Monday 31 October 2011
Sunday 30 October 2011
Saturday 29 October 2011
Friday 28 October 2011
Thursday 27 October 2011
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Monday 24 October 2011
Sunday 23 October 2011
Saturday 22 October 2011
Fallen Bird's Nest.
Friday 21 October 2011
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Hand Felted Rug from Uzbekistan.
A friend has just returned from 3 weeks 'textile touring' in Uzbekistan and kindly allowed me to photograph her purchases. This rug, one of a pair, was made with 2 layers of hand-made felt with the top layer cut away to reveal the colour of the layer underneath. The pair of this one is made from the cut away layer. Each design is stitched down and couched with 2 hand made cords, one with an 's' twist and one with a 'z' twist. Couched together they look like a chain stitched border. Apparently the cords are made by rubbing the spun yarn against the thigh to make the twists. The whole design is then outlined with hand stitching, backed with another piece of felt and finished with blanket stitching around the edges.
Monday 17 October 2011
Sunday 16 October 2011
Friday 14 October 2011
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Brunonia australis.
Monday 10 October 2011
Sunday 9 October 2011
Friday 7 October 2011
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Monday 3 October 2011
Sunday 2 October 2011
Saturday 1 October 2011
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