World wide knit in public day is happening again - 14 June 2008 - Hanne published information on events in her local area - Aarhus.
Enjoy some pictures from last years WW KIP Day from the flickr pool of the same name.
etsy seller xfreshbatteryx loves to sew body organs and parts.
Shelly Kang wrote in with this
I started the blanket project using my own leftovers, but quickly realized that I needed more and ended up getting gifts of leftovers from knitters all around the world when I posted on my blog asking for them. To thank all the people who were sharing their yarn with me, and in response to all the requests from those who were interested, I wrote up a tutorial, also on my blog. Now there are knitters all around the world working on or having finished blankets of their own. On Ravelry there are 147 projects listed!
Links to tutorials: gauge swatch and first block of new blankie : connecting the pieces : weaving in the ends : i-cord border
The blankie has been a huge part of my life these last 20 months. It has led me to many new friends, most far, far away in the computer, but a few real, in-person friends. It has been a constant companion, growing in my lap. It has been something to photograph and write about, to dream with. And here it is all grown up.
knit-r-done posted a link on the ‘what are you making‘ forum thread to her embroidery ‘internal organs’ experiment.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my perceptions of my body. I still plan on doing a lot of knitting, but I’m going to be working a lot of stuff out in my head with embroidery for a while. I’m thinking beyond “body image” to the mental pictures I carry with me of my own inner workings–bones, organ, chemicals.
Sloane Crosley - new book - I Was Told There’d Be Cake
Sloane explains her process of making the dioramas
good dioramas involve a lot of planning. And a lot of plans that don’t work out. But the best part is by far the unexpected aspects, which often arise from problems that need to be solved. Not to mention the whole “life is in the details” thing. Which is kind of where funny essays come from. The details of life are blown up under a microscope until you realize that it’s the daily oddities of our existence that make it what it is. And these dioramas are meant to do that to the extreme.
duckyknits posted a tutorial on the forum for this sweet garden gnome home
Textile Study Group of New York. This month, instead of a lecture we are having a Member’s Slide Show. It is a free admission and a great way for people to meet all the talented members in our association. [get a preview at the gallery] - Wednesday, April 16, 7 pm - A.I.R. Gallery II, 511W. 25TH St. (betw. 10th & 11th Aves.), #301, New York City
hip new place opening in London - The Make Lounge, which specialises in cool contemporary craft workshops – ranging from making eco-totes through to learning to crochet and sew as well as making Japanese style note-books or mosaics. It is officially opening in a gorgeous Georgian house on Barnsbury Street off Upper Street (near to Aria) on April 30th.
Photojojo has teamed up with Instructables to bring you Photojojo Photo Month! Enter your photo-related project to win awesome prizes from Photojojo! And check out the Photojojo tutorial on Shoot to Sell: Taking Better Photos for eBay, Etsy & Instructables - Tips on lighting, background, using a tripod and more
Homemade soap - from scratch heres a tutorial from Dinosaurs and Moustaches
homemade soap by ove jota [image]
homemade hair remover [recipe at bella sugar via not martha]
check out nature moms blog with lots of frugal and eco friendly beauty tips - link to skin care recipes
- soak in milky bathwater - use apple cider vinegar as a skin cleanser and toner - use oatmeal and water in cotton as a skin cleanser and scrub - also read up on the no-shampoo alternative - using baking soda and apple cider vinegar
did you know that honey is a perfect face cleanser and body moisturizer - read more homemade beauty remedies using honey here also check out other links on homemade makeup remover - simply Olive Oil, Castor Oil and Canola Oil - did you know that natural yogurt is a great skin softener
check out the worsted witches sugary skin secret treatment and check out all the gorgeous natural skin care recipes at ladies blend
all around us posted a link on the forum to her tutorial for this gorgeous needle felted hen
distressed sent me on a search for homemade laundry detergent - [tipnut has a heap of recipes and modcottage has one too]
more: instructables : and a good tip from apartment therapy - using baking soda as a fabric softener [via not martha]
make your own handcream - using this delicious recipe at indie Fixx by guest blogger Jessica Gonacha
recycled carpet square samples turned into this innovative hall rug [link flickr user idaho studios] [via craftzine & apartment therapy]
The Institute For Figurings Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. Coral and sea creatures made by women from all around the world.
The Institute For Figuring is crocheting a coral reef: a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world.
Helle Jorgensen is contributing crochet coral reef sections as well as her rubbish vortex which she has crocheted entirely from plastic bags [see below a picture of it installed at her home - still in construction + picture of her crochet coral]
Also participating is In the Loop - a knitting and crocheting club based at the World Financial Center. In the Loop is working on an addition to the reef. The picture is of Barbara Hillery Van Elsen from Playing with string, Barbara represented the NYC Crochet Guild (www.nyccrochetguild.org), which did the bulk of the work on the NY Reef.
Inga Hamilton is contributing plastic jellyfish and coral reef forms [see images of her plastic rubbish confection like anemones and urchins]
Helen Bernasconi [from the crochet cactus garden - crocheted pseudosphere embellished with mathematically precisely spaced hyperbolic curlicues - via Margaret Wertheim's Flickr]
cactus flowers by Sarah Simons - these are made from mercerized cottons mixed together in various hues.
plastic crochet forms made by Evelyn Hardin. These forms are made from glow-in-the-dark craft lace, and light up with a delicate phosophorescent glow at night. - Part of the Toxic Reef - a hybrid conglomeration made from yarn and plastic garbage. The purpose of this reef is to draw attention to the growing problem of plastic trash that is pouring into the world’s oceans and devastating marine eco-systems.
exhibitions schedule:
New York University “Broadway Windows” (NYC, NY) In conjunction with the New York Institute of the Humanities and the Steinhardt School at NYU, a selection of the IFF’s most complex and delicate sub-reefs will be on exhibition in the Broadway Windows space. The exhibition will include the Bleached Reef, the Branched Anemone Garden, and the Ladies Silurian Reef.
When: April 5th - May 18th 2008 Location: Broadway Windows, at the corner of Broadway and 10th St.
World Financial Center, Winter Garden (Battery Park City, NYC) A second exhibition of IFF crochet corals will be staged at the World Financial Center, Winter Garden. On display here will be the IFF’s yarn-and-plastic-extravaganza, the Toxic Reef. The Winter Garden show will mark the debut appearance of the Rubbish Vortex crocheted entirely from used plastic shopping bags by IFF Australian contributor Helle Jorgensen, and The Other Crochet Reef by the mysterious Dr Axt. On display will also be a large cloud of plastic jellyfish forms by Irish contributor Inga Hamilton, Cambrian Explosion forms by Aviva Alter, hyperbolic octopii by Helen Bernasconi, and beaded hyperbolic marvels by Rebecca Peapples and Sue Von Ohlsen. The WFC show will also debut the New York Reef, currently under construction, and will see the New York premier of the Chicago Reef.
When: April 5th - May 18th 2008 Location: World Financial Center Winter Garden (beside staircase) 220 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281
happy to announce that the winner of dabbled april fool crafty contest was the Vincent van Gogh severed ear - see instructables for a how-to.
making your own herbals for the home is a wonderful way to add some fresh and non-toxic love for the house and the family.
try some tisane [chocolate and zucchini] and home made tea bags [craft leftovers]
try some homemade tonics [worsted witch]
make some herbal bath tea [you grow girl]
tip nut has a great links and ideas for some herbal potions - like lavender water ( use in your washing to freshen the linens, put in a spritz bottle as a air deodoriser or when ironing), also lavender drier bags (freshen your washing - natural moth repellant, sleep aid and a natural antibacterial) you might also want to make the herbal sleep pouches.
more: whipups be your own apothecary
tip nut has a heap of links to online needlebooks patterns [via pipstitch]- my faves…
girl on the rocks woven needlebook case
duo fibreworks - felt case
more: check out whipups tutorial on turning a cigarette case into a needle holder
More online patterns for blankets - comfortable loving and warm blankets for the home and family.
Babette blanket is now available as a download from the Interweave online store. [image from gussetting at flickr]
Spiderman round ripple afghan [online pattern link] [image from lises]
hoodie baby blanket [pattern from magknits]
star blanket [online pattern]
bear claw blanket [available for purchase at veronique avery]
waldorf inspired - These natural soft cloth blocks are great for juggling, stacking, sliding, kneading [from etsy seller little seedlings]
