My new toy arrived the other day - a wild carder - and even better, Ian didn't have to put it together from scratch. (unlike the new garden shed which is still lying in bits on my studio floor).
I have been having fun feeding slushies and scrim and yarns and felty scraps and all sorts of other fibres through it and then laying it onto a flimsie and running it under the embellisher machine. We should have them for sale on the website before too long. I needed to see what I could do with it before I brought them in. I am very pleased with it as it speeds up a few operation stages up for me.
You might be able to see the diferent textures worked on the flimsie. I have been working on this colour - see the flower stitcher piece from the other day. I am starting my Textile Tantrum sample because I need something for the advertising. This might be the one - as usual it will be cut in places. I might do a photo or two transfer using TAP - I like the cracked effect on an embellished background. Do you think that sounds innovative or what?
6 comments:
Pardon my ignorance but what's a flimsie?
I used a friend's once, and it was so much faster and easier than hand carders. I'll be watching for it.
a friend lent me 3 drop spindle and spinning wheel and a drum carder, I have been having great fun blending fibre for both spinning and use with th embellisher.
Love the look of your new toy - it must save so much time. Those new colours look wonderful - so subtle and earthy.
I don't see myself carding at all but I am still rolling on the floor laughing out loud over your 'shed' comment. That hit home with me! LOL
Yes Heather, I totally agree! The thing I love about your colour selections, Dale, are the way they blend - they're subtle, not "in your face" with colours from across the colour wheel - it's the harmonious colour blends, rather than using complimentary colours, which so often I find I have to get rid of, that makes them so user friendly.
Thanks for keeping them coming!
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