WeAviNG RuFflEs

I'm weaving still...

not on cardboard this time...
...it's a 4 harness floor loom : )
Warp threads look pretty cool, eh?

Hem stitch... with a little variation...

I cut out some of the warp threads,
and where I did, the fabric weft looks like it is shirred!
Coolio!
The weave structure is called
Rep Weave, or Ripsmatta (Swedish)
...like my Grandma.

Going for a little twill structure... pretty subtle...
and a little eyelash yarn!
...some of the colours are a little weird here
photos taken on a Nintendo DSi
just a tad grainy.. lol
: )

sHiNe & mAtT

Cracker packages
cereal bags
finger knitting
weaving.

I'm working with
a recycling theme
I was going to
do what I've
recently learned
is a "guerilla art" piece
but for now
it will all
stay in the
closet.
: )

FinGer KniTTinG

The kids I teach fibre arts to love finger knitting!! They get a loop of yarn on each finger of one hand, then proceed to knit long, long, long lengths of I-Cord. It's the same type of cord that can be made on those little spool knitting looms that we used as kids. : ) The kids like the finger knitting better- it's faster! I didn't know how to finger knit as a kid.

I-Cord can also be made on knitting needles, as I found out last year at the Victoria, bC Fibre Arts Festival. It can actually be knitted right on the edge of knitting which encloses the knitting inside the I-Cord. This is Tres Cool!!

Here is the finished bag (that was woven on a piece of cardboard using strips of fabric as the weft), and below it is the brown finger knitting she made for the straps.

Here is the finished bag! She is carrying her copy of Nancy Drew around in it. : ) You can see the red beads she threaded on the warp threads. It was so fun to watch the process!!

If you know some inspired little being who would like to take Fibre Arts Classes with me, please contact me at: klozhausfunk@gmail.com

the GiRL K's bag- tHe MiDdLe PaRt

The finger knitting all finished for the two handles. : )

the Bag wants just a little suggle up to the maker machine after the zip is in- a beauti job!!

Laying out the handle of brown finger knitting for placement. : )

TeaCHING yOuth ArTs this SuMMer

Cardboard weaving with kids this summer.

Mostly made by boys, who LOVED it!! Who woulda known? One little boy 9, said "I like this sewing stuff more than all the other stuff we've been making". Another little boy, 8, told his mom that after he is done playing hockey in the NHL, he wants to work with fabrics!

Red and blue. This little guy's (11yrs) favorite colors. The first two bags were the test runs for the class. Made in my driveway on a large blanket with ants that wanted to weave too. : )
Camo, red, and green- yes, a little boy (8 yrs.) made this one too!

The course was so much fun to teach, and the kids were precious. So much enthusiasm and natural ability!
This one was mine. Unlined. I made linings for everyone ahead on my sewing machine, and they sewed them in with real metal bodkins (very large needles) and yarn.

This lavendar bag was made by the only girl (10yrs) in the group (except for me and the summer student coordinator--well we aren't girls anymore, we are Women!! : ). She did her own imaginative braiding for the strap.

This was the little blue green guy (7yrs).
This little guy (6yrs) wanted green, green and more green.
This little guy (9yrs) liked black and green. (Is green a guy thing??)

This cute brown and red polka dot bag was made by the summer student coordinator. She says she will use it a lot, and expects lots of feedback when she does!

Weaving our experiences into our lives is an art form too. Be mindful of your weaving, and thread some love through your warp!