fiber arts!

Discussion in 'Make It So' started by jacktrash, Jun 3, 2015.

  1. Chiomi

    Chiomi Master of Disaster

    But lacemaking is awesome! What kind of lacemaking? I've looked at some crochet patterns, but bobbin lace looks entirely too complicated and I don't think I could do cutwork at all.
     
  2. spockandawe

    spockandawe soft and woolen and writhing with curiosity

    So I'm trying to clean out my craft/fabric hoard, and I stumbled onto some ancient cross-stitch projects that I'm 99% sure I'm going to toss, but it cracks me up to get this confirmation that I never had sophisticated taste in my cross-stitching ways. Okay, the first picture isn't actually very old. I started trying to do a cross-stitch (of curlicue's papercraft of my fanart of ceuleancynic's fanfic) like a year ago, but I haven't touched it since last summer. The DMC palette wasn't doing good things to the skin tones, and I started it at a size where I'm losing too much detail, especially in the faces, so I'm bailing on it. The next two are okayyyyyyyy, but I wouldn't make these design choices if I did it today, and the finished projects are kinda boring for the effort it would take to frame them. And as for the fourth, oh my god, I am not hanging a trollface in my actual house in this day and age.

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  3. albedo

    albedo metasperg

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    The scarf proceeds!

    Hm. Think it would be uncouth to cross-stitch the Sith Code with a border of asphodel and red carnations? Glittermurder aesthetic.
     
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  4. Codeless

    Codeless Cheshire Cat

    That is an excellent scarf and an excellent cat.
     
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  5. albedo

    albedo metasperg

    I love them very much. <3

    The scarf is fun! I'm not sure if I'll get it finished by the end of vacation though. ;;; Must knit moar.

    (Your handwarmers are next in the queue!)
     
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  6. Chiomi

    Chiomi Master of Disaster

    glittermurder aesthetic best aesthetic
     
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  7. keltka

    keltka the green and brown one

    does anyone have any advice for trying out entrelac stuff? I REALLY want to make a scarf but I am fifty five kinds of intimidated @_@
    I've got all the basic stitches down, and I know how to do basic cables and er...some basic lace knitting?
    ...actually this might be above my paygrade, but I'm trying to find a pretty (and unusual!!) style of scarf to make as a gift...

    EDIT: Here's my current project!!
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  8. EulersBidentity

    EulersBidentity e^i*[bi] + 1

    I finished my exams this morning so I spent the afternoon and evening making a last minute bday present for my best friend! I'll put it in a pendant frame tomorrow.

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    Any resemblance to real flowers is coincidental, lol. I don't know how to embroidery so this is very winged.
     
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  9. Starcrossedsky

    Starcrossedsky Burn and Refine

    Bobbin lace has long been the ONLY kind of lace I'm interested in. Bobbins. Bobbin bob.

    I need to find that toilet seat lid and start work on turning it into a pillow...
     
  10. EulersBidentity

    EulersBidentity e^i*[bi] + 1

    Finished! I cut the fabric too small for the pendant in a fit of dumb because I forgot how these pendants worked, but superglue seems to have fixed it well enough.

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  11. Starcrossedsky

    Starcrossedsky Burn and Refine

    you could probably sell those on etsy or something
     
  12. Re Allyssa

    Re Allyssa Sylph of Heart

    Last weekend I decided I would teach a 6 year old how to crochet. I got her bulky yarn and a bigger needle. I think actually using the needle is too fine a motor skill for her, but she's manually pulling the yarn on and off the needle and it's working. Of course, it takes longer, but eh. So far she has like 6-7 rows of a scarf done!

    We also did a bunch of pony bead animals and characters as a break and now I need to go buy more purple. xD
     
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  13. theprettiestboy

    theprettiestboy wombatman

    That pendant is incredibly cool! How big across is it? It looks super intricate.
     
  14. EulersBidentity

    EulersBidentity e^i*[bi] + 1

    Thank you!
    I think the frame is 3cm diameter, but I didn't measure it before I gave away.
     
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  15. theprettiestboy

    theprettiestboy wombatman

    Wow! That's really impressive.
     
  16. theprettiestboy

    theprettiestboy wombatman

    I tried a new technique for making my hair extensions, and I'm really happy with it. Usually I make my monster yarn, felt it, then cut and dye. This time I tried dyeing the wool first, and the candy striping is making me super happy :3
    It's gonna look awesome installed.
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  17. IvyLB

    IvyLB Hardcore Vigilante Gay Chicken Facilitator

    .... do you possibly do these on commission? I've been looking for double ended faux-dreads for a while since I just need a relatively small batch and this is really cute!
     
  18. theprettiestboy

    theprettiestboy wombatman

    I absolutely do! I generally charge $2 per dread and I can do just about any color combo in any length
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  19. IvyLB

    IvyLB Hardcore Vigilante Gay Chicken Facilitator

    ahhhh! I will think about what I want specifically and PM you maybe ocne I have figured out? Or do you have an etsy or something?
     
  20. theprettiestboy

    theprettiestboy wombatman

    My etsy is here, but pm is fine as well :)
     
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