There is so little time to blog about all the amazing projects lately. I guess I would rather be a crafter than a blogger but people always ask me "how did you do that?" so I'm trying. Last week my friend Jane brought her girls over for crafty grrrl day and we made my favorite layered fabric cuffs again. What I try to do when teaching others is to give them the basic idea and let them run with it.
Everyone has their own vision of how to use materials and they did their cuffs in ways that would not have occurred to me. I found myself wanting to control it, especially when Jane decided to cut one of my old hand-crocheted doilies in half, but that isn't how we make art, right?
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| Jane's cuff using half of an old, stained doily | |
The girls were very excited when they discovered they could finish two of these things in an hour, once they got the hang of it. They were much more spontaneous in choosing materials than I am. it was admirable.
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| Ananda's cuff |
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| Ayla's cuff |
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| Maia's cuff |
Notice I didn't take time to make one. I was supervising proper use of my good scissors and sewing machine turn taking etiquette. Next time we do this I need to set up an extra machine for sure. It was a satisfying day to watch my friends and the girls really get into playing with fabric.
