Bottle net

 I made this bottle net in April as a prize for an arts and sciences competition at Ceilidh. I made it using linen carpet yarn found at the yarn barn in Lawrence.

 It uses running turk's heads, overhand knots, ocean plaits, and carrick bends in the design. All the knots are coated with Mod Podge to keep them stable and pretty. I coated the knots inside and out before slipping the whole thing off the bottle, cleaning it thoroughly to remove the excess glue, and fixing it on more permanently with the crown sennit around the neck of the bottle. The strap is a four-strand round braid. I love that braid,  and use it frequently.

 I'll be teaching a class this weekend on how to tie most of the knots used to make this bottle net. Very exciting. Anyway, I thought I'd post pictures.

I'm trying to make some knotty jewelry to show off at the class on Sunday, but Kaelyn being awake makes fancy knotwork difficult. She likes to grab things she shouldn't and pull. Trying to finish complicated knots in her presence is frustrating beyond belief.

Kaelyn's current garb

When Kaelyn started crawling really well, and stopped being a babe-in-arms, it became readily apparent that she needed something shorter to play in. This is what I came up with.  The fun thing about this one is that all the fabrics are recycled.






The white shirt was previously a pillowcase, which was nice, because I was able to use the pillowcase's hem.

The stripey fabric came from a flat sheet. The reverse facing is from a gentleman's shirt. 

 Looks pretty good on, I think, though it is getting a little short for her. It's the perfect length to let her climb around and get into trouble.

 She wears it over a pair of leggings I found at goodwill. Lazy, I know, but it was easier than making pants for her.

 The pouch and the belt were given to me by a friend of ours while I was pregnant with Kaelyn. They're pretty awesome. She often wears the belt without the pouch, since she really doesn't carry anything, but the pouch does look pretty cool, it just kind of gets in the way. I'm sure she'll use it lots when she's a little older.

The amber necklace has kind of become part of her garb. We got it as a teething necklace, and it came from Inspired by Finn.

I was recently given some fabric perfect for more toddler garb, so expect more soon!

Kaelyn's first garb

I thought I'd post pictures of the first set of garb I made for Kaelyn. It got us through the rapidly expanding tiny baby stage, and right on to crawling. Unfortunately, I can't find many pictures of her actually wearing her garb. The chemise was simplicity itself to make, and has elastic at the neck and wrists for safety and convenience. The bodice took a fair bit longer with all those eyelets. I used the bonnet pattern from Prudentbaby.com, but she never wore the bonnet for long. I apologize for the terrible quality of the photos with Kaelyn actually in her garb, they were taken immediately after I completed it, and I still had her on the changing table with the horrible light of her room.

Soon I will post pictures of Kaelyn's current garb, as this was made over a year ago.

Hello!

It is my intention for this blog to be a place to document my various crafty projects, particularly sewing projects. Particularly of medieval flavor. I know folks are always looking for kid's garb ideas, and garb ideas for very young children, so I'll be posting pictures of my daughter's garb later.

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