It’s amazing how far tiny bits of fiber go, image is nearly 3 inches at the widest point
Archive for March, 2009
More needle felting stage 1
Sunday, March 29th, 2009A UFO meets its end
Friday, March 27th, 2009Completed in stages, this no wilt corsage is composed of layers of knit magnet wire; garnets adorn its center, and it measures 4 inches at its widest point
Industrial Knitting Machines
Saturday, March 21st, 2009These sites can provide easy access to images of trends in both textile structure and color.Because of the nature of the elaborate needle systems and software used most swatches are not directly reproducible on home knitting machines, but can serve as springboard for inspiration. Please see links in sidebar.
Painted Threads
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Playtime
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009While procrastinating returning to production knitting for the spring season I found myself inspired by Judy Perez’s Fiesta ornaments and have made my first attempts at metal embossing, adding them as elements in my postcard sized fabric collages, which in turn combine knits, needle felting, needlework techniques, and objects from a stash of accumulated “stuff’. Here are 2 of the results:
Continuing to explore
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009These are my first two attempts at needle felting on random swatches remaining from machine knit experiments. Both pieces measure “postcard” 4X6 inches. The scale restriction requires thinking in a new way for me, and provides a different way to play with my yarn stash and found objects. It is not clear if any of these techniques will be incorporated into my clothing and accessories, or simply be an end in themselves. Collage lace with some of the same fibers is also on my list of “must try”.
