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What is Micro/Macro scaling? An example is the Sydney Opera House by Sue Swain
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How to find inspiration from the Micro and Macro world by Mary Ann Dawson
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September Toss n Tell By Sara Quail
Demo: Bloomin’ Flowers with Soosie Jobson Hot on the heels of her recently published e-book ‘Structural and Sculptural: Complex 3D shapes in felt’, Soosie showed us an array of her ‘Bloomin Flowers’ incorporating some of the same principles and techniques detailed in her book. Using the shape of the lateral view of a flower head…
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Shrinkage – What’s wrong with percentages? Part 4
You made your sample and its not square. 🙁 Which measurement do I use? If the difference is minimal use an average of both. For example: Assuming you have laid 30cm x 30cm accurately. One side measures 15cm and the other 17cm then use 16cm. The maths: 15 + 17 = 32. 32 / 2…
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Shrinkage – What’s wrong with percentages? Part 3
Shrinkage – What’s wrong with percentages? Part 3 I think I have ranted enough about why we need shrinkage rates (and not percentages) now it’s time to discuss how to apply them. Firstly, lets address why we need to know how much our felt will shrink. You always need to calculate this if you NEED a fairly accurate…
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Shrinkage – What’s wrong with percentages? Part 2
Just to recap using percentages to calculate how much wool to lay is wrong. For example: Jane made a piece of felting that ended up 20cm by 20cm. Soosie admired it and asked how much did it shrink by? And like so many other people she said, “Oh about 30%”. Soosie heads off to her studio to…
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Shrinkage – What’s wrong with percentages? Part 1
Now down to business. Anyone who has been at one of my workshops has heard my tirades about this subject. Using percentages to calculate the end result of your felting is wrong. It is wrong – mathematically, logically and importantly feltingly. (Is there such a word? There is now.) When someone says “it shrank by…
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How many ways can you tie a scarf?
Apparently at least 25! Thanks to AiLin for finding this great YouTube vid for us, well worth a look. Watch the initial video and once its finished you can click on the individual styles to view again. Click to to view: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/01/25-different-ways-to-wear-a-scarf-in-one-5-minute-video/ Soosie XX
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BOYD The Purple Bag
This one was a little harder than the cozy, mainly because the colours were so strong they dominated any view of the bag. One side had what I called lattice work and the other eyes. Again this forlorn piece was brilliantly made. It had a beautiful retro 50s shape to it – which is probably…
