The other day I joined some local bookmakers for a session of their fabric book study group. The group started in January and will meet monthly throughout the year. My friend Suzanne was showing off her knitting projects and the group was going to spend the two hours knitting. Suzanne knits for relaxation, using large (#13) needles and yarn, wire, fabric cut into strips, lace, a glove cut into strips with the fingers hanging down… you name it. They are colorful and, well, I just want to reach out and touch them. She just knits, no purl. She told us that when we wanted to change to another inclusion to just tie it on with a knot, not waiting until the end of a row. We could leave the ends hanging out or weave them in. I wanted to see what Suzanne had to say and to see if, after my shifu experience last week, I might include knitting in some books. Here’s the results:
One of Suzanne’s examples:
Caroline used fabric that she tore (rather than cut) after staining in coffee and tea:
Roberta brought plastic bags and cut them up for us to include
Miriam was a guest like me. She had been inspired by Suzanne’s approach and had already made a piece incorporating buttons, glass beads and an old tie (read more on Miriam’s blog)
And here’s mine. I knitted in yarn, Roberta’s plastic bag, a piece of plastic lanyard rope, some piping, some roving that kept breaking, old kimono fabric… what a fun afternoon!
