Hi all! Привет!
Из носков и вяжут коврики и сумки, делают игрушки (особенно обезьян и змей). Вязать я умею, а вот ткать... Надо было попробовать. Взялась я за коврик, такой деревенский, чтоб подходил к одеялам. Нарезала нитей из старого хлопкового трикотажа, натянула долевые нити на архаичную раму (ширму) и взялась за ткачество, точнее за плетение. После недель работы в жарком летнем ателье в тени дровяного сарая, когда я сняла работу с рамы, выяснилось, что нитки так стянулись (трикотаж, ведь), что вместо ковра, получился ... кусочек полотна. Собственно, который я и утилизировала на сумку....
There is a thousand and a one way of upcycling socks. Just search on Inet and you will see a zillion of toys (monkeys and snakes are at the top), knitted rags and bags and mittens.I got infected by the upcycling fever and decided to use the old jersey clothing to make a village rag to fit the village covers. Since knitting and crocheting is something I have already plenty done, I opted for weaving.
Please, do not think I have a loom! At least not yet. I went for rather a prehistoric approach instead, using a frame (an old folding screen). I cut socks and pyjamas into (kilo-)meters of yarn and set the yarn onto the frame.
The weaving/pleating started, slowly, by hand: in front, behind, in front, behind....
My weaving workshop was set in the village. So I could work during holidays and weekends only. The fun lasted almost the whole hot summer.
The surprise waited me after I have dismounted the "rag" - it has badly shrunk!Of course! of course...... I should have thought about it before.... of course. It shrunk like a sock or any other type of jersey.
It has transformed itself into a tiny piece of "textile", which, given the sunny days I invested into it, just could not be thrown away.
The question was: how to upcycle the upcycled socks???
... this is how the bag was made
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