keep going the mad hatter said

or maybe he didn't, but sounds adequate.all wire knits have been treated to develop patina.
 this one has an extra step:stenciled puff paint colored with acrylic paint. and from here who knows.

this?a cotton wire collage?

or a wire on wire?
there's going to be some stitching for sure.












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about patinas

part of the fun is transforming the knit into something totally unsuspected using patinas.
there are solutions made by modern masters pricey, but works well.
if in a rush  you can also use miracle gro fertilizer mixed with water which i would guess is more readily available.haven't tried it,but according to my research it says it works.



this sample is cotton with an identity crisis
trying to be copper（＾▽＾）
applied some copper paint to it and then the patina solution. let's see where this goes.













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the season's over

people are back to work and i too.have retaken up wire knitting with much more confidence. i know my machine better and the wires too. the best wire i found to knit  was a gauge 28-30 which knits like thread.desperately googling to see where i can get more.

this one is a bit thicker,but knitable.it's a leftover from the ones you could find at a brilliant long gone bead place in barcelona. there's a tourist shop there now.sigh.

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drawstring bag

braved and cut this to make a poketto to house my mobile phone. this is going to be my walking bag come september when tuesdays walk with the new friends recommence. september also will be the start of acqua gym and the bag will be useful.
and on that note i'm signing off until september. have two sets of house guests coming and there's not going to be much studio time.
until then be well and be good.





















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sarees

may all this knowledge be preserved.
have a good weekend








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another episode of the frugal weaver

couldn't face the leftover thrums,long ones,lying around and didn't have the heart to chuck them.

therefore here i am warping with the hopes of getting at least 50cms of woven cloth.perhaps more if i go into the trouble of using a dummy warp.stay tuned. 

in the meantime trying to decide on a design for the linen warp to start threading before our house guests arrive.

today during my morning walk i experienced the whole nomenclature of water falling from the sky.

it was an experience of beauty.

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of holding

once you gain confidence working the holding techniques garments can be styled.
stylishly.
this time it will look better.




















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