Happy Holidays!

Although I haven’t been able to blog much recently I have been working! Below are a selection of pieces I have been working on over the last few weeks…

These are a few brooches / pins inspired by a session with the Region 2 IFA ladies, they are just so much fun to make and one of the few things I can make relaxing in front of the TV πŸ™‚
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I finally finished the icicles / snowy night wall hanging that I started nearly a year ago! This is a fairly large piece, measuring approx 3ft x 2 ft.

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I finished (and photographed) a new pair of gloves. I don’t know about you but I seem to be waiting for days if not weeks for enough daylight to take photos this month. Roll on spring!

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The fishy reef nuno felt made a reappearance from the UFO box too, this is how it looked a few months ago.

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Just adding some darker blue tones where the reef meets the water made a world of difference to the sense of perspective.

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Then I got a bit paint happy…

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It still needs some work, but it’s making progress, I foresee a trip to the sewing machine to add some tiny fish in the distance….

Some dyeing, the red and orange wool is corriedale that I expect will become a bag. The blues are merino which I have carded into batts and plan to use with the blue variegated blue silk pictured below.

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My technique for variegated dyeing is totally random, I just scrunch up handfuls of fabric and stuff it into a bag, hence I was surprised to see a distinct pattern on this piece of silk:

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I’m hoping to make a dress from the blue materials and combine it with some screen printing techniques from Ruth’s online class in January (click here for more information). If I can get the idea in my head to work, I plan to submit this dress to the Spinners Weavers and Dyers National Exhibition next year (no pressure Ruth! πŸ˜‰ )

Whatever your faith or denomination I hope you have a wonderful break, filled with fun activities and surrounded by the people you love.

3 thoughts on “Happy Holidays!

  1. Ruth Lane

    Uh Oh! Hope you learn what you need for your grand idea πŸ™‚

    The icicle piece is way cool and the reef piece is definitely progressing. Glad to see your working on those UFO's!

    I love the dyed silk – that's usually how I dye mine too.

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  2. Ruth Lane

    Uh Oh! Hope you learn what you need for your grand idea πŸ™‚

    The icicle piece is way cool and the reef piece is definitely progressing. Glad to see your working on those UFO's!

    I love the dyed silk – that's usually how I dye mine too.

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  3. Teri Berry

    Thanks Ruth, my idea for the dress is quite simple I'm sure more than one of the techniques you have planned will be useful and I promise to be good and make some test pieces before I launch into screen printing on the dress itself! πŸ™‚

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