Knitting and Sewing Work!

You see this blog regularly? Well then, this might be very new for some of you, as you will always see fine art pieces on this blog and absolutely nothing that`s textile related in anyway. Well, there`s a slight change there...

I first started off by making some small nautical themed

pillows for my nephews new room, since they`ve

just moved out.

A bit of back story on this:
When I was younger, I absolutely loved fashion and sewing and embroidery, seriously loved it. When I finished primary school and entered senior/secondary school I left that kind of art and went onto the normal curriculum which was making paper mache watermelons... or ice cream cones, which ever they preferred to do on that day. Secondary school`s art was absolutely terrible and not enjoyab

I found an old manky dress

I ordered a year ago, un-picked

the whole thing and then

turned the bottom half into

a cute skirt!

le whatsoever, I only enjoyed it when I took it for GCSE and I got to do something that was at least a bit interesting.
But in the end, I never did go back to fashion or embroidery and I forgot about it really. But since I`m going to University for Fine Art I`ve been thinking about going back into something to do with sewing and fabrics, not exactly fashion, but something to do with sewing machines and all of that jazz. I`m also going to invest in a sewing machine for at home, since I`ve been using the ones at sixth form which constantly break.

I started off by making some yellow and white polka heart bunting for my older sisters new bedroom, and then I moved on to the cute nautical themed pillows for my little nephew. The fabrics where quite cheap and from eBay, my older sister ordered a pack of them and never got round to making anything for Owen so I took over and made some pillows for him.

I also taught myself how to knit, well partially anyways. David`s mum, Kelly, showed me how to cast on and do a basic knit, then I had to teach myself how to cast off the knitting. It`s seriously therapeutic to do and I quite like just sitting in bed before I go to sleep just knitting away like a little old lady... Like seriously, I`m 18 and I sit in bed knitting at 10 o`clock at night. Grandma, I`ve aged over night!
My little sister also gave me one of her knitting and sewing books, she doesn`t even know how to knit or sew, but it was an old Christmas present from someone in the family. I haven`t actually used it yet, but it does have some cute little knitted flowers in it and some new techniques that I can try. At the moment I can only knit the basic knit... If that makes any sense.

I am slightly impatient when it

comes to the knitting!

I do want to make some more bunting, possibly for my room or something, that`s when I move into the bigger room and I get ready for University. Sometimes I regret not staying down the fashion/sewing route, I quite enjoyed making the small pillows and the bunting; I will want to try and make something for myself but I have no idea as to what I could possibly make that would fit nicely in my room.
If anything, I just can`t believe I found that old shoebox with all of my old threads and needles in!

The only down side to all of this, is that I haven`t been able to go out and buy my own sewing machine that I can use at home; at the moment I`m using some of the ones at sixth form and they keep on breaking since they`re so old. I`m not sure where to get a decent one, or should I get a second hand one... I kind of want to personalize it when I do get it, I hate the boring old white ones and I want one with a bit more "Amy" in/on it. I think I need to invest in some black and white spray paint and give it a go once I find a second hand sewing machine.


The other down side there is, is that I haven`t really found a way to incorporate this into my current project... which by the way, is almost completely over! I`ve got the three day exam this Tuesday coming and I think I`ve gotten everything that I`ll need ready; I`ve still got Monday to finish off the last little bits for my three pieces. I have found a small way to incorporate the stitch work into my project; I`ve made multiple layers of plastic fusion and have then sewn them together and created some cut work samples... But because of all of the layers and different material sandwiched in between the plastic, you can`t see the stitches very well; Next time I`ll have to use a thicker stitch setting. But then, to merge it into my work I`ve got to burn it all with the heatgun, and because it`s been placed in the heat press already they burn up so quickly and then leave the stitches, leaves and petals behind.

The preparation work at the moment looks alright, I`ve done 5 or 6 boards that have lead up to the three final piece boards. But no more sewing work for this project, it doesn`t really relate to my project that much... So I`m going to have to leave the knitting and sewing for other bits of work and some crafty kind of bits that I`ll end up doing in my spare time.





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