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Month: April 2012

  • Sculpting with window screening: baskets

    IMG_7415When a roll of black nylon'y window screening presented at a church sale a few years ago the fabric aspect captivated me and it has made its appearance as a garment or two since then.

    I've been wanting a couple of bowls to hold fruit, to replace this wicker one.   

    Crocheting ones like these was considered;  what to use as the fibre brought thoughts of black twine,  or Greek braiding  a length of  black cloth into a tight strand and then crocheting or coiling it.  These remained as ideas.

    This morning the thought of the remaining black window screening came to mind and I had just meant to check to see how much was left …..

    IMG_7416……then I got to forming it into a basket shape …. got out the T-pins to take the place of slip had I been using clay …. liked the first one …. made another.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    IMG_7419I like the airy shape, the casual containment,  the look of them on the plant stand that came indoors from the deck last autumn and assumed  kitchen status and purpose.