Explore Pam de Groot Fibre's 249 photos on Flickr!
Lily Lui Textiles are very flexible and can be used in so many different ways. I think this is part of the fascination for us. Functi...
Here's a unique tabletop showpiece sculpted from fabric. Most of the fabric is hand painted cotton pieces, the red strips and piping around the bowl are different prints of commercial fabrics.
I was looking for a distraction this morning so I decided to use some scraps of thread and organza to create a machine lace bowl. I used an embroidery hoop to hold the 2 layers of water solvable plastic. You can use Solvy (brand name) but I tried using a dissolvable laundry bag that they use in hospitals. I picked one up last year in the vendors market of a quilt show and decided it was time to try it. It worked great and is just a fraction of the price. Now I need to find a hospital supply source so I can get more! Anyway, I sandwiched the snippets of thread, eyelash yarn and organza between the 2 layers and then heavily machine stitched to catch all the bits and create the lacy look. I trimmed away the extra pieces of solvable plastic from around the outer edges, being careful not to cut the ragged edges of the 'lace' and then I submerged the piece in cool water to dissolve the plastic. The wet piece was then draped over a bowl and left to dry. It's a nice decorative piece, but I'm thinking that I may look around for some inexpensive class bowls so that the next one I do is lined with glass so it could actually but used as a candy dish or something similar. The trick is to find the size and shape of clear glass bowl so that you can still see the lace. Another thought might be to look for a coloured glass that would still be transparent but had a complimentary colour to highlight the lace.
Kathleen Laurel Sage uses machine embroidery, organza fabrics, water soluble and a soldering iron to make 3D vases, floral panels and fashion items.
Centred around found objects and recycled textiles you’ll create fabric forms that are pieced together to make your own fibre sculpture.
Explore Pam de Groot Fibre's 249 photos on Flickr!
Kathleen Laurel Sage uses machine embroidery, organza fabrics, water soluble and a soldering iron to make 3D vases, floral panels and fashion items.
Currently on show at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, is the exhibition 'Floating Life' highlighting the importance of fibre within Aboriginal culture and the 'commitment of the Queensland Art Gallery to developing a unique collections of more that 300 objects'. Banubirr (the Morning Star), water, and the notion of movement through time and place are major themes. Read more here. I absolutely loved walking into this exhibition with little knowledge of what I would find. It took my breath away! This is an exciting and memorable collection of woven forms in diverse materials, including the obscure such as found fencing wire as well as a considerable number of natural fibres such as spinifex, bark fibres, jungle vines, and pandanus leaves. Each room contained more surprise and I have returned several times to see this exhibit. Forms of every kind, size, structure, method and purpose are featured. This string bag or Abmin by Doreen Yam (b 1947) was constructed with knotted-netted polypropylene and had a particularly contemporary feel. Below: This room featured fishing technology and contained examples of nets, traps and even a canoe sail made of woven reeds. The curator Dianne Moon has written an essay titled: 'Visible songs: captured flight' that gives a lovely introduction to this work...well worth reading if you wish to know more! This exhibition has drawn a great deal of enthusiasm from all who have been lucky enough to visit.
The natural world and moments of tenderness merge in Lincolnshire-based artist Nichola Theakston’s expressive sculptures. Serene mammals sculpted in terracotta and cast in bronze characterize a tranquil animal world in which they relax, reflect, and dream. “The notion that an individual creature may experience some spiritual dimension beyond its instinctive animal behaviours is the premise behind much of my work,” she explains in a statement. With half-closed eyes or faces turned skyward, each portrait is an intimate exploration of feeling and empathy. More
DIY Fibre Leaf Bowls: Do you have all kinds of fuzzy 'fibre' just waiting to become something new??? 'Or maybe some wool? These lovely bowls are made with some woolly fibre and 'pedal-to-the-metal' free-motion sewing. Don't worry, they are not very hard to make as any er…
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Anemone Vase Art Deco Necklace At the Show Blue Hair Slide Bridal Bag Bride and Bridesmaid Bags Brooch Butterfly Panel Butterfly Purse Cala Lily Vase Clematis Vase Close up of Clematis Vase Harebell Vase Decorative Dress Collar and Brooch Dragonfly Organza Panel Ely Cathedral Organza Hanging Festive Hanging Lantern Fish Lamp Flower Medley Panel Hand
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Day 26 of the Thing-a-Day Challenge Materials: cooked, unbeaten kozo (mulberry) bark, aka Broussonetia papyrifera Kozo is an amazing substance. It is a traditional papermaking bark fiber that can …
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Handmade fabric bowls are easy to make and are perfect for gift giving. Use up that pile of scrappy fabric bits with this easy and fun idea by Kristin Peterson.
Ferne Jacobs has been creating three dimensional fiberwork since the 1970s. Inspired by ancient basketmaking technique, she feels a deep co...
When Annetta Kraayeveld found basket making, she found her passion. Her work has evolved into contemporary basket making with painted paper.
My 10 year old says this is his favorite side. This side feels like revolving planets and space swirls. I particulary like the 5 blue sparklies on the orange and red rays....
Ferne Jacobs has been creating three dimensional fiberwork since the 1970s. Inspired by ancient basketmaking technique, she feels a deep connection to a timeless past that emerges out of the earth bringing ancient ways into current time. I am blown away by these beautiful sculptures! Ferne in the 70s
