Shop Local This Saturday!
This Saturday I’ll be participating (under the alias Maidmarion Cottage Industries) in my first Madison art and craft show – the Holiday Craftacular at the Madison Masonic Center, 301 Wisconsin Avenue, from 10am to 6pm. I’m nervous about setting up my crazy antique washtub and quiltrack displays in an unknown setting and excited about finally getting my woolcrafts out in front of a wider audience. Will they like me? Will they like my stuff? I hope so! I sure do have fun making it! Here are some things I made today:
Well, I didn’t make all this stuff today, but this is some of what I’ve got made up so far-
I kettle-dyed these silk ribbons to weave into knitted pieces, and to needle-felt into flower and star garlands. Some are wide, and some thin, and since silk can be dyed with the same protein dyes I use for wool, the colors all coordinate.
This ribbon is woven into the side of my One-Skein Lace Scarf pattern. It’s knit on the bias and has a lovely drape.
These felted wool bracelets look great worn stacked together. I’ll be embellishing some with vintage buttons, sequins and metal findings. I’m also making chunky cocktail rings out of the same stuff.
These “Bloomin’ Bags” are made from recycled sweaters and embellished with soft, sculptural wool felt roses and beads. I’ve got so many cool sweaters here, I hope to get more purses made up!
These “Silk Flowers” are really long silk scarves, kettle-dyed, krinkle-dryed and wrapped up to look like a flower. Great for gift-giving! This is what the scarves look like opened up:
These little balls of carded wool, called rovings, will go into the needle-felting and wet-felting kits I’m making up so you can try making some of these pieces yourself!
Darleen Worm said,
December 2, 2008 @ 11:16 am
Kriss,
Madison will love your stuff. Wish I was able to drive over but graduation in MN this weekend.
My daughter and I took your Nuno scarf class in Mineral Point. I lost my notes from the class, I recall everything from the roving part ( plenty of time while rolling to remember everything!) but have 3 short questions about the tie dye part.
1. Did we put the scarf in anything; ie, water? water with a little soap in it? before we placed it in the baggie ?
2. Dharma has many types of dyes. What dye should I order? The one for silks?
3. After microwaving for 1 minute, What did we rinse the scarf in? Plain water?
Thank you so much. My daughters, their friends and I are having a little scarf dyeing party over the holidays.
Darleen Worm
PS Our scarves turned out great!
Kriss said,
December 2, 2008 @ 12:28 pm
Of course they turned out great! You guys had great ideas. OK – Dry scarves are rinsed in a bath of vinegar water. Just a cup or so of vinegar in a few gallons of water. Then I used Jacquard Acid Dyes – they are quick, light-fast and non-toxic. But they only work for proteins like silk or wool, not plant fibers like cotton. Scarves can then just be rinsed in water. Have fun with the group!
Darleen Worm said,
December 3, 2008 @ 9:15 pm
Thanks Kriss, I will get my dye and scarf order in. Hope you have a prosperous weekend.
Darleen
Maryfran Troha said,
June 2, 2010 @ 11:57 am
I was interested in the Art Scarves class listed in the Ragdale Workshop scheduled for June 6 but found it was canceled by the time I knew I would have the day available. I am interested in dyeing, spinning, felting processes to use in making wearable art and particularly in large collage work. My only background in textiles is knitting and a week long beginner weaving class I took on Washington Island’s textile center. I am fairly sure I can get another student for any type of instruction you would do and possibly a third. Please contact me. I was disappointed the class was canceled.
Maryfran Troha