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Category Archives: Design
Kicking the fast fashion habit
A friend alerted me to this absorbing and powerful book which I read before Christmas. First published in 2019 in the UK, it is packed with startling facts. For example: *100 billion garments are produced every year. *The average garment … Continue reading
Tassels
I love making these. I made this one as a Secret Santa gift for a member of one of my sewing groups. It’s constructed using a variegated Perle 8 thread crocheted with beads into a tube then inserted into a … Continue reading
Posted in bead crochet, Design, freeform crocheting, tassels
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Stash scrap helmet [or a beanie cover]
The brief: “Mum, I’d like a sort of hat that goes over the other hats. Neutral colours please.” For fishing and camping in the Snowy Mountains. The design points: *keep it simple *use stuff from the stash and choose thick yarns … Continue reading
Posted in Beanie, Clothing, Design, freeform crocheting
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Red-Orange Scarf
Yarn stash-busting is required. The red yarns in particular have outgrown their drawers and baskets. I got them together. Well possibly not all of them; there is always the likelihood of finding a colony that has established itself elsewhere in … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Design, Knitting, Scarf
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Stitched and Bound!
Yesterday I blogged about giving a short lesson to members of WAFTA on natural dyeing and eco-printing. What do I do with all the fabric I produce? Today I am recording my absolute pleasure at having had my entry into … Continue reading
Published again!
I am so pleased that Louise Wells’ article about four Western Australian textile artists was accepted by Down Under Textiles in Issue 26 of 2016. This is a magazine which produces glorious quality images and is happy to publish local … Continue reading
Posted in bead crochet, Design, exhibiting, freeform crocheting, WAFTA
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Dressmaking: another knit top
Here’s what I did with the second piece of fabric acquired at the Fibreswest garage sale last October. I used the same “pattern” as the previous one but made several more changes. Ran it up very quickly. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Design
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Dressmaking: a Fibreswest fabric
I don’t usually make my own clothes. However, at Fibreswest in October this year in Northam , Western Australia, the “garage sale” yielded some beautiful fabrics. i got two metres of a gorgeous knit for A$5. Tonight seemed like a … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Design
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More jewellery
There are only two sleeps to go before the Gifted event (https://www.facebook.com/openmindtextileworkshops) on Sunday and I’ve been trying to make some more jewellery pieces. Status report:
Posted in bead crochet, Clothing, Design, freeform crocheting
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Horace 