kellymariemcewan
Textile artist / Permaculture Food Forester / Bespoke crochet / Repurposed materials / Wearable Art
Category: Works in progress
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Hyponotising crochet hand movements
Speeding up my crochet technique I’ve been crocheting for about 12 years now. Until recently, I had a really ham – fisted technique. I would hold the hook in my fist like a toothbrush, which led to a split second delay between stitches as I dragged the wool back over the hook. It took about
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A tiny hot pink shag coat
Number three in the three part series on the hot pink shaggy jacket, handmade microfashion at it’s finest. I call this model the Fluffy Pink Duckling, hooray!
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Up all night shagging
Part two of a three-part series on making a hot pink shag micro jacket for a fashion-forward toddler. Includes a brief how-to video.
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Microfashion versions of festival favourites
A recent shag jacket commission, made for a toddler. Microfashion at it’s most sustainable! Part 1 of a three-part post on how I have gone about creating this piece.
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Illusive festival weekend
At Illusive festival this weekend, scheduled a hold-over post of dancing in a half-finished shag vest I was working on earlier this year…
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Electric Picnic
Making a shaggy pastel rainbow vest, and gifs of me dancing in a shaggy pastel rainbow vest. Diagonal stripes!
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Crochet cases
Have been busy crocheting some shoulder bags to protect electronics and electronic accoutrements. Here’s how I’ve taken amigurumi single stitch and wool scraps to create robust cases.
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Crocheted parasol holders
After crocheting a few lovely bright parasol canopies, the parasols themselves need some protection from dirt, dander, knocks and bumps. Here’s how I did this.
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Boomtown Weekend
At Boomtown festival this weekend. Chapter 11: A Radical City will be a little woolier and pastel-y rainbow-ier this year! Hooray.
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All Together Now weekend
At the All Together Now festival, here’s a gif of me dancing in a shaggy pastel rainbow vest!
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