remains of the day

in a way i am grateful for those aggravating  3 classes that i took in the infamous workshop bcse they started my brain moving.

right now i am in ganbaru💪💪mode trying out possibilities and looking into transforming wovens into new- cant find a descriptive word. HELP .

right now  i find interesting  off register printing. need to work more in depth  with it. i think there's too much  background space isn't it? maybe smaller clouds with  subtler prints.

also using the wovens combining printing, stamping and stitching.

this one needs more work, or maybe less?? 

have a feeling it's not walking the success road.

nevertheless it's been fun.

neki desu

 

fearless knitting

 it takes years of trial and error to find the correct fishline for machine knitting, the correct tension and other adjustments. those who have succeeded just share the results, not the information.

as a firm believer in knowledge transfer i  have met people whom i consider my gurus that are  working individually for the collective advancement. i feel indebted  and try to  pay forward.

some time ago i started knitting trying various types of fishline with no result other than frustration.

after some search  found this site explaining the differences and with the   knowledge gained  i am ready to go out on a shopping spree. japanese technology lines ,mind you, are the lines that cut it.

meanwhile i needed to work with what i had. 0.25 flurocarbon.  somewhat pliable, not terribly stiff yet holds  shape. tension dial, contrary to logic, has to be on the bigger numbers. all depending on your machine . 

ran some samples and my optimal tension was 8. from then you can swing it up or down a dot or two . it also depends on your project. all this info pertains to standard gauge machines.

 mine are brother . japanese technology   (￣ω￣ ) 

after sorting out  all the technicalities i went

for broke adding copper wire AND working

short rows. it knits well but given the nature of wire it shows some random  unevenness in the stitch.

next stop before the intended buys arrive will be

rusting the wire.

as one of my potter friends used to say it "all takes ten years"

problem is when there are not very many groups of ten ahead. ⋋"⋌

 

neki desu

 

state of grace

sat down with a small rectangle of woven shifu from three years ago and it all came together swiftly.

effortless enjoyable composing, piecing and stitching.such a relief after all these absurd times we are living.

shifu, printed organza, store bought silk remnant,woven linen with stitching.

neki desu