Freeform Knitting

This is my first attempt at Freeform Knitting. I started with a diamond shape and then just picked up stitches from the shape and knitted off in all directions, Very addictive. I used all odds of wool and incorporated gold embroidery threads. I then backed it with some dyed cheescloth and embellished it on my BabyLock. It is very soft and very warm, just right for this cold winter.

Nativity Creche

Before Christmas I was invited to make and display a Nativity Creche at an exhibition in our nearby City. Brian helped me to make the shape from wood and I embossed and painted copper shim and then cut into shapes and machine embroidered these onto felt covered with organza.
The Icons on the back inside walls were printed onto tissue paper and then laid over gold card. The Rose window was printed on to acetate. The figures were made using wire frames and then covered in Paverpol soaked fabric, the faces were Model Magic in moulds. I was very pleased with the end result and hope you like it too!

New Year 2011

Hi Everybody, I have been very remiss and have not blogged for nearly a year. I had two major operations last summer and just haven't had the inclination to Blog, but now it is 2011 and I promise to Blog every week starting now!!!!
I am going to hibernate, like a Butterfly for the next three months and really do some serious art things. Starting with Dale Rollerson's Hot Needles, Cool Stitches Workshop and Shelagh Folgate's Smashees. So watch out for some new work to appear. Happy New year to you ALL.