I made knitting bags! Õmblesin kudumiskotte!

I'm so thrilled, I've made two of my dreams to come true! I found a beautiful remnant of fabric with a fairy pattern in Abakhan years ago. I have been smitten by these fairies, specially the Knitting Fairy and Sewing Fairy. Aren't they adorable? I dreamt about making a project bag but I was not sure what type to do.   

I had another dream; to make a bag with a flexible frame. Finally I managed to get the right frame from the Craft and Cotton stall when I visited the Hobbycraft show. It is a great frame as it does not snap closed but stays open. I did not have a pattern for the bag but I looked up different patterns online, like Puffy Pouch, Flex Frame Pouch and others, to get some ideas. I used some funny labels, purchased at the craft show, just to give the bags a little twist.

When I was searching project bag patterns, I came across an Open Wide Zippered Pouch Tutorial and decided to make one of these. I had just a 25 cm long zipper at hand and the bag turned out rather small. I will definitely make some bigger bags later. I used the left-overs from shortening IKEA curtains. It is a nice, heavier fabric, so I did not use any interfacing.

Finally I made some stitch markers, I'm always short of removable markers.

Olen nii elevil, tegin kaks oma kaua-aegset unistust teoks! Aastaid tagasi leidsin Abakhan'ist jupikest haldjatega kangast. Aina imetlesin neid, eriti Kudu- ja Õmblus-haldjaid. Unistasin kudumiskotist, aga ei suutnud tegumoodi valida.  

Teine unistus oli teha painduva raamiga (flexi frame) kott. Sobilik raam õnnestus hankida

Craft and Cotton müügiletilt, kui külastasin Hobbycraft showd. Raam püsib avatuna, ei klõpsa ise kinni. Koti lõiget mul polnud. Otsisin netist, eeskujuks said Puffy Pouch, Flex Frame Pouch ja muud.

Kasutasin kottidel ka vahvaid silte, mis sain samalt käsitöömessilt.

Kotilõikeid otsides leidsin ka toreda lukuga koti lõike Open Wide Zippered Pouch Tutorial. See kott avaneb laiemalt, kui muud lukuga kotid. Otsustasin ka selle teha. Kott tuli pisut väike, selline kosmeetikakoti suurus, kuna mul oli ainult 25 cm lukk kodus. Kangasteks on ülejäägid IKEA kardinate lühendamisest. Hea tugev kangas, ei kasutanudki liimiriiet. Kunagi teen sama lõikega suurema koti ka, vaja vaid lukk muretseda.

Lõpuks tegin mõned kudu-markerid ka, avatavaid oli napilt. Ja mulle lihtsalt meeldib neid aegajalt teha, kasutan hoolega.

Lovely Beads from Blakemere Craft Village. Lihtsad kõrvarõngad.

Time and time again I have travelled past the Blakemere Craft Village and always think to myself that one day, I will turn in and have a look.

Recently I finally had the chance to check it out and after having a look round what I have to say is ‘more crafts please’.

Some years ago I visited a candle store in a small Danish village which was completely filled with locally made candles of different shapes and scents. There was a workshop where visitors could dip their own candles in the permanently hot cauldron of paraffin wax.

Unfortunately in Blakemere there was just a Yankee Candle outlet.

Fortunately I did manage to see one real artisan who was working in the craft village and selling his output. Ray from the Glass Beadand Marble workshop made these colourful beads which have become my new earrings.

I also got the hematite pendants from Ray, the lovely elephants and the long wavy ones to which I have added white beads (actually, these are buttons from Coats).

There is a lovely coffee shop on the site in which we had lovely coffee and a huge slice each of coffee and walnut cake. The coffee was served in cute cups and saucers from the PiP Studio Collection range of goods which the coffee shop stocks and sells.

Ikka ja jälle olen mööda sõitnud Blakemere Craft Village teeviidast, mõeldes, et järgmine kord keeran sisse ja vaatan, mis seal käsitöökülas huvitavat on. Lõpuks sain küla oma silmaga üle vaadatud. Kokkuvõtteks ütleks, et rohkem käsitööd paluks. 

Kunagi käisin Taanis mingis külas asuvas küünlapoes. Pood oli kohapeal valmistatud erikujulisi küünlaid täis, kõrvalruumis pada kuuma parafiiniga, kus sai ise küünalt kasta. Siinses küünlapoes müüdi lihtsalt Yankee küünlaid. 

Üht tõsist käsitöölist ikka nägin, kes kohapeal töötas ja oma toodangut müüs. See oli Ray oma The Glass Bead & Marble töötoas klaashelmeid valmistamas. Tema toodangu hulgast on pärit need värvikirevad klaashelmed, millest said mu uued kõrvarõngad. Samast poekesest on pärit ka need hematiidist elevandikesed ja lainekujulised hematiit ripatsid, mille juurde lisasin helmed, mis on tegelikult hoopis nööbid Coats'ilt. 

Pisikest kohvikut ei saa ka mainimata jätta. No kas pole armsad kohvitassid? Tegelikult see ongi kohvik ja PiP Studio poeke koos, ja nõud kuuluvad PiP Studio kollektsiooni. 

Too Few Stitch Markers.

Occasionally I like to make my own stitch markers. Regardless of that I sometimes suffer a shortage of them. Does that happen to you?

I was in the process of knitting a chunky jacket and discovered that I did not have any of the removable stitch markers with the bigger lobster clasp. So I took out my beading box and made some. 

Whilst I was in the mood I gave a makeover to a necklace and made two pairs of pearl ear rings.

Aeg-ajalt olen teinud mitmesuguseid silmusemärkijad, küll varda peal kasutamiseks, küll kudumis rea märkimiseks, suuremaid ja väiksemaid.
Mulle meeldib, kui silmusemärkija suurus vastab vardale, mitte liiga suur, et vajuda üle silmuse.
Kududes jämedast lõngast jakki avastasin, et mul polegi suurema lukuga reamärkijaid. Järelikult oligi aeg pärlikarp välja võtta ja teha mõned.

Üksiti tegin kaks paari kõrvarõngaid ja uuendasin ühe kaelakee.

Seashells and beads. Merekarbid ja helmed.

As soon I came across with this clustered seashell stitch pattern I knew it will make a nice summer bag. I found this pattern in Italian pattern book Tutti Punti Maglia. When I translated Italian title it turned out to mean Fans. Really it reminds me of both fans and seashells. I added some wooden beads as well to highlight the pattern. The bamboo handles came from Abakhan Fabrics.I knitted seven pattern repeats so that the pattern on one side is offset by one half of the pattern on the other side. Yarn: Kelly Garn bought from Denmark, 4 skeins, 38% linen, 31% cotton, 31% viscose Needles 3 mm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kohe, kui avastasin selle koemustri, oli selge, et suvekotiks ma ta ükskord koon. Muster pärit itaaliakeelsest mustrikogust Tutti Punti Maglia. Nimetasin mustri enda jaoks Merekarbikirjaks. Hiljem tõlkisin originaalnime google abiga, selgus, et hoopis lehvikukiri. Kudusin seitse mustrikorda, seega muster paigutub erinevalt esi- ja tagaküljel. Lisasin veidi puupärle mustrit elavdama. Sangad pärit Abakhanist. Lõng: Kelly Garn ostetud Taanist, 4 tokki = 200gr, 38% lina, 31% puuvilla, 31% viskoosi Vardad 3 mm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I first saw the phone case crocheted with seed beads I knew I wanted one as well. At first I was struggling to crochet it. But when I got the hang of it at last, it was fun to do. I guess there will be more :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seemnehelmestega heegeldatud mobiilikotti olen juba tükk aega ihaldanud. Tsunaami, hea inimene, pani õpetuse kirja. Nüüd siis leidsin aja asi ette võtta. Kasutasin kodus leiduvat helmesegu. Arvan, et oma 6 meetrit helmeid sain niidile aetud. Peenikesed nad ju on, ja heegelnõel oli ka peenike, 1mm. Minu jaoks põhiline nipp seisnes selles, et tuli nii tihedalt heegeldada, et helmes läbi silmuse valele poole ei saaks lipsata. Väikese aasa otsa lisasin kinnise, mis lubab kotti riputada. Ülejäänud helmed heegeldasin paelaks, millega saab vajadusel kotikest kaelas kanda. Pärlitega heegeldamist tahan veel teha!

Pearls. Pärlid.

I believe its fun to try something new. This time I tried knotting freshwater pearls into necklaces and a bracelet. One necklace is made using freshwater, glass pearls and seed beads. I managed to find several tutorials on the Internet and picked up lots of useful advice from various sites. After several attempts using different cords and knotting methods I found a technique that worked for me. I even thought I had invented a new knotting technique using tweezers, but it seems that this has been done before, so nothing is new! The only thing I am not completely satisfied with is cutting the cord ends between the pearls when finishing, for which I think need a special cutter, as my really quite sharp manicure scissors does not cut it neatly.

Tore on proovida teha midagi uut. Seekord sõlmisin mageveepärleid kaelakeeks ja käevõruks. Ühe kee tegin kasutades nii magevee- kui ka klaaspärle, lisaks veidi seemnehelmeid. Leidsin internetist mitmeid juhendeid ja korjasin tarkuseteri mitmelt poolt, kuid tööle asudes tekkis ikka küsimusi, millele polnud vastust kerge leida. Peale mitmeid katseid erinevate nööride ja sõlmimise tehnikatega leidsin enda jaoks sobiva variandi. Leiutasin sõlmimise pintsettide abil. Kuid hiljem leidsin, et seda on teisedki teinud, miski pole uus! Ainus, millega rahul pole, on pärlite vahel turritavad nööriotsad, mille korralikuks lõikamiseks on vist vaja muretseda spetsiaalne lõikur, sest ka teravad maniküürikäärid seda ei lõika.


Materials I used / Materjalid, mida kasutasin:
- Freshwater Pearls
- Griffin Bead Cord, Perlseide, High Performance (with attached needle)
- French Wire
- Clasps
- Glass beads
- Seed beads

Some links:
Using tweezers
Using a static knotting pin
Youtube

Tiigrinahk

Üritasin teha tiigri- ja leopardimustrilisi fimo/cernit pärle. Eeskujuks oli NoraJean. Lopergused on, aga ütleme, et taotluslikult ;)
Animal skin polymer clay beads.

Kudumismarkerid ja pisikesed kõrvarõngad

Markereid läheb ikka vaja! Siin siis osa neist näha.









Kunagi, aastakümneid tagasi, oli emal kaks ühesugust kaelakeed helesinistest tilgamoodi mummudest. Ja keegi meist lammutas ühe ära (nagu ka palju teisi ema kaelakeesid). Kaks allesjäänud tilgakest said nüüd kõrvarõngasteks.