Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
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Turquoise chokers and magic mushroom pendants
Taking broken turquoise rings and amigurumi magic mushrooms and turning them into wearable art choker necklaces Continue reading
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Festival Wear, Re-use, Textiles
Tagged Amigurumi, crafternoons, Creative Reuse, crochet, DIY, experimentation, Jewellery Making, Recycle, Reduce, repair, Reuse, sewing, textile design, textiles, wearable arts, Wool, work in progress
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Crochet DIY patchwork to reinvigorate tatted clothes
Taking ordinary clothes and using crochet patches to make them extra – ordinary Continue reading
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Re-use, Sewing, Textiles
Tagged alterations, Amigurumi, Art and Design, blue wool, cheap and cheerful, Clothing Alterations, crafternoons, Crochet Pattern, crocheting, festivals, Fiber Art, Freeform Crochet, functional design, handmade, LGBTQI, Non Binary Fashion, reclaimed materials, Recycle, recycled fabric, reduce reuse recycle, repair, secondhand clothing, self sufficiency, sewing, Slow Fashion, spooky crochet, textile design, travel craft, travelling artist, van living, Wearable Art, wool crafts
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Making crocheted earmuffs for winter, Part Three
Making crochet earmuffs for the winter chill Welcome to Part Three of my crochet earmuff tutorial! In Part One, I wrote about creating the crochet body, which the crochet petals are worked onto. In Part Two, I discussed how to … Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress
Tagged artist perspective, crochet, DIY, Earmuffs, experimentation, handmade, how-to, repair, Reuse, sewing, soft sculpture, textile design, textiles, Travel, tutorials, wearable arts, Winter, WIP, Wool, work in progress
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Making earmuffs for the winter chill, Part One
Making earmuffs to keep the cold out of my head I don’t know how everyone else does it in the northern hemisphere in winter. I swear, the cold blows straight into the part of my brain that gets a brain-freeze, … Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Textiles, Travelling
Tagged crafternoons, crochet, DIY, Earmuffs, experimentation, handmade, how-to, Patterns, repair, soft sculpture, textile design, Travel, wearable arts, Winter, WIP, Wool, work in progress
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Clothing alterations by Kelly-Marie
Clothing alterations by a crocheter Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Re-use, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress
Tagged Clothing Alterations, crochet, Footed Onesie, Muzy, repair, Reuse, textiles, Travel, work in progress
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More clothing repair while travelling
Repairing clothes during travel Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, Re-use, Sewing, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress
Tagged artist perspective, Practical Skills, Reduce, repair, Reuse, sewing, textiles, Travel
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Fur and leather sewing – where do I even start?
Fur and leather. I was recently passed down some items of sentimental value. There’s some kind of strange stuff; teeth, tusks, furs, leather tooling equipment, scrimshaw equipment… shells… hammers… photos…. Already sounds like an amazing contemporary art piece, or like … Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Research
Tagged alterations, antique skills, experimentation, fur and leather, how-to, repair, textiles, tutorials, youtube
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