Wednesday 24 September 2014

Bone Cutting For Craft Projects

Yesterday was quite the creative day.  I finally got to work with bone. First I worked on the rhythm bones I'm making out of cow rib bones. Fletcher showed me how to work the belt sander and the band saw. And I used the Dremel too.

Then while we were cutting bone, I remembered the bone I got at a pet store to make hair sticks, so I ran in the house and grabbed that and cut that on the band saw.  I just made the major cuts to separate it into 3 pieces, when Fletcher noticed it was making noise. He couldn't figure out how to fix it so I couldn't use it anymore. I used the Dremel instead to make the rest of the cuts.

Cutting bone on  a band saw.
 Crocheting gray motifs for a free form necklace.
Silver and Gray Crocheted Spiral Motif
 I've finished the top of my woven hat. Now I need to flip it over and make the brim. 
Hat weaving on cardboard

Saturday 20 September 2014

A Quick Catch-Up

My goodness I've been busy, but haven't been posting here.  Just off the top of my head I'm working on the following  projects:

I just threw four pots. The line up so far is a bowl, a vase, a milk bottle shaped vessel, and a pitcher.
I'll keep you posted on how that goes.

Woven hat in red and gray

Quilt project with animal designs

Fat quarters purse #1
Fat quarters purse #2

Gourd projects for PowWow in Oct.
Camo snake socks

Freeform crochet necklace is shades of silver and white

Knitted medicine pouches on size 0 circular needles
Part of the crochet necklace.

Knitting socks.

Knitting medicine  pouches