Since it is spring (and I am getting out of my winter hibernation) I am playing with felted flower creations these days. It’s been a terrific way to use up small scraps of sweater felt and the plethora of vintage buttons I have in my stash.
I haven’t gotten pictures of it yet, but I recently created a melded pillow and stuffed animal creation. It’s tentatively titled “the bear that wanted to be a leopard skin rug.” I also made a Mexican El Dia De Los Muertos key rack for our new home.
Been knitting like crazy lately. Working on a pair of argyle bat socks for Aaron (black and yellow, baby!) and a set of colorful skull curtains for our Day of the Dead kitchen. Attended this year’s Loop and Hoop, but it was a disappointment since the Blazers lost and there were no goodie bags.
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I am participating in the Goldsmith Building Artist Collective First Thursday event. Live music, too! Our gallery will be open from 6 – 10 pm on Thursday 4/3 and Friday 4/4. Please stop by and say hi!
This week’s library books include a children’s book on making stuff with felt and an adult book on sewing your own travel bags. This travel board game prototype merges the two concepts. The game board itself is made of woven felted sweater strips, and it is complemented by a dry erase score sheet from a shiny upholstery fabric sample. Works, too! The letters are courtesy of a vintage children’s Scrabble set found at the Catlin Gabel annual rummage sale a couple of weeks ago. With hook and loop backs, the letter stick easily to the board. The pouch is made from screen door netting scraps, and zips in to form the base of the pouch. The two sides zip to close, and a drawstring closes the bag. I am excited about the concept, and want to get make more. There are never enough hours in the day!
I love these! Sometimes it is hard to give things up because I really wouldn’t mind keeping them. These fingerless gloves are on that list.
About six months ago I inherited a crazy stash of sweaters and sweater parts. Another artist in town uses them, I think to make jackets, and she had given them to my friend Heidi to use for gloves and wristlets. When Heidi and Nicole opened Union Rose, she had no time to work with them, and no space to store them, so the stash went to me.
Last weekend went through the whole stash with a fine toothed comb and put everything into categories: Already Felted, Feltable, Pillage for Parts, Knitted Fabric, or viable sweaters that I will never use. The last category is being donated to a thrift shop because its getting cold outside and it would be better for someone to have a sweater to wear than for them to languish in my studio gathering dust.
These gloves were made from sweater parts that I have been looking at for a couple of weeks, but wasn’t quite sure what to do with just yet. I am very pleased with the end result, and my new serger made putting them together a breeze. These gloves are for sale at Union Rose.
