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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 12, 2014 8:22:58 GMT
I love the cut up version, what a great idea, it jumps off the page and looks so much more complex
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 9, 2014 21:00:55 GMT
I like this a lot Terri, I think you've captured the Pollock vibe beautifully, I really like the opp colouring with felt and stitch, and I agree maybe one colour across both halves would be quite effective if that's what you think it needs.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 8, 2014 21:58:32 GMT
Wool scooped, silk scooped, wensleydale tops scooped too all from Scottish fibres. Had a limited budget but great fun trying to get the most and the interesting. Be brave and go for stitch. Been on a cake decorating course today with one of my daughters now covered in glitter and icing sugar. Edinburgh is a very beautiful city. Fitted in a gallery day. Flying back on Monday.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 8, 2014 11:28:44 GMT
Wow - although I'm still in Edinburgh I just had to check in, what wonderful work, I just love it all, Luvswool I would have recognised your piece even if you hadn't of named it, that unnamed black wool gives it great texture :-). Marilyn I love your colours, I like to use silks in my work too and throwster tops plus other stuff, it really pops and the silk piece is just lovely - are you going to embellish it ? Halay your pieces are gorgeous I feel all filled up with ideas and can't wait to get going again myself - it's been such a treat to see what everyone has been up to :-) you guys are a complete inspiration
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 23, 2014 15:09:02 GMT
what a wonderful effect, I notice on the purple one on the right you have a little fish swimming towards a fern, magic - did you wet felt the hankies into the wool? I love the rope scarf and mittens the colours are stunning :-)
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 23, 2014 8:04:42 GMT
Halay are your scarves viewable? I'd love to see what you have done with the hankies. Jufergu the difference the fabric paint made was quite interesting as it was a bit globby in places and now it's dried it's like oil paint in places.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 22, 2014 7:33:19 GMT
I've order cut and cleaned cocoons (they offer you the choice of with or without the grub!!!) - I hope, Scottish Fibres which is probably no good to most people, for 10 cocoons it's £1.25 GBP and for 50g of carriers rods £1.67 - I don't know if that's a good price or not. I'm off to check out the video, thank you for that link, and in a few weeks I'll be trying out the separating and dyeing, Luvswool I'll report back only if it's a good experience :-)
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 21, 2014 13:14:13 GMT
A huge thank you for your wonderful comments and encouragement, and can I share today's joy, it's hard for me to get felting wools and silks in Bulgaria (where I currently live) so I have placed an order with Scottish fibres for felting stuff including silk carriers rods and silk cocoons ( without the grub!!!) don't know what I'm going to do with them also alpaca and tussah silk, my usual merino wools, wensdale locks, blueberry tweed and silk rovings - my long awaited Christmas pressie...... whooooo, if anyone has any idea on what to do with the rods and the cocoons I'd love to hear as I've never used them before.
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 20, 2014 15:47:02 GMT
thank you, yes I know what you mean, it was a hard thing for me to do, but I'm glad I went for it, I can always make more felted pieces, I had to get going with this as I am off for a few weeks seeing my new granddaughter in Edinburgh and I am a bit of a spontaneous maker of felt so the urge took over :-) I have a piece that I made a few weeks back, she is also moon woman, but she is a finished, a stitched and beaded piece, and I won't be splattering paint on her
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 20, 2014 12:40:16 GMT
Here is the little video I made, never done anything like this before - such fun
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 20, 2014 9:39:36 GMT
Thank you, it was fun to use Pollock techniques,I've made a little video (that was a first too), I'll try to put it up later, even my hubby got inspired and made this poster
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jan 20, 2014 7:19:36 GMT
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 26, 2013 12:43:06 GMT
The knowledge here about threads is great, I'm finding it really useful. One thing I have found out about metallic thread is that it needs be a distance from the machine, I've been told that it allows the thread to relax and stop it breaking so often, I have a separate thread stand that I can move. Also using a needle specifically for metallic thread, 80/12 works well. Carole
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 26, 2013 9:15:14 GMT
I have completed a felted piece I've called Winter Thaw, it's on my newly made flicker page but I'm completely sure how to put it in this post - here goes, if it doesn't work someone please help me.... Carole flic.kr/s/aHsjE8vSZ4winter thaw by craftybeetle, on Flickr
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Feb 24, 2013 12:12:05 GMT
Hi Zed, and thank you for your warm welcome, I've tried to put my blog site as a signature - fingers crossed. It's very basic, I've been looking at your blog and web sites - fabulous
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