Carol had been putting her creative talents to use in making some toys for Afghanistan refugees prompted by the Knit Knatter Stitch group she belongs to .We thought they were just delightful and would quite happily have kept them.The one on the left is made from some fleece scraps ,while the one on the right is crocheted.
She had also taken a look at the Stitch Club workshop run by www.sarahdesmarais.com in conjunction with www.textileartist.org.It was a Japanese technique called Katazome ,where a resist paste is passed through stencils .It is allowed to dry before colour is applied .When dry the while thing is washed to remove the paste.
The paste consisted of 2 tablespoons of cornflour to 11/2 tablespoons of PVA glue.
Kirsten remembered to bring her felted fungi that she had left behind on her work table last month.She has been taking online workshops from around the globe ,sometimes having to navigate language barriers ! These look very lifelike but involve some seriously complicated techniques to create the various layers.She only had white wool but thought it too pristine so decided to dye with a teabag but the bag broke and deposited some leaf into the felt .We thought it added a very authentic touch ,sometimes serendipity adds something that would be too difficult to contrive.
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