Jeudi 17 juillet 2008
Plateau repas
envoyé par nicop
Well, you know what? even after viewing this video, even though,
I WANT A CAT!!!! (kitten)
go figure !!!!!!!!!
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Plateau repas
envoyé par nicop
Well, you know what? even after viewing this video, even though,
I WANT A CAT!!!! (kitten)
go figure !!!!!!!!!
Jeudi 17 juillet 2008
No, no, I haven't gone on vacation yet !!!!
Lots of odds and ends, flicking from one thing to the next, and so not much to show and not much to say.......
Thanks to all who put in a comment to ask what I was doing.... so, in pictures, not very good ones I'm afraid, here are some things done or in progress......
inside
out
(or the other way around)
(or the other way around)
I also made one for a friend, purple linen on one side and japanese on the other, but not pictures, no time before giving it to her, and she didn't have time before she left on vacation.
The pattern can be found HERE
I also played around with colors to do some dyeing :
my swatches
A few mixes
other mixes done differently
I'll write you another posting dedicated to dyeing if you're interested, OK?
I played around with crochet : some unshowable jellyfish.... and
granny squares
and some round et oval trials :
I should finish this luxurious floorcloth :
:
(from Habu Textiles)
(from Habu Textiles)
And the day before last, I took my skein of unraveled a few times over yarn:
To make this :
(this took me about 4 hours to do because the yarn kept getting knotted up...)
(this took me about 4 hours to do because the yarn kept getting knotted up...)
and whatever happens, I won't unravel it!!!!!!!
Vendredi 20 juin 2008
and my FUN side !!!!
Mercredi 18 juin 2008
There are ......
and some ...
.... zucchini
YUMMMMMMM!!!!
that is to say
(eggplant)
(eggplant)and some ...
.... zucchini
and for dessert..........
and
YUMMMMMMM!!!!
Lundi 16 juin 2008
Yes, last week, I decided to play at being a witch and to make mysterious mixes with colored powders......
At first I simply wanted to use Dylon dyes in my machine, but I didn't have any Dylon on hand, and the store where they sell it was exceptionally closed..... At times I can be pretty impatient and this was one of those times, so I decided to throw myself into my stock of Procion MX dyes....
Yes, I had done a workshop with Susan Seagram ........... 5 years ago !!!!
So, here I am deep in my notes, my dyed fabrics, reviewing............
At first I wanted to make a sort of faded orangy color.... in order to make something precise..... you'll see what in Episode 2!!!!
So, I take my primary fushia, then my primary yellow (red + yellow = orange, no????) and I add a dash of brown, lacking black, to shut off a bit of the brightness of the colors......
Well, with Procion MX dyes, all tints are not equal!!!!! meaning that at equal doses of color, we do not obtain an "equal" mix, and in this case, my orange became a beautiful --- fushia!!! Really the color was magnificent in itself, very deep thanks to the different mixes, but not what I had intended. In speaking of results, I mean after rinsing, washing at 30°C then washing at 60°C.....
Well I wasn't about to let that deter me, so the next day, I started again.... Soaking in the soda ash, wringing, then another mix with more yellow and a dash of brown and yellow-orange - for good measure. You have to know that Procion dyes are "transparent", meaning that the colors underneath "reappear" through the new "layer"....
OK so, the second result is very nice as well, a reddish orangy, but very very bright.... sooooooo, I start yet again a third time, and I tell myself it will be the last, whatever the result!!!!!!!!!!
And I obtain a bright pumpkin orange, like jack o'lantern orange.............
Sublime color, very deep, pretty bright. Not the one wished for, but it will do, because really it's beautiful!!!!
And this is it :
and here are the 3 steps of dyeing, (on the threads that tangle themselves through the different loads of wash). On top the first dyeing, at the bottom, the last.....
Yes, I started to play with dyes !!!!!!!!!
At first I simply wanted to use Dylon dyes in my machine, but I didn't have any Dylon on hand, and the store where they sell it was exceptionally closed..... At times I can be pretty impatient and this was one of those times, so I decided to throw myself into my stock of Procion MX dyes....
Yes, I had done a workshop with Susan Seagram ........... 5 years ago !!!!
So, here I am deep in my notes, my dyed fabrics, reviewing............
At first I wanted to make a sort of faded orangy color.... in order to make something precise..... you'll see what in Episode 2!!!!
So, I take my primary fushia, then my primary yellow (red + yellow = orange, no????) and I add a dash of brown, lacking black, to shut off a bit of the brightness of the colors......
Well, with Procion MX dyes, all tints are not equal!!!!! meaning that at equal doses of color, we do not obtain an "equal" mix, and in this case, my orange became a beautiful --- fushia!!! Really the color was magnificent in itself, very deep thanks to the different mixes, but not what I had intended. In speaking of results, I mean after rinsing, washing at 30°C then washing at 60°C.....
Well I wasn't about to let that deter me, so the next day, I started again.... Soaking in the soda ash, wringing, then another mix with more yellow and a dash of brown and yellow-orange - for good measure. You have to know that Procion dyes are "transparent", meaning that the colors underneath "reappear" through the new "layer"....
OK so, the second result is very nice as well, a reddish orangy, but very very bright.... sooooooo, I start yet again a third time, and I tell myself it will be the last, whatever the result!!!!!!!!!!
And I obtain a bright pumpkin orange, like jack o'lantern orange.............
Sublime color, very deep, pretty bright. Not the one wished for, but it will do, because really it's beautiful!!!!
And this is it :
and here are the 3 steps of dyeing, (on the threads that tangle themselves through the different loads of wash). On top the first dyeing, at the bottom, the last.....
Stay tuned for Episode 2 !!!!!!!!
par Potiron
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Lundi 16 juin 2008
Let me reassure you right away, I'm not into auto-flagellation - nor in fishing for
compliments, but I'm realistic!!!!! And these postings are to have your opinion in order to make things better, so that I can learn from my mistakes, and to not stay on a failure, because
these days..........
Here I am with my beautiful orange fabric. It is important to note that this fabric is a thick cotton or cotton mix, I'm not sure, the kind used to make those old sheets......
So I dyed this fabric to make this :
First mistake : Cécile's "tunique tablier" is made out of hemp, my cloth out of cotton.... I didn't have any hemp on hand, nor any linen which would have had the same drape.... I think this is the basis of my troubles........
Cécile told us it would be made in 2 hours.... well, not for me, but rather several 1/2 days !!!! I stopped counting after a while.... plus it isn't even finished yet!!!!!!!!!
Yet, the instructions are easy, just like the name says (facile = easy), no comprehension problem, the conception is easy peasy, no mistakes on Cécile's part, just me, I'm a dunce !!!!!!!!!!!!
I also had to research how to make those folds, I couldn't remember how.... Then I had an ongoing fight with those damned straps, I pinned here, then there, then there again, and in the end here, and they still are not right!!!!!!!!!
As I said, the drape of the cloth is probably responsible in part, and I'm also terrible at drawing, and so my circular cuts aren't what they should be.... even though I took the precaution of drawing on kraft paper first until I had a satisfactory result before applying it to my cloth.... I play it safe - I know my limits- it's a beginning !!!!!!!!!
I still haven't put the pocket(s) -nor any kittens!!!! and I opted to have your advise to make things better... There must be someone out there good at sewing.....
OK weird result, see for yourself :
OK, so, we were saying.......
Here I am with my beautiful orange fabric. It is important to note that this fabric is a thick cotton or cotton mix, I'm not sure, the kind used to make those old sheets......
So I dyed this fabric to make this :
First mistake : Cécile's "tunique tablier" is made out of hemp, my cloth out of cotton.... I didn't have any hemp on hand, nor any linen which would have had the same drape.... I think this is the basis of my troubles........
Cécile told us it would be made in 2 hours.... well, not for me, but rather several 1/2 days !!!! I stopped counting after a while.... plus it isn't even finished yet!!!!!!!!!
Yet, the instructions are easy, just like the name says (facile = easy), no comprehension problem, the conception is easy peasy, no mistakes on Cécile's part, just me, I'm a dunce !!!!!!!!!!!!
I also had to research how to make those folds, I couldn't remember how.... Then I had an ongoing fight with those damned straps, I pinned here, then there, then there again, and in the end here, and they still are not right!!!!!!!!!
As I said, the drape of the cloth is probably responsible in part, and I'm also terrible at drawing, and so my circular cuts aren't what they should be.... even though I took the precaution of drawing on kraft paper first until I had a satisfactory result before applying it to my cloth.... I play it safe - I know my limits- it's a beginning !!!!!!!!!
I still haven't put the pocket(s) -nor any kittens!!!! and I opted to have your advise to make things better... There must be someone out there good at sewing.....
OK weird result, see for yourself :
HELP !!!!!
I still love the color though.....
par Potiron
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Textile Arts / Patchwork
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Lundi 16 juin 2008
Remember this :
Well, this is what it has become :
or this :
Floorcloths? well, not really.........
With knitting other people's designs, I thought I could very well make my own creation, all by myself, simple, easy.... Well I thought out my project, made many calculations... and all, and........
This is how it came out :
OK, stop laughing, is it serious doctor, am I ready for the looney bin????????
Well, this is what it has become :
or this :
Floorcloths? well, not really.........
With knitting other people's designs, I thought I could very well make my own creation, all by myself, simple, easy.... Well I thought out my project, made many calculations... and all, and........
This is how it came out :
OK, stop laughing, is it serious doctor, am I ready for the looney bin????????
par Potiron
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Lundi 16 juin 2008
I'm not very good at making fimo canes, but when I saw this posting , I decided to try to make this :
And here is the result :
I love sushi !!!
Ok, I'm off to make some more, I gotta hurry, it takes time !!!!!
Ok, I'm off to make some more, I gotta hurry, it takes time !!!!!
Note : I put in salmon, not papaya !!!!
And here's the final result before eating !!!!!
A TABLE !!!!!!!!!
Sayonara
Lundi 16 juin 2008
There are days when I feel old, useless, good for nothing, well you get the picture......
And then, by pure chance I see this :
or this :
or even this :
And I find the child that I still am deep in my soul!!!!!!
I have a feeling we're going to hear lots about Wall-e
before the movie comes out in July (in France) !!!!!!
And I can't wait to see it !!!!!
Lundi 9 juin 2008
My adventures continue ....
After having redone 2 fronts of Jeanne with a larger size needle, I realised in measuring them that one was smaller than the other!!! (see my article in French here : Penelope or Not Penelope???)
Not remembering what I had done to achieve this, I unraveled them - again!!! First I made balls, then a few days later I figured that the fibres had sufferred and that they were going to be taut in the balls, so I unwound them onto the back of a chair and made one big skein to let the fibres fill out again :
And I'm putting it aside........ After a break, maybe my spirits will be clearer and I'll be able to knit this sweater !!!!!!!!!
In the meantime, I'm creating a Thing..... a mystery........
Have a nice sunny day !!!!!
After having redone 2 fronts of Jeanne with a larger size needle, I realised in measuring them that one was smaller than the other!!! (see my article in French here : Penelope or Not Penelope???)
Not remembering what I had done to achieve this, I unraveled them - again!!! First I made balls, then a few days later I figured that the fibres had sufferred and that they were going to be taut in the balls, so I unwound them onto the back of a chair and made one big skein to let the fibres fill out again :
And I'm putting it aside........ After a break, maybe my spirits will be clearer and I'll be able to knit this sweater !!!!!!!!!
In the meantime, I'm creating a Thing..... a mystery........
Have a nice sunny day !!!!!
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