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My Experiments in Fish Tanning
Fish Leather Tanning – My First Experiments – 2018 A few years ago I became interested in learning how to turn fish skins into leather. I sourced the fish skins from a […]
Softening Fish Leather
Sometimes, fish leather that has been commercially tanned is not very soft. I think there is a genearl misconception or misunderstanding about how soft and flexible fish skins can be. The fish […]
The Flexibility of a Fish Skin
Flexibility of a Fish Skin Learning how to prepare and tan fish is a trial and error method. Each breed of fish is different – in size, in weight, in type and […]
Tin Thread Spinning -3
TIN THREAD SPINNING 3 Tin Thread EmbroideryPart 3 – The spun tin thread can now be used for stitching and embroidery. Post Views: 866
Tin Thread Spinning – 2
Dragging Tin Thread Spinning Tin Thread Part 2The tin (Pewter) is dragged through a die to make a fine thread. Post Views: 875
Tin Thread Spinning-1
Tin Thread Spinning – Part 1 The Saami Art of Tin Thread SpinningTugging on a bit of pewter thread has led me down a new path of unraveling some of the intricately […]
Japanese Paper Weaving
WashiWashi, Japanese paper is traditionally made of the inner bark of 3 plants, Kozo (paper mulberry) Mitsumata and Gampi. The bark is cleaned, pounded and added to a liquid solution with tororo-aoi […]
Simplicity Felting Machine
I have been doing quite a bit of felting lately. I have been making some larger art pieces using a wet felting method and then adding detail and embellishing with needle felting. […]
Poppy Day
November 11 – Remembrance DayIt’s poppy time!Why not knit or crochet a hand made poppy or two to remember this day and those who fought so that we can be safe. Please […]