Flower loom blossoms and freeform crochet
November 6, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet, doll and dolls and dollmaking, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, flower maker, handmade, small loom weaving, tatting, weaving and handweaving and looms
I’ve been posting about flower looms lately, because a dear friend sent me a box of flower and magic looms.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
The flowers from
flower looms work
beautifully in combination
with crochet.
I quite like using
unusual yarns with
the flower looms.
This is slubbly quite
hefty silk handspun
in a shawl.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Here are a
bunch of flower loom
flowers in another
shawl- also all
made in handspun yarns.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
The rainbow flower
was made with
spool knitted cord
on a flower loom.
The white flower
was made with chained
yarn…..
so you can really play with
your yarn before you use it
with a flower loom.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
What are those flowers part of?
Well…
a wild and wonderful
freeform crocheted, spool knitted,
tatted, woven, sewn, sculpted
doll made with all manner of
found objects.
Yes…. her
head REALLY is a vintage
shaving brush.
Aren’t her shoes cute?
The red square was made with a
magic loom and soft ribbon.
flower looms and freeform crochet photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Here’s the back of the doll.
I used black ribbon with
the flower loom,
and with the magic loom,
and a fair amount of spool knitting,
and crochet, with lots
of vintage buttons, a little lego,
beads, and found objects.
Putting together
all the diverse elements
in a cohesive way
can be challenging.
flower looms and freeform crochet photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
But, seeing the possibilities
for creative adaptive re-use,
aka: Upcycling found and
discarded objects and
using them to create
wild and funky dolls
that are an expression
of human experience
is one of the great joys of
my life….
I saw a blog once, can’t remember but wish I had saved it, about folks who were constantly looking down for shiny things; seems they were always on the prowl for found objects. I find myself doing the same thing; I have a bowl on my dresser half full of things I find like a single lego, single earrings, lonesome buttons, hairbows, a short piece of purple ribbon, a red wooden heart, a couple of pennies, well, you get the idea. I use these things to decorate tiny Christmas trees that I give away every year.
Hi Barbara
Oh! I love the image of people looking for shiny lost things…. I have to admit that I have an especially soft spot for rescuing lost objects and giving them new life…. We are obviously coming from the same place on this, as your upcycled trees sound like they are emerging from the same source energy as my upcycled dolls! LOL!
Fun!!!!
Upcycling found and
discarded objects and
using them to create
wild and funky dolls
that are an expression
of human experience
is one of the great joys of
my life….
And through your blog they bring joy to ours as well. Thank you for the many smiles.
Thank you so much, Carol – what a LOVELY thing to say- you just filled my day with sunshine-thank you!