making someone happy

It was Stitch'nBitch day again in Rotterdam.

It was supposed to be sunny today, so I dressed that way ...

SÓ happy I was I had a rain poncho (just in case) in my cycle bag :

it rained cats and dogs,

when I got off the boat.

Hmmmmmm ... happy knitting, after I was dry again.

Because knitting does give me so much pleasure, I thought I show you this :

daughter drew my attention 

on some surprise flash mob on You Tube.

It's about a lady, Loes Veenstra  from Rotterdam,

who knitted over 500 sweaters all her life

and stored them ... untill :

this moment ...

when some people gave her some very happy moments, I think 

Go, and see for yourself 

and enjoy !

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 At the moment I'm knitting socks for my grandson

in his favourite colour

green !

(one was already finished, but I frogged it 

because it was a bit too tight, the right one, since I have to wait 

and see if it fits this time, I started with number two)

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Remember the stained glass technique 

I did two weeks ago ?

Man liked it very much and said he wants to try it too !

He will make a mandala !

Well, the machine stitching will be for me,

but the rest ..... 

(keep you posted)

;-)

a bit like stained glass

Stained glass

That's what the result of the new technique I did, looks like.

Today I finished the stitching 

and later, in the garden under the sunshade,

I did the burning.

It was so góód I could do that outside

because it really 

STINKS !

(the synthetic fabric melts onto the soldering iron)

These are the front and back of the piece after stitching.

The lines, that I did twice, were rather shaky sometimes :

the "lutradur" back is slippery, when guiding under the machine.

The soldering iron and some steelwool nearby 

to clean the tip every now and then.

Because of the many layers and the burning

the piece is quite rigid and firm.

With a little piece of sturdy wire with eyelets at the end

I can simply hang it.

my lovely machine

What a lovely day it was yesterday !

No, no sun to be seen 

(well ... maybe a minute or two ...)

but we were inside 

being creative 

"We" was me and my dear friend Wil 

she explained to me a certain known technique, 

she refined for her own art-quilts

(Wil's work on the "Art Quilts in Nederland" exhibition last May)

It has been quite some time since I used my machine.

( I did a lot of hand stitching lately, inspired by Jude )

First here was a lot of preparation

in several steps

painting (with diluted acrylic paint)

ironing "vliesofix" (wonder under) 

cutting 

...

but in the end I could start on my dear PFAFF

There's still a lot to be done before this try-out will be finished

because I need to do some burning too  

Ha, it's so good the weather will be fine tomorrow :

I will be burning outside 

(the fumes are not very healthy !!!)

 I will probably use parts of this technique in my own work.

Might find some inspiration in the garden ???

Wow ... these colours !