Friday, August 5, 2011

Crochet and clay



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Vintage crochet top beginning to unravel...






is dipped into wet clay

and successfully transformed


into a treasured new ceramic vase !



For this project I had been experimenting with cotton string

dipped in liquid clay and attached as a design element to a piece,

it was quite fun and successful.

So when a favorite vintage crochet top was beginning to unravel

and I didn't have the matching yarn to repair it

I chose to repurpose it.

I began by cutting off a bell shaped scalloped edge sleeve

that I could shape into a design over a tall vase form,

and having covered it in slip I then carefully pulled it up over the wet clay form.

Next I gathered the raw edges of the top of the sleeve

and created a base to tuck them inside of and give it a finished look.

The inside and base were glazed after the first firing to make it water tight

but I chose not to add glaze on top of the crochet section on this one.

I wanted it to still have the look and texture of

the original cotton top.

Some may say this is an example of repurposing at its best,


I am thrilled with the end result !


and grateful to share the joy!
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4 comments:

  1. gorgeous - as are the nests in your previous post
    I'm so surprised the string/thread doesn't burn up when you fire these

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  2. This is beautiful. Such a great idea.

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  3. Awesome!
    Gorgeous. What a wonderful idea.
    Love it.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Elizabeth

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