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

WaTeRfaLL of WeAvinG

Ok, here is the weaving I wrote about the other day. It is seven metres long (7 x 39" for those not using metric : ). I took a weaving class this past winter, and weaved a small piece during the class. I made a longer warp and wove this at home with music, tranquility, and midnight hours. I took weaving 25 years ago, but didn't weave again until now. My weaving was beautiful back then, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it just didn't fit into my life in any meaningful way all these years. Now it fits. Not sure why. But who cares, it's right.

I had purses in mind as I did this weaving. I planned to weave sections for as many purses as I could get out of the warp. I measured a half way point, took notes about the yarn I used, how many passes (shots), how many inches (ok, I mix metric and imperial ), then I duplicated it for the other half of the purse (front and back). I have weaving for 9 purses from this warp. I will finish the purses with a combination of knitting, crochet, inkle loom weaving, or ??? hmm... I'm sure it will get interesting... very interesting, but not stupid. Ha ha! Who can name that show?

I built the frame with a fancy little mitre saw with my own little hands. I made a model out of popsicle sticks first, because although I have done woodwork, and used lots of tools, I don't really understand "sturdy" construction. I was happy with the way it turned out. My son helped me, and he learned about "sturdy" construction. ; )

It was displayed as an installation piece in a juried art show. I don't think many people understood it, but I was happy to show it. I sent my sister pics to NY and she thought it looked like a waterfall. I like that analogy. The waterfall of life.

This weekend (barring rain) it will be on display at the Victoria Fibre Art Festival. It may feel more at home there with all the other fibres. : )

Have a great night!

ciao

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