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[Medvssa]

Thanks analiebe!

 

[Foofoogal]

The backing that I used is called Minky Embossed fabric. Here's a picture of it:

I love minky. so soft. I am sure she will love it. So pretty Babydoll. :eusa_clap
http://sandysfancypants.blogspot.com

 

[fuzzylizzie]

Wrist pincushion fashioned from a trashed tea towel:

 

[Miss Sis]

Great idea, Fuzzy Lizzie, and no wonder you wanted to reuse it - the teatowel was so cute!

*saves idea to put in crafting pile*

 

[Lady Day]

Very cool, Lizzie! Thats precious!

Ive done a couple of things that Ive needed to do for a long time.

I use my table to trace off patterns but that can be a big problem on **** colored wood. I always had to lay a piece of fabric down so I just decided to take some cheapo fabric I use to make mockup from and trim it in elastic. Its like a boudoir cap for my table Works great, though.

I wear slippers all the time, and the last pair I bought only lasted 3 months :rage:

I used those as a template and made my own pair. I can just throw these in the wash and Im good to go!

LD

 

[zendy]

Sculpture series

This is a bronze sculpture I just finished. It is the first in a series that I will be working to earn my BAT degree in next year and a half.

Medvssa: I also study jewelry and I am amazingly awful at enamel. My current focus is in casting and uchidashi.

 

[Medvssa]

Zendy, that is just great! do you do the casting yourself or just the carving? do you use wax or clay? I did some wax carving, many years ago, and I really liked it, I wish I had more time to dedicate to it...

I never heard of uchidasi before. Is it a sort of repoussé?

Enamel takes lots and lots of practice to be able to get the results you want. The material is just too tricky.

 

[LaMedicine]

My current focus is in casting and uchidashi.

Wow. I've seen some Japanese sneak into English and other European based languages in cooking material and culinary arts includind umami, but I didn't know that there's some Japanese in use in creative arts as well other than traditional Japanese ware.
"Uchidashi" literally means strike and raise in Japanese, and yes, Medvssa, it's translated as reposse in Japanese-English dictionaries.

 

[Medvssa]

I didn't know that there's some Japanese in use in creative arts as well other than traditional Japanese ware.

Oh yes mokume-gane has become quite "popular" in the jewellery world in the last decade as well as other techniques I am sure, I am not very up-to-date when it comes to metal-smithing.
I am personally fascinated by japanese allows such as shakudō and I hope to some day have equipment to make my own alloys.

 

[zendy]

Ohh I love the look of shakudō and shibuichi as well! My old instructor was going to show me how to mix metals so that I could make a billet, unfortunately they replaced him. Stupid college. I am slightly obsessed with all types of Japanese metalsmithing. Once I learned how to forge mokume-gane, it was all over from there. I just wish I had the talent (and money to get over there) to go and study from a master metalsmith. Untill then, I'll mix my learning process with the european styles to get by lol

Medvssa: The whole piece was made in wax. This particular one was with micro crystalline and was a additive and subtractive, but mostly additive. I do have a piece being photographed of a bracelet that was carved in wax. As soon as I get the photo back I'll post it

 

[Medvssa]

Additive sounds cool must be like working with clay.
I've only tried wax, mostly in school. I have this pic of a cast bracelet and ring in my website, but I should take a new picture, it's quite bad.

 

[zendy]

That is a fantastic set. Yay jewelry!

 

[Medvssa]

Thanks

 

[Hestia]

Creeestmas stocking!

A little felt stocking I made for my niece. An exact duplicate of one made for her mom in the 60's. All sewn by hand; I had planned on doing the main seam by machine, but due to some bad planning the machine and I were in separate cities at a crucial moment. So I just busted out the thimble and partied like it was 1844. Fine for a stocking, but I'm very glad I don't have to construct whole dresses that way.

The original was a nice wool felt; my synthetic copy will probably not last near as long, but wool felt was not to be had locally.

 

[Viola]

I am going to shop the post-season sales but any ideas for Christmas decorations would be appreciated. My first Christmas is next year and my guy doesn't have any decorations of his own so I am looking for cute, not-too-expensive ideas of what you ladies have done or would suggest.

 

[texasgirl]

Here's my latest quilt. It's named: "It's a Recession, Depression Quilt" I actually only bought the Navy fabric. Everything else was fabric I had on hand. It's for my Aunt, but I kinda want to keep it!

 

[AmateisGal]

Here's my latest quilt. It's named: "It's a Recession, Depression Quilt" I actually only bought the Navy fabric. Everything else was fabric I had on hand. It's for my Aunt, but I kinda want to keep it!

It's gorgeous! :eusa_clap I'd love to have a handmade quilt like this.

 

[jsands]

Beautiful quilt! Very inspiring... I haven't quilted in a LONG time. This site is giving me tons of motivation to organize the spare room and set up a sewing niche. Unfortunately, i'm so glued to this site looking at everyone's fabulous things, that I lose track of time! Oh my, does it fly!

 

[Lady Day]

Spectacular, Texasgirl. I love the color harmonies!

LD

 

[texasgirl]

Thanks so much girls!

AmateisGal you should check on etsy. There are several quilters on there. I've been eyeing this one I just love the colors. And the price is good for the size. It costs me about $150 or so to make a throw/twin, but I send it out for quilting.

Glad to give some motivation jsands! I started this one last February, then got sick, then summer came- ugh! Sometimes it just takes awhile. And it does help to have everything organized

Thanks LadyDay! Yeah, the colors all went together pretty good for basically just using scraps!