HIGH PRIESTESS Now on Etsy

I listed the HIGH PRIESTESS on eBay twice. She didnot sell. So, I listed her on Etsy. Wish us luck!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63975586/hand-punched-rug-tarot-high-priestess

Rug 6 HIGH PRIESTESS On Sale on eBay!

It's official! The HIGH PRIESTESS is now on sale on eBay!. She already has 1 watcher and 2 views.

Click here: eBay Listing

HARVESTMAN Progress and HIGH PRIESTESS Completed!

Curt started the orange leaves:

I finished hemming, manipulation, clean up! Today I plan to list the HIGH PRIESTESS on eBay!!!!

HIGH PRIESTESS Completed and HARVESTMAN Begins

Curt completed punching the HIGH PRIESTESS last night. I removed her from the frame. She now needs to be pressed, trimmed, and hemmed.


Cricket inspects the completed swug



Off the frame and on the floor unhemmed

These are the beginning steps for HARVESTMAN:

Hem the raw canvas (done)
Stretch the hammed canvas on the frame (done)
Create a transparency to project (done)

Printout on the left, transparency on the right

Transfer design to canvas (done)

Using the $5 projector

Lines transferred

Lines redrawn

My next step is to unravel the remaning 5 sweaters.

Sample cards of yarns selected for HARVESTMAN

Curt should be able to start HARVESTMAN this evening!

HIGH PRIESTES Punch Ending

Curt is almost finished with the HIGH PRIESTESS. I must say that she looks gorgeous!

Column Boo-Boo and Swug 7 HARVESTMAN

I goofed! I forgot to remove the mltiple lines from the detail on the black column. So, Curt punched them in all night last night....and now we have to remove them and start over.

Too many lines on the black column

Fewer lines on the grey column

Curt believes he will finish the punching part by this Wed or Thurs eve. I already starting unwinding yarns for rug 7 "Harvestman". This is another design straight from Chantal Paré's free stained glass designs.

http://chantalstainedglass.50megs.com/

We discussed and decided that our old method punching all the outlines first is not efficient. On the "Harvestman" swug, we plan to start in the center or at 1 corner, and fill from there. This way Curt doesn't have to try to move pre-existing lines / yarn out of the way on 2 sides, just 1 side.

I shudder in misery at the thought of hemming another irregular border!

Shiny New Blog and 6th Swug

Good Morning, All! Today begins our blog for Thread Again. We are interested in making and selling fiber arts objects, with an eye on upcycling. We are currently pursuing several threads:

1. Making hand punched rugs from upcycled yarns
2. Selling clothing and other items on eBay
3. Sewing new items from antique (circa pre-1950) saris

We have been calling the upcycled hand punched rugs "swugs". This is a term coined by our friend, Hedge, to describe the rugs made from sweaters.

Today, we hope to complete our 6th swug "HIGH PRIESTESS" Her design was inspired by the High Priestess (card 2) from the Rider-Waite tarot desk. For more information about the card, click here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Priestess

These photos were taken earlier in September:

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