Recycling bags

Two pictures, one piece - so far! Technique is limited to crocheting plastic bags into a strip, arranging the line into a coil and crocheting jute between. It is very nest-like, a recurring theme in my work.

Spring Break/Friday Night Crafting :D

Today I have three pieces to share. All done this evening, and for that I am appropriately proud.

Perhaps to underscore my love for the crochet hook, this piece is entirely crocheted.
The beads are simply strung on before hand, and worked in. For all intensive purposes, this is constructed of one continuous strand of "present tense" crochet.

I love the beach-y feel, the mesh-y exuberance and bright glass colors.

Materials: The beige thread is this wonderful ancient (second-hand) mercerized cotton [Labeled for crochet - no doubt for lacework. It, and a pink companion spool, were used in places on the embroidery (pictures still to come).], glass beads of varied sizes and origins, purchased findings

Techniques: Crochet and a tad bit of wrapping and tucking.

This piece is quite different than its predecessor in many ways; primarily the color scheme, followed by the use of hemp in conjunction with the tribal bone pendant. I'm very happy with how varied the techniques and form became. Mainly, I'm ecstatic with the resulting connotations, traditional draping and pearlescent glass beads in such direct contrast to the tribal and moderately 'stoner' element of hemp work and patterning.

Some more wrapping in the back, visible "roller-coaster" knot-work, traditional hemp "eye" pattern, a tapering of negative space sizing.

Meow.

Can you spot the crochet? Also, around the pendant there is some more (also very structural) crochet. Much less symmetrical than desired, but none-the-less delicious.

Materials: hemp cord, glass beads, bone pendant, two dabs of clear acrylic, purchased finding

Techniques: knotting, beading, crochet



A friend gave this scarf to me a while back, I felt it too light for my taste, so I added a little weight, very simple embellishment, very delicious to wear! Thanks, Jeannette.

Textiles Embroidery Project

Yea, exploration of femininity after the loss of my paternal matriarch.  Pretty fully loaded imagery, particularly given the materials.  Kind of painful in retrospect, but I definitely needed to make it.  I was dressing like a Mennonite at the time as well, pretty classic phases.  Eh.





The sisal I used was so curly from being on its spool that I chose to steam-iron it into submission, it still smells like hay in the apartment.



Techniques and methods: I will mention here my gratitude for the universal applicability of crochet hooks, especially when a nice long and sharp awl is at the ready to accompany any such endeavor as threading a pillow onto a chair :)
Embroidery, hand and machine sewing, wrapping and mache-ing, and deconstruction!