My new work listed this week on etsy: Flower Field Felt Art Poncho.
Handmade by me in nuno felt:
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Showing posts with label clothing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clothing. Show all posts
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Friday, April 24, 2009
Just Ducky - April Challenge of the EtsyFast Street Team
This yellow dream patches felt art top is my April challenge “just ducky” for the etsyfast team (etsy fibre arts street team). This is one of the many teams on etsy.
Patches of this and patches of that, and never the same.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8413150
This is what it is: knitting, felting, crochet, sewing and needlework, all in one. I love mixing up different textile techniques and materials and combining them in one piece.
It takes a lot of time to find the right place for each piece, making sure that it matches all the surrounding pieces.
It is gorgeous, worn over a singlet and with your favourite skirt.
I used certified organic merino wool, silk, cotton and some wool yarn and everything is dyed with mango leaves, except the yarn.
If you like to find more items in the challenge search for etsyfast team april challenge on etsy.com.
Friday, December 26, 2008
New Shawls
After some serious struggling with internet access, I finally could add some pieces to my etsy shop.
I have been making some shawls that I'm really proud of.
OCEAN SHAWL.
I liked to picture the foaming waves in the ocean near the beach. I used silk chiffon and also some knitted white cotton to achieve that. I wanted the silk to ruffle so that there would me more life into it. This happened naturally during the felting process.
go to ocean scarf on etsy
COLOURS OF THE REEF.
This shawl was really playing at good luck and see what the outcome would be. I used silk for this nuno felted piece and 2 thin layers of wool, one on each side. I played with colours and added some fabrics and lace. This is the outcome.
This shawl has been sold.
This time I took my leftovers from other projects and felted them all together in this one shawl. It was very experiental and totally unpredictable, as every part reacted differently to the felting process.
go to royal grace shawl on etsy
Monday, November 17, 2008
Magic Yellow Cosmos
The flowers of yellow cosmos are not only a beauty in the garden, they also yield a variety of vibrant colours.
I'll give a short overview of a few colours you can achieve with this wonderful flowers.
The yellow and orange flowers both give the same results. I haven't tried other cosmos.
The wool is first mordanted with alum. A mordant is needed to fix the dye to the fibers. I use the natural rock alum, I am lucky to have a supplier in this area.
After boiling the flowers in water, I put the wool in the dyebath and let it boil until desired colour intensity. This will give a yellow colour.
Now the fun starts. We can modify the yellow colour in many different ways:
-soak in water with vinegar: the colour will turn more into a lemon yellow.
-soak in water with soda: this yields a bright orange.
-soak in rusted nail water (this is obtained by putting rusted nails in water and vinegar for at least a few days): you'll get an olive green.
-soak in rested nail water, rinse and soak in soda water: the wool becomes rust brown to dark warm brown.
I only use natural and non toxic ingredients in my natural dye techniques. This keeps it safe for me and for the planet.
One of my result with yellow cosmos dyes:
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Seasonal Dilemma
It is getting hotter here, in the tropics of Far North Queensland and working with wool makes it even warmer.
Visitors at the market tell me that it is too hot to even look at wool.
So, I started to list winter items in my etsy shop, hoping they will find a new owner in a cold country, while focusing on other local projects.
Time for a change! I am ready to change direction with my business, so it's all fitting in perfectly.
I will still be making felt clothing and also extend my creativity in other areas, something I have been willing to do for years.
I will upload some photos of my wall hangings that I made in the past in a next post.
The challenge with clothing is often the sizes. And because I make mainly one off pieces, I need the right person with the right size who likes the right colour and in in the right season and possibly in the right mood!....
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Etsy shop going again
Here are some of the pieces that are in my etsy shop:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8606103
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8432857http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8036436
Sunday, February 10, 2008
SALE
I have lots of scarves, ponchos and kids vests for sale.
Visit my etsy shop and my dawanda shop to see the sale items.
Monday, February 4, 2008
WEARABLES WITH CHARACTER – Enchanted Gypsy fiber art.
Featuring EnchantedGypsy
Wet Felted Boots -- Plant Dyed (Photo below)
These wet felted, were made using organic, locally purchased sheeps wool, dyed with natural plant dyes. They are extremely durable and amazingly warm. They can be worn outdoors in dry or even damp woodland areas much like leather mocasins.
The outer edge of the design is trimed in handspun and dyed purple yarn.
Wet felting is a traditional and ancient artform, used by nomadic people to make tents (gers or yurts), rugs, carpets, shoes and clothes.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
WEARABLES WITH CHARACTER - treehouse 28 ~ custom clothing for women
Featuring Alix from treehouse 28
Alix designs stylish clothing from scratch while incorporating her passion for uniqueness, beauty, simplicity and comfort.
If you like one of her designs, she will custom make it for you.
I like this one: hemp ruffled skirt.
The ruffles can be worn in front or in the back. In this picture it is worn in the back. It is an easy fit with a delicate drawstring waist and has a slight asymetrical hemline.
Cute worn with colored tights for the fall!
Made in hemp, a very sustainable plant fiber.
To read more about this skirt: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9157437
Monday, January 7, 2008
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