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Post by Teri Berry on Feb 12, 2023 19:54:21 GMT
Welcome Judith! Whereabouts in NZ are you? I am near Clevedon, south of Auckland.
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 17, 2016 16:26:15 GMT
I have never used the treated silk Ruth, sounds like it may be worth a try...
Not sure if this is any help but I had a play with fabric paints on silk a year or 2 back, I was adding lettering and it worked reasonably well, the end effect was a bit like looking at writing under ripples of water, it shrunk and was slightly distorted but still legible.
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 15, 2016 23:10:56 GMT
A word of caution if you are planning to nunofelt your printed fabrics, most of the t-shirt transfer papers, and I expect the same will apply to mod podge transfers, will not attach to the felt where the transfer or glue is, the silk around the edges will be fine but the centre will want to balloon away as the felt shrinks - this may not be a problem if you are planning to stitch over the top or just using it on small areas of the felt.
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 15, 2016 22:26:20 GMT
Totally agree with Jill, your restrained use of the flowers makes it look very professional, its beautiful Deb
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 15, 2016 22:02:04 GMT
What a gorgeous piece of art Madeleine, you made me smile with your comment about your husband's response I get similar non-committal responses from me other half too but its great when you break through their stoney facade isn't it? Great use of Gotland in combination with merino too!
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 15, 2016 21:41:12 GMT
Your creation is brilliant Madeleine! It has put a huge grin on my face and I'm sure anyone who sees you wearing it will smile too I know you are too modest to say but it takes a lot of planning to work out where to place the spikes and spirals so that they don't interfere with the folds in the finished hat, not to mention all the hours you must have spent making the spirals, you have done and amazing job - well done!
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 14, 2016 23:37:32 GMT
This year I have sold mostly hats but that is probably a reflection of half my stock being hats, the simple berets and other hats under £50 have been flying off the shelves. I've noticed that I only ever sell wall hangings on Etsy, I haven't sold a single one at a fair. I agree with Zara, take a range of price points and types of goods to each market, unless it is a market geared towards a specific customer (e.g. a hat festival) you just don't know what they might be looking for and if you don't have an example on display they probably won't ask. Definitely focus on making what you get most enjoyment from, the last thing you want is for it to become a chore, I'm sure we could all earn a better living at something we don't enjoy half as much!
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Post by Teri Berry on Dec 14, 2016 22:31:27 GMT
I looks a lot like WOW's Avacodo flax to me:
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 28, 2016 17:26:44 GMT
Stunning Nada! Very beautiful work, I bet you turn heads when you wear it
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 26, 2016 19:56:19 GMT
You've all been so busy! Beautiful dyeing Sue I too though "van gough" when I saw your piece Elizabeth Good luck with all the spinning events judith, have you measured how much yarn in miles you have made?
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 25, 2016 18:58:14 GMT
What a great selection judith, bagsie the purple-pink one in the middle!!
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 24, 2016 14:54:16 GMT
Beautiful Lyn, what did you use as the white "resist" material between the wool and cotton fabric?
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 24, 2016 11:50:08 GMT
Thank you everyone Nada, the box was made using a 4 page, book resist, there is an example of the resist shape for a cube which is very similar in this tutorial, link
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 22, 2016 22:22:45 GMT
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Post by Teri Berry on Jul 22, 2016 17:05:03 GMT
As others have said I bet that scarf will fly out the door, beautiful colours, soft and drapery, the perfect summer shawl! Love it!
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