Patchwork a go-go!
Well i’ve kind of worked through last weeks to do list…
I’ve finished the bag, using those fab handles. I tried a few swatches of chunky and aran type crochet stitches, but none seemed quite right. So I got all my wools out (and let my mind luxuriate in all the colourful beauty of it) then, because I obviously have patchwork on my mind at the minute, I came up with this:
I am really pleased with it, the colours and textures go together well, and it was fun to do, almost like painting. This is definatly a direction I want to explore further.
I’ve lined the bag in brown cord, and vileane so that it is quite solid, with a magnetic snap closure. Unfortunatly the weather here is wet and grey, no good for photos, so I took a couple for here, but will take some better ones for the shop, hopefully soon!
I’ve also finished the squares for the granny square swap,
I’ll post some picures when Sam and Izabella have recived them, I really hope they like them!
Finally, I experimented with the Silver Egyptian square, but I need some silver wire, the colours I have don’t go, so I had a little play with what I intended to experiment with at another time, combining buttons, seams, crocheted edgings and fabrics.
The fabric is off a top I customised, and the buttons are made from bits in my fabric box. The edging is called a Double Shell Trim, and is really simple to do. I’m quite excited about the posibilities with this, i’ll keep you updated!
Too many ideas (or a brain like a butterfly…)
I’ve just got the new copy of Selvedge magazine, and as always it is beautiful, yet lethal at the same time. It is eye candy to the enth (?) degree, and what caught my eye first is an advert for Ghulam Sakina a clothing shop (with a still unacheiveable sale on!). The clothes are stunning, the mix of colours, patterns and detail are truely sumptious. And it reminded me of a fab book I have on 17th and 18th century clothing in detail. I can’t remember the exact title as i’ve lent it to my mum, and i’ll have to wait for the summer hols to get it back now, but I have been wanting to do something on that vein for ages. I love details, button holes, pleats, seams and I think that has been where my mind has been going over the last few months too. For the Fargao range of yarn jewellery that i’ve been working on, i’d started crocheting traditional edgings to add to the necklaces.
So, I think this will be the next project, after the above ones of course! (and the granny sq swap, and altering a skirt etc etc). The bag is going well, i did a couple of samples of aran and it wasn’t working, so i’ve re thought it, am about half way through, but will post some pics when i’m done. Though it will take all my will power, as i’m desperate to start on this new idea!
