Glammamamma

Week 5 & fingerloop braiding

NU FUNKY FIBRE

The blue painted fingernails, belong to the lovely new Funky Fibre member, Erva. Below she’s learning to crochet, for the first time.

Welcome, Erva, & keep practicing holding the yarn for crocheting & not as knitting!

FINGERLOOP BRAIDING

Kaiya showed us an old, (but new to us), craft called Fingerloop braiding.

She used garden string, any strong yarn will do, wrap 5 loops around a solid base, have 3 loops on 3 fingers of one hand, & 2 loops on two fingers of the other hand.

After slipping loops between fingers, a plaited fabric is made.

Of course, Kaiya made it look easy, but I suppose with practice (& You Tube), great things can be achieved.

Such as this ‘split’ braid.

Take a look @ the link for the You Tube tutorial:      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

 History & details of Fingerloop braiding @: http://fingerloop.org

SASQUATCH BOOTS

Kaiya’s an avid camper, and as not to mess up the inside of the tent, the family wear these warm & cosy boots.

The whole of the boot, is made with natural yarn, with acrylic ‘eye lash’ yarn to give it some fun.  It’s knitted in mainly garter stitch (knit all rows), then stocking stitch, (knit 1 row, purl 1 row), for the upper foot.

To finish, she sews a seam up the centre back.  These boots are nice ‘n’ sturday & would be great to polish the wooden floors with, whilst wearing them!

To make these, go to:http://www.eviesyarn.com/Free%20patterns.htm

SOCKS

Kat’s making ANOTHER pair of socks!

She’s using that gorgeous self-patterning yarn, which she gets from Drops with green yarn, I think is from Lidl.  Not sure if this is the 1st or 2nd foot.  I’ll find out more, on Wednesday, as she’s running her knitting club @ the Cooper Locke Gallery/Cafe, Hither Green Lane, Hither Green, 3pm.

HOT CHILE

Claire’s away in Chile, but she’s been updating her blog page.  She uploaded this glorious picture, below:

Street art, Santiago

Unfortunately, Mary didn’t make it tonight, so with only 10 minutes before Club ended, we got out the rose wine, & toasted Mrs G, & off home we went.   (Besides, I wanted to get home pretty sharpish, as the new series of The Hotel Inspector starts @ 9pm!

So, until the next time, Happy Easter.

Keep crafting, keep creating.

Peace & Love

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Glammamamma ;)

Week 3 for the Funky Fibres Pt1

A lot happened tonite, so let’s get started.

RE-BRANDING

Tonite was Week 3 @ the Lee Gate Community Centre, & with rose wine in hand, we had a lot to toast, as we decided to re-name the group: Funky Fibres.         It was a joint, majority decision, which encabsulates all thing fibre, which is not just about knitting & crocheting, as we also do peg loom weaving, plus they’ll be other crafts to be introduced, as we go along.  Watch this (blog) space.

NEW STAFF/MEMBER

Also, we met the new Administrator Co-ordinator for the community centre, Kaiya Williams, who started her new position, this week.  Welcome Kaiya.                  She can crochet, too, take a look…

Kaiya went home to get her crochet, & the above pics are of her current project.  The colours are great, & after she’s added white to all the edges, she’ll join them as she goes.  Can’t wait to see it, as it progresses.

BON VOYAGE

Claire made us jealous, as she’s off to Santiago!  I don’t even want to think about the gorgeous alpaca yarns, she’ll be able to see/buy whilst there.  Did I say i’m sooo jealous!?

As part of the Jane Thornley Knitalong, (now over), Claire’s hand knitting a River, seriously!

She’s using a mixed texture of yarns, (with a lot of ends @ the back), also she’s woven a gift for a friend called ‘weaving a river’, on her peg loom.                 Check out her Ravelry & Tumblr page for more info & pictures, also: http://www.janethornley.com/blog for inspiration & other patterns you can knitalong to.

Claire’s also started a new peg loom weaving project, I don’t know what it’s called yet, but so far, she’s ‘in-laying’ her weave, with pink yarn.  More, when she get’s back from her trip.  Sooo jealous!

SOCK KNITTING 

Kat’s put my faith back into sock knitting, again.  I decided that although I wanted most of my socks to be over the knee or knee length, they take more time & more yarn, (2 socks un-finished!), and it’s ok to do ankle/calf-length socks.

Above, you can see that Kat started casting on a new pair (1st pic), using the provisional cast on, & by the 2nd pic, she’d knitted ows for the toe.

By the end of the night, she paused knitting with the pink yarn, and introduced the self-striping yarn, she was using last week.  It’s the one that looks like she’d knitted a fairisle pattern.

Here are some pics of the socks she’s finished & are still in progress for        Hither Green Week.  I love the different colours she’s using for the toe & heel.  I like doing that too.  The leg(middle) section is the self-stripe yarn, that looks like fairisle.

Pt 2, comin up…

So, until the next time, keep crafting, keep creating.

Peace & Love

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Glammamamma ;)

Things to do, places to go, people to see

11th LEE GREEN OPEN STUDIOS.  13th & 14th November 2010.  20th & 21st November 2010.  12pm - 7pm Saturday, 12pm - 6pm Sunday            Admission Free www.leegreenopenstudios.com

There are many other venues where you can see artists’ work:

STARK GALLERY.  384-386 LEE HIGH RD, LEE GREEN, LONDON SE12 8RW

YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS. 15 STAPLEHURST RD, LONDON SE13 5ND  From8th November

LIMELIGHT GALLERY.  LEWISHAM LIBRARY, 199-201 LEWISHAM HIGH ST, LEWISHAM, LONDON SE13 6LG

RHUBARD & CUSTARD CAFE.  164 MANOR LANE, LEE, LONDON  SE12 8LP  During the month of November.  Also providing pop-up cafe @ Leegate Centre

LEEGATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, UNIT 3, LEEGATE SE12 8SS.                          FREE CHILDREN’S ART SESSION                                                                  

Sketching and painting drop-in @ Stark Gallery with Amanda Knight for ages 6-12.My friend & fellow Raveler don’t need the free tuition, so we’ll be dropping in with our knitting/crocheting, so come along, whether you’re experienced or not.

KNITTING & CROCHET TUITION:

Check out their website for more details: http://www.wakelin.eclipse.co.uk/events.html You can learn to knit & crochet, or do what my friend & I will be doing, & just go along & meet new people.            It’s 4.30pm - 6pm,  on Sunday 14th & Sunday 21st November.  C u there.  

SEEK OUT

Julia Gemie’s pencil drawing are to die for and check out her hand made fabric snap purses - i’m CRAZY about purses which snap!  She also crochets too!                 www.juliagemie.co.uk

Amelia Kyazze’s black and white photographs are thought provoking, challenges the mind, and very beautiful.  Amelia has an eye for detail, i’ve not seen for a long time.  www.abkyazze.com                                                                                                                        

NetworkArts, School of Frock, Leila Khasal, Helen Banzhaf plus many more

Please note, these are MY personal choices.  Go n look for yourself, then let me know what you think.

*  All visitors who call into at leat 10 venues can enter a prize draw to win £100 worth of art from any participating artist.  See website for more details:              www.leegreenopenstudios.com

That’s all for now.  So until the next time, keep crafting & keep creating.

Peace n Love

Glammamamma x