OH!!!!! I am just delighted! After reading my posting about Hinka Osinga’s spectacular crocheted model based on the mathematics of the Butterfly Effect, Kristi found the actual pattern for it!
I’ll never have time to do it, but I love it that now I COULD!
Here’s the pattern URL: Crocheted Mathematics of Chaos Butterfly Model by Hinka […]
Lately, there has been a lot of attention paid to crocheted mathematical models.
I am passionate about butterflies. I am constantly designing homages to them in crochet, weaving, knitting, (see yesterday’s entry for a knitted Butterfly Bag), spool knitting, tatting, sewing, you name it. The picture above is a butterfly that is part of a […]
Here are the links for my mixed media woven dolls:
Woven Earth Listener Angel Doll
Dame Julian and Neni
Three young spritely spirited mixed media dolls
Mixed media dolls with found objects
Tags: butterfly looms, carving doll heads, crafting with recycled materials, Creativity, designing dolls, dollmaking, dolls, eco projects, handspun yarn, how to make worry dolls, how to make […]
The previous entry had pics of my spritely mixed media dolls
Here are some more of my mixed media woven dolls:
A woven Menopause Fairy Doll
and a collection of my ‘Reclaiming Dolls’ (Dolls that have parts made from reclaimed, recycled or re-purposed components and found objects, as well as weaving):
I’ve put together a Links posting so you […]
In my last posting, I showed pictures of my woven mixed media dolls, Neni and Homage to Dame Julian of Norwich.
These dolls are more whimsical:
I spun the yarn and then wove them on potholder looms and combined them will all kinds of mixed media: Leather, wood, stones, metal, wire, buttons and more….
Next posting:
More whimsical […]
Yesterday, I posted pics of my latest mixed media woven doll, the Earth Listener Angel Doll (click on the name to see her).
Several people asked if I had pics of any of my other woven mixed media dolls. Why yes! Here are some:
Homage to Dame Julian of Norwich. I wove her on […]
I’ve been working on weaving a new doll, and she is now finished.
I blogged about spinning the yarn for her, and making her head
I’ve decided that she is an ‘Earth Listener’ Angel Doll. She’s all about listening to what needs to happen next for our planet.
She’s made with many hand crafted and reclaimed components.
I’ve been […]
I am working on a new doll.
I’ve finished sculpting the head:
and have finished spinning the yarn for the doll:
My best friend gave me a bag of lovely merino/tencel:
That I spun on my wheel, then plyed with my navaho spindle:
I warped up the loom
and wove one panel that just didn’t do it for me,
So, I […]
I got all excited about being nominated for a blog award (could you please vote for me? Ooooh that was shameless! eep!) that I carved myself a teacup crochet hook. You have to celebrate these things!
I was so delighted with the teacup crochet hook that I did another one.
This time, it’s a heart hook, […]
I was so excited about being nominated for a blog award that I had to make something to celebrate.
I thought about it for a minute, and decided that my usual form of celebration involves making myself a really good cup of one of my fave teas…..
soooooooooooooooooooo……..
I decided that I should carve a crochet hook that […]
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