Photo note:
Title: Last of the Summer Hummocks
Artist: Kit Lane
Size: 5.75”x4”
Medium: Wool, Beads, Mini Button, Embroidery Floss, Glass Eye, Pins
This tiniest of unsuspecting Jacabobs enjoys some last warm rays of summer sun perched atop a grassy green and mushroom clad Hummock of Strangeland.
On the surface a Hummock seems quite benign but lurking behind the pink and cheerful mushrooms is a deep and soulful eye. It might suggest that not everything is always as it first appears, that sometimes there’s more to a thing if one takes the time to really look, or we could make certain conclusions about a being that always prefers to look away from the world and gazing into dark corners while presenting a lovely flower laden smile to the audience. Or…it’s just a Jacabob and a strange eyeball. You choose :o)
This little world is quite sturdily made by the needle felting method which involves poking wispy wads of fleecy wool a bajillion times with a special barbed needle which tightens and knits the fibers together. With the exception of the Jacabob's little beady eyes and nose, nothing is sewn. Nested deeply in the heart of the Hummock, in the pit of its belly is a 100% wool chunklet from a world traveled and well loved sweater, felted and infused with a lifetime of stories from far away lands.
The whole kit-n-kaboodle measures 5.75" inches tall by 4" wide. (apx 14.6cm x 10.2cm)The 11 pink dress makers pins can be rearranged to suit your own design sense :o)
This artwork is part of Bear and Bird Gallery's "Small Stuff 3" Art exhibition in Lauderhill, Florida. Exhibition runs November 22, 2009 - January 9, 2010, for more information visit our website www.bearandbird.com
Monday, April 4, 2011
Comic Relief Knickers
This knitter says:
"Stripy felted lambswool, frills and ribbon...what more could you ask for!"
Comic-Con 2009 Day Two
This wasn't in Seattle, I don't think. . . unless I missed it.
Photo note:
"San Diego Comic-Com 2009, Day Two"
Friday, April 1, 2011
The Perfect Springtime Hat (and it's free!) - Knitting Daily - Knitting Daily
The Perfect Springtime Hat (and it's free!) - Knitting Daily - Knitting Daily
New, on Knitting Daily. This Spring hat is really cute~ My favorite is the Poppy Beanie.
New, on Knitting Daily. This Spring hat is really cute~ My favorite is the Poppy Beanie.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Shenanigans 2
Being a knitter has it's advantages. This kitten is just sweet!
Photo note:
"Dear Maw,
I'm bringing the Dubliners to Biddy McGraw's tonight for a pint. Join us please!
Love,
James Joyce
Shenanigan the st. paddy's day kittygram only at tods.etsy.com"
So, how cute is that?
tams
Green is always in, as far as I'm concerned. These tams look great!
This knitter tells us:
"st. patrick's day tams knitted for my niece and sister-in-law"
Monday, February 14, 2011
Valentine markers for knitting
Excellent idea. These Valentine stitch markers are so pretty. Beaded red hearts~
Knitted Macbook sleeve
This is such a cool idea! Or warm. . .
This knitter tells us:
"Handknitted Macbook sleeve :) Made by me! :)"
Ya done good - I'm inspired to make one for my daughter~
Valentine knitted hedgehogs
It gets even cuter! I love these knitted hedgehogs with hearts for eyes!
Knitter's note:
"Custom order for a lovely man from Italy."
Valentine Lover Mice
And while we're on the theme of mice, here is another sweet couple, just for Valentine's Day~
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Spider Silk Tapestry
This amazing tapestry was woven entirely from spider's silk. I just watched NOVA's new program, Making Stuff 'Stronger," and this segment was featured.
From the American Museum of Natural History's website:
'A spectacular and extremely rare textile, woven from golden-colored silk thread produced by more than one million spiders in Madagascar, goes on display Wednesday, September 23 in the Museum's Grand Gallery. This magnificent contemporary textile, measuring 11 feet by 4 feet, took four years to make using a painstaking technique developed more than 100 years ago.
This unique textile was created drawing on the legacy of a French missionary, Jacob Paul Camboué, who worked with spiders in Madagascar in the 1880s and 1890s. Camboué worked to collect and weave spider silk but with limited success, and no surviving textile is now known to exist. Previously, the only known spider-silk textile of note was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900, and it was subsequently lost.
Producing the spider silk—the only example of its kind displayed anywhere in the world—involved the efforts of 70 people who collected spiders daily from webs on telephone wires, using long poles. These spiders were all collected during the rainy season (the only time when they produce silk) from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and the surrounding countryside. These giant spider webs are a well-known feature of the capital, and frequently surprise international visitors. A dozen more people were needed to draw the silk from the spiders with hand-powered machines, with each spider producing about 80 feet of silk filament. This intricately-patterned spider silk features stylized birds and flowers and is based on a weaving tradition known as lamba Akotifahana from the highlands of Madagascar, an art reserved for the royal and upper classes of the Merina people (who are concentrated in the Central highlands). Silkworm silk has been used for a long period in Madagascar, however, there is no tradition of weaving spider silk in Madagascar. In this unique lamba cloth, the individual threads used for weaving are made by twisting 96 to 960 individual spider silk filaments together.'
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