Dreadlocks

This was a bit of an experiment. This technique I developed by a jaquard stitch knitted in wool on a domestic machine; using the wrong side of the knit, I felt it, and the thread floats all matt together. The result was this heavily textured fabric, yet light in weight, and soft. This piece was part of the W03 collection that Rod McNicol photographed; see earlier post: "A Portrait".

Mad Moments

I first made these hand embroidered covered felt buttons and broaches for cardi's for my W05 collection, and have since then had a few requests for replacements from some who still have the cardigans, but have lost a button; or have mistakenly shrunk the cardigan, kept the buttons, and needed another cardigan for the buttons. Lucky I had a few spare to replace, as I believe that little phase of making mania has momentarily passed.