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Post by halay on Oct 15, 2016 3:41:13 GMT
Beautiful scarf and a hat, Carole. Love this colour combination.
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Post by triciaf on Oct 18, 2016 23:07:38 GMT
Hi Everyone, I'm a little confused about where to post things like projects I'm working on, or just completed. For ex., I finished a small rectangular knitted shawl this weekend; should I put it in the weaving/knitting/etc section or here in the Daily Dose of Fiber? There probably isn't a hard and fast rule, but I'd appreciate your guidance. Either way, here's a link to the shawl. www.flickr.com/photos/23720908@N02/? You can also see that my little female cat likes to be in the middle of whatever I'm doing. i unraveled a top/shirt that I'd made with this yarn and didn't like, and repurposed it into a shawl. Probably should have made it a little bigger, but I have a couple of shawls that are TOO big and I never use them because they get all stretchy. Also, if I were to do it again, I wouldn't have made the ribbing on the short sides of the shawl so wide, but I think I can eliminate how it pulls in with a little steam blocking. Needs a button or a nice shawl pin, then done!
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 18, 2016 23:55:04 GMT
Triciaf you can post it in both or either one as you like. this post is for what you have finished or what you are in the middle of or just starting.
My daily dose was about 10 min of spinning on my spindle.
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 19, 2016 4:33:19 GMT
The shawl is lovely. We will find it wherever you choose to post it.. :-).
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Oct 19, 2016 7:58:26 GMT
Triciaf I love your shawl and it complements your hat beautifully :-) I post things all over the place if it's fibre and a project I usually post it in the monthly fibre dose of fibre :-)
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Post by lyn on Oct 19, 2016 8:03:06 GMT
The shawl is beautiful - I love the colours and the knitting stitch.
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 19, 2016 11:17:03 GMT
Nice shawl and your assistant is cute too.
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Post by triciaf on Oct 19, 2016 12:49:51 GMT
Thanks Ruth, Lyn, Carole, Marilyn, and Ann! The yarn is a ribbon yarn called Alana, and the knitting stitch is adopted from a free pattern offered by the yarn company that makes Alana. They called it triangular mesh stitch, and it was gloriously easy to remember and almost Zen like in its repetition. Here's the link to the original pattern. My mom bought the yarn for half-price in a discount shop--a real find! link
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Post by lyn on Oct 19, 2016 14:14:01 GMT
It's a really lovely stitch.
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Post by elizabeth on Oct 21, 2016 17:43:22 GMT
I think this is my August - October dose of fiber as well as the 3rd quarter challenge. You may remember that a friend sent me a large box of bits of fleece from her sheep. I think I posted some about processing it - my first attempt at processing raw fibers. I finally made something with it to thank her, as well as this being a part of Fiona Duthie's Surface Design class.
I used the cracked mud technique for the wings, and embedded flat glass beads (the kind you put in vases) for the eyes & body. I needle-felted some of the locks I saved. I felted & sewed strips at the top to hang the piece from a branch. I'm pretty happy with it.
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 21, 2016 19:20:23 GMT
Beautiful Elizabeth! I keep looking for nice clean branches for wall hangings but haven't found any yet. That one sure has character and blends right in.
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Post by lyn on Oct 21, 2016 19:35:24 GMT
Your cracked mud is very neat Elizabeth! He's cute and looks good suspended from the piece of wood that looks as though it were made for the job.
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Post by elizabeth on Oct 21, 2016 19:46:45 GMT
I have to admit that I bought the branch from the craft store. I thought it looked like it would be perfect. I love the technique. I just wish I could get a lot smaller bits (?) Like around a centimeter/1/4 inch. the cracks are painter's tape cut into thirds. I think I'm asking too much for the medium. Also the fiber is fairly coarse. I was happy that it felted very strong and not springy. I think it might do well for boots/slippers.
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 21, 2016 23:29:16 GMT
Well done on the wool moth. LOL. I think you did well with small mud pieces. Small pieces are definitely the hardest. Isn't it amazing what you find in the craft store.
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Post by tracey on Oct 22, 2016 6:39:06 GMT
Lovely piece Elizabeth. I love working with locks, I have only ever wet felted them in but I have seen many bags where they are needle felted on, must have a go. I have collected a whole bunch of driftwood over the years, this makes a wonderful hanger for wall panels.
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