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Post by halay on Mar 13, 2015 16:06:21 GMT
Frances, I'll try to draw the pattern and also show how I laid wool. Elisabeth, no, I didn't use prefelt, simply making two layers of wool.
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Post by halay on Mar 13, 2015 18:21:22 GMT
Here is the pattern for the bolero (excuse my poor drawing skills using computer) By arrows I indicated in which directions the wool was laid (I made two layers)
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 14, 2015 3:42:10 GMT
Very cool Nada, thanks!
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Post by jwugg on Mar 14, 2015 9:39:00 GMT
Nada, Thank you so much.
2 questions please: - 1 Do you mind if I take your patterns & try to make a bolero? I will make it a little longer & narrower. 2 The pattern looks like there are no shoulders, is that right? Are the side curves all armhole then it goes straight up into the collar? The front & back only join at the collar? Sorry I'm not sure if I'm making sense!
Jill
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Post by halay on Mar 14, 2015 12:01:23 GMT
Jill, of course I don't mind taking this pattern. I'll be glad to see how others will make it. As for your question - actually there are no shoulders. The distance between the armhole and where the collar starts is only 1.2 inches and this is where the front and the back are joined. When you start working things will become more clear I think. Looking forward to seeing your bolero.
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Post by Frances on Mar 14, 2015 14:55:35 GMT
Nada - thank you very much for sharing
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 14, 2015 15:15:38 GMT
My daily dose for the last couple days has been natural dyeing. I had shown a photo earlier this week of the orange color I had obtained from dyeing wool in boiled red beet juice. I then felted a small sample and discovered the beet dye did not bleed, which made me happy. I then went to the vegetable market and purchased red and golden beets to try more dyeing, also using beet tops for a separate dye bath.
Results to be posted soon!
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 14, 2015 16:19:50 GMT
I dyed a whole batch of wool yesterday, blog post on Monday
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Post by halay on Mar 14, 2015 16:29:32 GMT
We all seem to have had a dyeing day. I dyed a larger piece of cotton gauze which I am going to use for a jacket and dyed some smaller pieces of silk fabric and tussah silk for embellishments.
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Post by zed on Mar 15, 2015 16:05:49 GMT
Hi, can everyone please have a look at this PDF about attaching photos: feltingandfiberstudio.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/adding-photos-to-your-post.pdfWe've reached our storage limit again and have to pay more to upgrade. If possible can you host photos on other sites and use the steps to show them here. If you do have to upload photos directly, can you please make sure they are smaller than 250K if possible? Thank you
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Post by koffipot on Mar 15, 2015 16:24:08 GMT
I always use Flickr. I've done some overdyeing today to see if I could improve on a couple of large pieces of fabric which I didn't like. One lot looks good, the other will be going to the charity shop. As they say; half a loaf is better than no bread.
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Post by halay on Mar 15, 2015 16:50:03 GMT
Mostly I am using Photobucket. I always resize my photos (-50%). Does that affect the storage limit too?
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 15, 2015 16:55:15 GMT
Not if you don't do the "add attachment" button. If you just link or use the photo icon button and insert the link, that doesn't affect storage. I made a couple of batts from the merino fleece I dyed the day before. I always love those "clouds" of fiber
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Post by Ali Iceloff on Mar 15, 2015 17:08:48 GMT
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 15, 2015 17:28:45 GMT
I love the shape on those first pods. C1-pelsull is more hairy so probably just the nature of the wool. But it's great for sturdiness.
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