Category Archives: freeform crocheting

Tassels

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Margaret Ford

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 →

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Stash scrap helmet [or a beanie cover]

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Margaret Ford

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 →

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Christmas gifts

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Margaret Ford

Somehow the year is coming to a rapid end.  Especially as I plan  an overseas trip for the first three weeks of December! I don’t usually inflict my manipulations on people but this year I thought, probably in error, that … Continue reading →

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Published again!

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Margaret Ford

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 →

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Juried exhibition: Twenty-one +

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Margaret Ford

I was lucky enough to be included in the judges’ selection of works for Twenty-one Plus, the juried exhibition organised by WAFTA for its 21st anniversary.  See http://wafta.com.au/event/21-exhibition-2/ I have to deliver my work, Family Tree, to the gallery tomorrow morning … Continue reading →

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Beanie

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Margaret Ford

I’m going to Canberra in July for the graduation of my sister.  She will be conferred with a PhD from The Australia National University on 13 July. It will be very cold in Canberra in July. This is a beanie … Continue reading →

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More jewellery

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Margaret Ford

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:

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OMG! …or Celebration of Diversity

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Margaret Ford

Those of you who sensed that being a husband and father had always been a struggle for ROLAND were correct. Last night I learned that a (metaphorical) sensational tsunami had hit his family. But first, recall that #1 son had … Continue reading →

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Hats as Displacement Activities

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Margaret Ford

I really WAS going to clean out that sewing room.  Honestly! But then I found the half done crocheted hat.  No pattern and not even a hook to give me any clues as to how to finish it.  [Actually there … Continue reading →

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ROLAND makes his mark

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Margaret Ford

Of course a fortnight is a long time in a rainforest in Spring, but even so I am surprised at the fecundity of our leafette (late of New York) and her scabrous spouse. I’m guessing that ROLAND was overly affected … Continue reading →

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