My creative space - tiny weavings again

Since I cut them free from the frame, these tiny weavings have been waiting for me to do something with them.  So, finally, the blue one has been turned into a brooch with seaglass accents.  To me, it looks like a seascape with little seaglass 'islands'.  I'm going to find it hard to part with this one...


And the pinky-brown one is well on its way to becoming another brooch, with the addition of a couple of vintage buttons.

They will both be turning up in my shop soon.

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My creative space - silk paper

I've been making silk paper (silk fusion) today.  Usually I try and make it as thin and wispy as I can but today I wanted to make it a little thicker.  The first thing is to lay out some silk fibres onto a piece of netting - I have 2 (ish) layers of undyed tussah silk fibres here.

Then another piece of net on top to hold it all in place, and rub dilute silk paper medium (you can use dilute PVA or wallpaper paste too) through the net so it soaks the silk fibres - I use an old stencil brush for this.  Turn the sandwich over and rub from the other side too until all the fibres are holding together.

I decided it still wasn't thick enough, so I folded it in half.

Once it was dry, I cut some heart shapes out of it.  I love the texture and sheen of silk paper - what I have in mind are some simple hanging decorations to show it off.

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My creative space - tiny weavings

I've had these two in the frame long enough that the warp threads had got a bit slack... finally finished them off. Now to cut them free!



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My creative space - cutting paper, mostly

Today I have mostly been cutting paper.  Not the most exciting of tasks but fairly necessary in order to make books.

Now I have finished cutting pages for what seems like hundreds of books, I've realised I only have covers ready for 3.  Oops.

At least I won't have to do it again for a while!

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My creative space - more ffflowers

It'a a grey and drizzly day here today and I feel as if I have been sitting around all morning not achieving very much.  I wonder if it is the greyness making me feel like that?  Because it is not actually true, I have been finishing off this whole garden full of ffflowers...

They have brought a welcome splash of brightness to an otherwise dreary day.  I think I need to do something a bit more energetic this afternoon!

I am waiting impatiently for the paper to dry from my printing sessions - the general humidity is not really helping.  Here's hoping for a better drying day tomorrow!

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