This information is mainly for readers that will be in in Vaasa/Finland next Saturday! If you're not -- scroll down to read some thoughts about second hand fabrics! I will be holding an appliqué class on sewing pictures from your own or your children's drawings using paper-backed fusible webbing. If someone covers for the trip I would be happy to teach anywhere in the world :) Here comes the info in Swedish and Finnish, but I have promised to teach in English too, if needed!
Hej!
Det finns ännu plats till min applikationskurs i Vasa nästa
lördag/ Ensi lauantain applikointikurssille mahtuu vielä mukaan! Info
nedan/alla!
Kajsa
LEKFULLA APPLIKATIONER PÅ NYTT SÄTT, lö 3.10.2009, kl. 9-16.
På
kursen syr alla deltagere en liten tygtavla med applikationer utgående
från egna eller barnens teckningar. Läraren tar med egna modeller om du
inte vill rita själv. Om du vill jobba utgående ifrån en barnteckning
kan det vara bra att ta med några alternativ att välja mellan.
Anmälningar till kursen görs till Hantverkets hus Loftet per e-post, info@loftet.fi eller per telefon 06-3185 335.
LEIKKIMIELISIÄ
APPLIKAATIOITA UUDELLA TAVALLA, la 3.10.2009, klo 9-16. Kurssin idea on
että kaikki osallistujat tekevät oman pienen applikoidun taulun tms.
käyttäen omia tai lasten piirrustuksia mallina. Opettajalla on mukana
omia malleja, jos et halua piirtää itse. Toinen vaihtoehto on käyttää
lasten piirrustuksia lähtökohtana jotka yleensä soveltuvat hyvin
applikointiin. Ota mukaan muutama vaihtoehto niin katsotaan mikä
soveltuu parhaiten tarkoitukseen!
Ilmoittautumiset Käsityön talo Loftetiin: info@loftet.fi tai 06-3185335
My weekend was dedicated to running at flea markets. I use a lot of second hand fabrics in my projects because of the ecological and economical aspects, but it takes time to find those treasures! The table cloth below ended up on our round table. I had nearly cut it up when I saw how well it went with white and green curtain by Tricia Guild that you can see in the background (it hides our coats). The white wooden pearls from aarikka was another find this weekend, I have them in red too and have been wearing them so much! The white ones will be great for the frosty season!
About working with second hand textiles. I find it challenging and
quite stimulating for the creativity to look at a fabric that is
clearly from a particular time and see it transform into a fresh new
form. I try to treat my fabrics "equally" whether they are brand new or
have lived a previous life as a curtain or a shirt. Only one of the houses from my new collection below was made entirely from new fabrics, can you guess which one?