Sunday, February 17, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Ääriviivat, Outlining
Virkkauslanka on kiinnitetty kaksinkertaisena kuultokankaan pinnalle samanvärisellä ompelulangalla ompelemalla kaikkien kankaitten läpi kuvion ääriviivoja seuraten pienin poikittaisin harsinpistoin.
Risteyskohdissa virkkauslangat sidotaan toisiinsa niin, ettei ääriviivoihin jää aukkoja.
Cotton fabric layers are basted under the tracing cloth.
Two cords of crocheting thread are tacked on the tracing cloth, through all fabric layers using yellow sewing thread.
Crocheting thread is bounded together in intersections, there shall not be left any breaks between the outlining cords.
Peilikuvan jäljentäminen, The Mirror image
Suunnitellun kuvan peilikuva on piirretty tussilla läpi kuultokankaan nurjalle puolelle.Olen myös leikannut neljä kappaletta valkaisematonta lakanakangasta, jotka harsitaan tueksi kuultokankaan alle.
En tarkalleen tiedä, miten monta kerrosta tukikangasta pitäisi olla, mutta kokeilen nyt neljällä, joiden läpi neula kulkee hyvin.
Kuva-aiheen koko on 13,5 cm x 19,5 cm.
The mirror image has been copyed on the reverse side of tracing cloth.
I've also cut four pieces cotton cloth, which will be basted under the tracing cloth to support the work.
I'm not sure, how many levels cotton cloth there should be, but I try with four. I think the needle should go well through the levels.
The size of the motif is 13,3 cm x 19,5 cm.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A bird and a book
But I took along a lot of sewing thread and this multicoloured bird, a very old little needlework of mine.
Later on yesterday I got from library the book of my new idol, Jill Nordfors Clark: Needle lace, Techniques and Inspiration and I felt me more optimistic again.
It's consoling to keep in my mind that I don't need to create an extraordinary artwork now. I'm trying to make a simple sampler.
To see such incredible works presenting in this book can be very inspiring or it can lead you to some kind of depression or insuperable barrier. To me both happened.
After sleeping couple of hours my mind became curious again and ready for an adventure.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Starting Needle lace
I'm trying to create a very simple sampler by using Manuela No 5 cotton crocheting and tatting thread and only one colour. For this work I choosed beautiful yellow coloured thread. Manuela's colourmap has deep and quiet colours and I like them a lot.
Mostly I spend my time doing Cross stitch many hours every day. I have several plans for new works in the future, but time to time I'm going to progress my new interest, the Needle lace.
I hope I'll find books dealing with the Needle lace later. Next I have to find in my storage some old directions how to do Needle lace.
Kulkija se tietää...


Monday, February 11, 2008
Kuultokangas, Tracing cloth
Aion edetä pitsitekniikassa vähän kerrallaan ja päätoimisesti jatkan vielä ristipistoa, jonka parissa menee aikaa vielä marras-joulukuun loppuun.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Work in progress
At the moment I'm busy with this new work of mine. It's miraculous, how fast the time is running when focusing on stitching. I've been doing Cross stitch a term of eight years already, and these have been the happiest time in my life. I really love to work with shapes and colours.It also makes me to feel happy I have new plans to change this thread technique to another. I thought to try some Needle lace later, but now I'm using my time with some Cross stitch works for my exhibition in December this year. The exhibition will be in Herttoniemi Hospital in Helsinki.
To change the technique to another is challenging and takes a lot of time and practising. I'm not sure, if my level of creativity is ready for such a big change. It's also a question, how to find materials for doing Needle lace if I'm not going to implement the technique traditionally.
I have to discover from myself again something I've thought is missing.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Linnut, The Birds, 1977
Löysin tämän ommellun pitsin tekniikalla toteutetun työn, josta aiemmin mainitsin. Sillä ei ole tähän asti ollut nimeä. Se on tehty ompelemalla ohuella tiiviskierteisellä virkkauslangalla.Kuva-aiheen ääriviivat on kopioitu japanilaisesta ympyrän muotoon sommitellusta ääriviivapiirroksesta. Pinnat on täytetty erilaisin ompelein ja värein.





