Two days ago when I actualy was working on my "triangle circle" project, I felt like crocheting flowers to cheer up the rainy grey day. I posted the pictures on my FB page and in a couple of FB croche
A few little projects I've been playing with. I've found that I enjoy crocheting flowers and I'm making a batch of them using vintage crochet thread. I could sit for hours and crochet these... I have an idea and I need a lot of these. I'm using different shades of ecru thread... I'll just keep crocheting until I think I have enough and then I'll show what I'm going to do with all of these flowers...if it turns out! My good friend Stephanie introduced me to rick rack roses... After Christmas I removed the mercury glass balls from this little mini cloche and while looking for something to put inside I spotted the roses. They look kind of good here...for now... Stephanie gave me the instructions and beautiful cotton rick rack in pinks and soft yellows but I decided to practice with some old polyester rick rack first. They turned out okay but I've moved on to the cotton which is so much easier to work with and they look even better. I'll show them in another post... Thanks Stephanie, for getting me started on these! I love them!!!! So many fun things to make I'm afraid I need about 5 lifetimes to do everything I plan to do! Update...here's a link to a more recent post about my rick rack roses. On that post you will find a link to a to a blog that has a DYI on making the rick rack roses. The crochet roses are just Irish crochet. Almost any vintage crochet book, and some new books, will have patterns in them for this style flower. I used a few different sources and came up with my own variation for this design. Thanks for stopping by! Linking to Faded Charm for White Wednesday. Linking to Savy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays Linking to Frou Frou Decor for Fabulous Friday Finds Linking to French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
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Two days ago when I actualy was working on my "triangle circle" project, I felt like crocheting flowers to cheer up the rainy grey day. I posted the pictures on my FB page and in a couple of FB croche
Get those hooks out...... here's a free Remembrance Poppy Crochet Pattern.
Made on a tan cotton base, cashmere flowers and leaves in various shades of orange, green, turquoise, and cream. Has a self loop and toggle for closure. UPDATE 10/31/11 : I finally made more of these, there are 2 available :) www.meekssandygirl.etsy.com
I still remember the first time it happened. I was in college. A friend and I were comparing some crocheted hats we had made for a charity fundraiser. I mentioned that I had just purchased some needles because I wanted to get back into knitting, a craft I had learned many years before but then stop
Felted crochet is a fun and easy technique to do that transforms practically any crochet design into something totally different. Felted crochet created a dense fabric that is durable and warm, making it a great option for crocheted bags and warm winter crochet patterns. Learn how to felt crochet with any one of these easy crochet patterns below. You'll find a variety of free crochet felt patterns to choose from, including crochet bag patterns, home decor items, felted crochet flowers, and more on this page, Crochet Felting: 20+ Felted Crochet Patterns. For those of you that have never felted before, these easy crochet patterns will teach you how to felt crochet; it's easier than you might think! In a nutshell, your washing machine does most of the work. Simply crochet your pattern like you normally would then expose it to moisture, heat, and agitation and you are left with a beautiful felted crochet piece. This can be done either in the washing machine or in the sink (washing machines are faster). It's not a bad idea to check your piece a few times during the process to make sure you're achieving your desired results. Before you decide to felt something, make sure you're ready for it to be felted forever – once you've felted an item, it can't ever go back to its original form. Wool yarn and other animal fibers would the best for felted crochet projects. PLUS! Watch this video from Mikey at The Crochet Crowd to see his techniques for felting crochet:
Whether it be to highlight a cause, create a buzz or simply to brighten up an urban area, yarn bombing can be the perfect means to attract attention. When done with care and consideration it's guaranteed to raise a smile and prompt a selfie!
Guest Contributor Post by Heather Smith Jones of Blue Sparrow Press. Welcome to a new column at Poppytalk called Sharing the Process. In these articles you will hear straight from artists how they make their art. Artists are approached by me with tailor-made interviews prompting articulations about their specific processes. Sharing the Process intends to be informative about different art forms, show appreciation to artists, and celebrate the handmade. Enjoy! . . . . . . . handmade felted wool bowls by hold handmade Hi, my name is Maria Roth, and I am a designer and maker based in Vancouver, Canada. My current work focuses on making beautiful, modern, sustainable bowls in felted wool. I'm honoured to be able to share some of the processes and design behind the work with Poppytalk readers. driftwood and unfelted bowl bases waiting for the water taxi My handmade practice is nomadic as I move throughout the year between a creative, urban centre and a semi-remote island in Howe Sound. I have to carry everything or pull it in a cart, as there is no car access to the island, nor are there any stores. My work in wool travels with me from beach, to rainforest, and back to the city of Vancouver and its seawall, public markets and playgrounds. crochet hook, driftwood and yarn ends from floppy bowl to beautiful felted container All of the bowls take several days to complete from beginning to end. While it is simple for anyone to make a felted bowl, it is challenging to make one well. First each bowl is crocheted from yarn, a technique that cannot be replicated by machine. The floppy bowl is then submerged in soapy hot water and agitated, causing the wool fibres to shrink and form a felted fabric. I do this stage by using a washing machine (shown in the photo above) and the final felting by hand. I then carefully block each bowl and allow it to fully dry before trimming. The transformation from yarn to felted container is one which will always amaze me. I can produce only a small number of the bowls at a time, so the number of bowls available from my studio each year is limited. bowls before and after felting big bowl, circle bowl in dark grey, 12" diameter I was thrilled to be able to launch a collection of big felted wool bowls this fall. The bowls are large and dramatic, and were inspired by the monumental scale of the coastal pacific rainforests in which much of my work is done. An important part of the big bowl design process has been QA -- I was unable to track down anyone else making production bowls of this size, so studying the durability of the big bowls in actual use has been an important part of the design process. I'm glad to be able to report that all of the bowls performed beautifully over a year's use in both select retail and domestic settings. big bowl, circle bowl in dark grey, 10" diameter My interest in the handmade began many years ago as an observer rather than as a maker. I studied and worked at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, where I happily spent many rainy afternoons immersed in its ethnographic collections. I have been fortunate to have worked with many individuals -- visual artists, curators, anthropologists, designers -- over the years who have grounded my current work in wool not only in terms of theory and context, but also in the idea of the importance of the well-made thing. I am grateful to have been invited to share some my own stories on a blog I have followed and been inspired by for many years. Thank you Jan and Heather for this opportunity. And I look forward to reading and learning more from Heather's wonderful new column Sharing the Process! You can see more of Maria's work on her website at www.holdhandmade.com and visit her table at Poppytalk Handmade. . . . . . . . About the author: Heather Smith Jones M.F.A., is a multi-media artist, arts instructor, and author. She lives with her husband and three cats in Lawrence, Kansas and loves working in the studio he built. Find out more about what Heather does here: Website : http://www.heathersmithjones.com Blue Sparrow Press : http://www.bluesparrowpress.com Poppytalk Handmade : http://www.poppytalkhandmade.com/table84
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Whether it be to highlight a cause, create a buzz or simply to brighten up an urban area, yarn bombing can be the perfect means to attract attention. When done with care and consideration it's guaranteed to raise a smile and prompt a selfie!
Last August I wrote about the talk I attended here in Cornell about using crochet in architecture studio. On Tuesday I was visiting Gisela Baurmann's seminar with two purposes. One was by Gisela to explain to students more about geometry they had used in their projects, the other - I was so curious to see what they all have created. The whole set of pictures from the seminar can be seen here. I am taking from there some examples what can be created with crochet and 3D-printing. I like this quote from Gottfried Semper who in 19th cnetury was seeing creative possibilities of various stitches and their possible applications in architecture but his ideas at the time were called eccentric: The loop stitch is a noeud coulant: a knot that, if untied, causes the whole system to unravel. It is an element in making stockings, in knitting and crocheting, and the particular way it is formed is dictated by the tools employed and the use intended. […] I can only say that it is an extremely refined [art] and yields products whose properties can be achieved in no other way. They carry the elements of their richest ornaments in themselves and in their construction. Elasticity and ductility are the specific advantage of these products; this makes them especially suited to close-fitting dressings that embrace the figure and define it without fold. --Gottfried Semper, ʻStyleʼ, 1860, Getty Publications (2004)These models reminded me Romanian designer Radu Comsa who saw my work in 2005 and was inspired to use it in design and created Rasta Stool ( referring to Rastafari): He continued to explore hyperbolic geometry and now is calling this direction hyperbolism. Wnat to make some hyperbolic design? If you have enough patience try this: Learn How to origami a beautiful hyperbolic arch. For more Origami How-To Videos & Articles, visit WonderHowTo. If not making hyperbolic design by origami, you can choose to do it with computer like Kerrin Jefferis and Patrick Stein - Computational Nature Study for Generative Design (Masters of Digital Design, University of Canberra) did in their project Hyperbolic Coral They even created matrix to visually show how the shape changes by changing the ratio of increases: Here is another application of negatively curved surface (pseudosphere) Actually National Geographic and New York Times has serious news how 52 years and $750 million spent on proving that Einstein was right... And we see pseudosphere once again!
While browsing Pinterest the other day, I came upon this delicate crochet work created by Japanese artist, Jung-jung. Jung-jung's work is just beautiful ~ intricately crafted in gorgeous subtle hues. I wonder if she hand dyes her threads as the colors are so unusual and muted? Gives one a new appreciation of the root and cruciferous vegetable! I'm not sure if the graphic above is a pattern, but whether or not it is, it is a beautiful graphic anyway. All images shown are from here.
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Crochet a spiral planter cover for your 4-inch plants with this quick pattern -- makes a great gift or change your own by season.
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Turn felt into the cutest little bowls to hold small items and such...
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Someone once said that pendant lighting is like earrings for the home. When everything is painted and dressed with your furniture and possessions, it's time for the finishing touches. With that in mind, Mad About The House brings you lampshades. Not just for ceilings but for tables and tasklights too.…
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A golden career spanning almost half a century has been the achievement of celebrated textile artist Sue Rangeley. Intricately machine stitched lace,
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