Musings of a dyer and fiber artist from Lord of the Rings and Narnia country, the South Island of New Zealand.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Hot Stuff....but no Parental Advisory required
I've been playing with my hot tool (no, not THAT sort of tool! Grubbyyyyyy!). I've burned a stencil of my taniwha design (taniwha are mythical Maori monsters - however, I should mention that our national roading authority, Transit NZ, had to divert the building of a highway, or pay reparation, or something, NOT VERY LONG AGO...because the road was going through an area with a taniwha in it). Hmmmm......interestingly, there's no accepted form for a taniwha - if you Google it, you'll see all sorts of different designs. This is one that I like.
Unfortunately, my stencil plastic prefers to be cut with a knife rather than burnt, so it's not a complete success as the stencil has bumpy edges where the plastic's melted. It's rather fun burning things, though!
And here's something else hot - the latest edition of Textile, the magazine of the Australian Textile Fibre Forum. This mag is LUSCIOUS!
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4 comments:
Hey, that looks nice. Is this your hobby or your job? Anyways, looks like fun. Hello from the states! Take care.
Andrew in Alabama
The 4th Avenue Blues
Is this the Walnut thingummy textile tool with the interchangeable tips?
And waaah - my copy of TFF isn't here yet! Not fair!
Indeed that IS the Walnut Hollow thingummy.
Now that's impressive - You've got your issue of Textile before me and I live in Australia!!
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