post by crealou on Jun 5, 2013 11:50:04 GMT
Nice, love the color! Crealou, Just notice we have the same hair cut and the same shirt. Great taste! lol....spent more than an hour trying to upload, rezize a picture for my avatar....I gave up, it did not work. So too bad for that...and yes we look alike  thanks for your comment |
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Post by crealou on Jun 5, 2013 11:50:45 GMT
thanks a lot Ruth and Karen.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 5, 2013 20:55:55 GMT
Great scarf
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Post by koffipot on Jun 6, 2013 6:33:48 GMT
Lovely scarf.
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Post by zed on Jun 6, 2013 8:39:57 GMT
Very nice |
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Post by crealou on Jun 6, 2013 11:16:42 GMT
Thanks you ladies. But feel free to give me advice or comments on it. I want to learn and improve.
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 6, 2013 17:50:29 GMT
I always find that laying the fiber out takes the most practice. The longer you spend with the layout, the more even the thickness you get throughout the piece and the more even you can get your edges. But really this just takes practice. Are there any things specifically you want to improve?
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Post by crealou on Jun 8, 2013 23:01:05 GMT
Thanks Ruth, I would like to improve...well.... anything and everything. For that scarf, I have used alpaca fleece that have not been carded on purpose to see the result. I had just washed it and put it through the picker. So it is the result I was looking for basically. I knew on that one that I would not have even edges.
The picture does not show it, but I have a bit of texture on it since is was not carded the wool did some little pofs of curls here and there.
Please feel free to comments anytime you want. Thanks for your advice.
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 9, 2013 0:05:03 GMT
That is the best way to learn - experimentation! Keep up the good work.
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Post by billieanne on Jun 9, 2013 0:12:57 GMT
Every time I look at these scarves I keep thinking "wood". They remind me of frames we made out of pine then burnt them with a torch to get a aged and distressed look. Love the look of the scarves.
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Post by zed on Jun 9, 2013 9:13:54 GMT
That's funny Billieanne, I was thinking something similar, and bleaching black tee-shirts as a teenager. I did start an alapaca experiment far too long ago, to see how many layers worked best feltbyzed.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/alpaca-part-1.htmlI got as far as deciding two did I didn't wash the alpaca, just dragged it through my carders to softly comb it and separate the fibres. It does make it staticy though, so I had to run it between 2 fingers to flatten. But that's all the alpaca scarf experience I have so far I agree with Ruth about layout, I always spend a long time on that whatever I make. |
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