tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5039557548294092532024-03-27T07:43:15.232+02:00Idle NeedleAnikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-42464300204527676142024-03-16T12:30:00.235+02:002024-03-25T20:51:13.045+02:00forest floor cushions - metsäpohja tyynysettiEver since I made the pieces for my Decay Garden, the process has been bubbling away in the back of my mind.I'm glad I could combine this ongoing artistic process with one of
my course assignments. It resulted in a set of cushions, but they are so
much more to me than just decorative cushions. I've pretty much ended up with exactly what I had in mind. The materials
came together for it nicely Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-26523367203646575052024-03-11T12:30:00.027+02:002024-03-18T20:50:56.040+02:00new life for a VHS tape's slipcase - VHS kasettikotelon uusi elämä VHS tapes are toxic, but the cardboard cases could have a new life. As a journal, for example.I arranged a bookbinding workshop at work to fulfill one of my course assignments. We reused the slipcovers of VHS tapes as book covers.There were old comics from the same era to upcycle into decorative pages and to add interesting detail inside the journals.The workshop was a success, it was nice Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-71288117721037001712024-02-27T12:30:00.066+02:002024-03-22T20:51:51.085+02:00the allotment as lifestyle - palstaviljely lifestyle:naI made a mini-collection based on the lifestyle of an allotment gardener. Which I am one myself too.I was making this collection during the heart of winter, so it was extra nice to work with such summery themes and of course I pulled out all my floral scraps and made sure the frozen January landscapes of my greyscale urban surroundings didn't have a say in how my collection would look like.I Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-23304932160019508042024-02-11T12:30:00.124+02:002024-03-22T20:31:53.202+02:00armchair slipcover - nojatuolin irtohuppuI collect vintage linen fabrics and love using them whenever I can, in everyday life as well as sewing projects. Their quality and colours are incredible, and best of all, usually they are available for a fraction of today's textile prices.I proved my point when I made a washable slipcover for my retro armchair to fulfill a course assignment.I calculated what I actually spent on the project Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-11948472261050406552023-12-29T12:30:00.164+02:002024-03-25T22:07:12.171+02:00service design - palvelumuotoiluWhat happens when you start looking at a non-profit organisation and the customer-facing services it provides, from the customers' point of view? Well, firstly, you might end up knowing your customers and what drives them a bit better. You might even be able to choose a face for them. Or four. You might start playing pretend with a stack of banana boxes and a little doll with a wooden pickup Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-20895289960208674352023-12-11T12:30:00.164+02:002024-03-20T19:38:25.819+02:00mending a paperback - liimaselkäisen pokkari-kirjan korjausI spent quite a few weeks on this mending project. It took me through a super interesting process of repairing a valuable paperback, and despite my constant worry that I won't do it right, I really surprised myself with the end result. (For the start-out stage, the damaged condition, please scroll down to see the pictures further below.)I repaired the actual book by taking it apart page by Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-37455879907395420972023-10-16T12:30:00.099+03:002024-03-19T20:47:24.610+02:00prepping for a big book mend - harjoitustyö kirjan korjausta vartenI felt I needed practice before I got down to repairing the book in actual need - a paperback that has value, as well as emotional value to its owner.I rented books on the subject from the library to gain a more thorough understanding. I watched a really good tutorial on repairing paperbacks. Then I went to my allotment to get a couple of bricks, to make a simple book press out of them.Next, I Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-30101223667187740262023-08-09T12:30:00.001+03:002024-03-22T22:08:13.704+02:00leftovers of the cake party - ylijäämät kakkukekkerit pajastaThere were some leftovers from the cake-themed bookbinding workshop: the decorative spines of old books, as well as a few bookbinding sets.We made pretty bookmarks out of the spines (as seen in Erica Ekrem's book Bound).I arranged further one-one-one bookbinding sessions at my workplace until the sets ran out.Out of too-pretty-to-bin gilded scraps I made tiny books that became earrings and Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-64577828777229774952023-06-27T12:30:00.098+03:002024-03-25T22:36:34.729+02:00Its a piece of cake bookbinding workshopMy first group workshop ever - there was cake and everything.Well, cake-inspired handbound books, more like.I instructed 3 people who were new to bookbinding to make scrumptious upcycled books. I set up everything like an old fashioned party, with aged white bobbin lace, glass cake stands, lovely old baking tins and handfuls of candy-like beads and such. I did enjoy hunting for the props, Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-85229651920946788872023-06-16T12:30:00.330+03:002024-03-21T22:27:32.124+02:00a first stab at book repair - ensiaskeleet kirjojen korjauksessaThe title of this post could also be Figuring it out despite the fear of failure...When I chose the course assignment about Repairing in the Arts and Crafts Industry, I was thinking I will repair a woolen garment, or a frayed upholstery with creative mending.When it came down to it, I did a u-turn on textiles, and attempted to repair an old book.The aim of the repair was to mend the structural Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-7403443482371882632023-06-02T12:30:00.035+03:002024-03-22T10:44:03.265+02:00sashiko-stitched knitting needle case - sashikoitu puikkokoteloI started to try out sashiko-inspired free-style handstitching a whole year ago with a pile of supercolourful fabric scraps and some linen thread. It became one of those stuck in the process wip's that just had to be rethunk to be finished.So instead a cushion cover, it ended up becoming a knitting needle case. Vuotta sitten aloitin kokeilemaan sashiko-kirjontaa mutta projekti jäi kesken. Otin Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-56052912675851062023-04-20T12:30:00.103+03:002024-03-22T21:26:56.044+02:00another learning curve in tutoring - seuraava oppikaarini ohjaajanaThis was the second of the two practice teaching sessions, that I organised before my main creative bookbinding workshop exam.I wrote the instructions, and then decided to make my own book alongside the person I was teaching, to see how others pace differs from mine, as well as how well I can write instructables.As a result, we ended up with two very cute journals, and I learned a lot again aboutAnikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-64561117118102349632023-04-20T12:30:00.045+03:002024-03-20T21:04:25.799+02:00collaging to get the words out - rakas työkaluni, kollaasiWhen I need to find the answers, assembling a collage helps to connect the dots between my way of feeling-thinking in forms and images, and being able to express the same verbally.The above five collages are in answer to the course assignment: What kind of instructor am I?The images below show one of my glue-in journals that I collage in for inspiration and for mental health, and a funny random Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-57607844315222800982023-03-02T12:30:00.004+02:002024-03-22T21:13:10.338+02:00a first at teaching bookbinding - eka kertaa kirjansidonnan ohjaajanaI organised two teaching occasions, so I could practice instructing the creative bookbinding before my big exam.During the first occasion, this little book was created, mainly from the ideas of the person I was teaching.Järjestin kaksi erillistä ohjaustuokiota, jotta voisin harjoitella kirjansidonnan ohjausta näyttöni varten.Ensimmäisen pajan aikana syntyi tämä pieni kirjanen asiakkaan ideoiden Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-30764732881585409852023-02-15T12:30:00.208+02:002024-03-22T09:13:30.626+02:00upcycled wool jacket - tuunausprojektina palaneuletakkiI had a blast upcycling bits of knitted woollen samples, halfway knitting projects and wrongly washed jumpers into this one big hug of a cardigan.Before I went to attend the day course in Tampere, I collected inspiration and all the materials weeks in advance. The scrap store and the charity shops really spoiled me this time - I loved the potential and the promise of my collected scarpheap.For Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-47069346006364171042022-11-29T20:21:00.002+02:002023-09-28T19:13:55.257+03:00improvised mending - sashikoidut joulufarkutLast week my son needed a xmas outfit for the pre-xmas school disco.There
was a pair of red ripped jeans waiting in the wardrobe, we bought it
together in the summer when he got inspired by all the ripped jeans I
was altering for my textile art project.The
red jeans fit him well, but it's winter here so I quickly applied some
sashiko-inspired mending to it. I had a couple of evenings to get Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-21224179754051840132022-11-16T19:24:00.004+02:002022-11-23T20:05:32.803+02:00Xmas journals - Jouluinen kirjansidontaAt work I have spent some weeks since September making journals for the upcoming Xmas craft boutique.I knew I should just plan to make two or three books, because I was also getting started out on my studying journey to become a handicrafts tutor. However, after a rummaging research I ended up on ten must-make journals - the fantastic selection of xmas papers and findings got a firm hold on my Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-81988800827717390742022-08-10T12:15:00.005+03:002024-03-22T22:44:23.995+02:00Decay Garden - eli minun LahopuutarhaThese pieces - Decaying log, Dead tree and Umbilical cord - rose out of feelings relative to human activity in and as part of nature. Nature is perfect in its creations and resolves, it becomes obvious that there is always inbuilt mechanisms, as well as natural circumstantial dynamics to ensure that when the original function ends usefulness still continues.A tree for example. A tree dies Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-58746204664757721612022-08-06T20:31:00.000+03:002022-11-16T15:59:01.504+02:00t-shirts as message carriersI left the t-shirt piece to begin work on to last because I had some
internal conflict about the ethics of cutting up a perfectly usable,
undamaged clothing item to repurpose. It came from the same black binbag
as the broken jeans and scraps, nevertheless it wasn't faulty.Then
I was focusing on why I liked and why I disliked this t-shirt, pretty
much in the same time. I liked it becuse it Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-17135868354332341962022-08-02T13:12:00.002+03:002022-08-02T13:12:30.875+03:00bird & beetle progressUsed wool rowing to needle felt the base shape of the woodpecker, it is delightful to sew onto.Thinking about the Y shape to incorporate as the beak, or as the antennae in the beetle. Not sure.But will definitely use wool as the base for the beetle as well.Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-38391571189509578242022-08-02T13:06:00.000+03:002022-08-02T13:06:13.718+03:00newer additionsI felt like a darker ‘canvas’ with less holes was needed to express the full circle of ideas in the conversation of this process. The perfect pair was found in a charity shop, again.At home I came across an outgrown pair of denim shorts from my son, its fabric has become very very soft and quite fragile from the many washes it must have endured (it was a second hand purchase - at least one child Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-14769971856944724262022-08-02T13:05:00.001+03:002022-08-02T13:05:33.757+03:00horizontal death, vertical death (of a tree)Continuity through ending. Tree dies on its “feet”. A tree falls to the forest floor. Meaning a beginning to two different types of new habitat that the living tree wasn’t yet, or was only the beginning of.Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-35869366195383082212022-07-23T00:01:00.004+03:002022-07-23T00:01:54.869+03:00further Y's Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-75201712274008493232022-07-22T21:36:00.007+03:002022-07-22T21:36:56.330+03:00mapping the holesCharting the rips and tears in my 'canvas' - what goes where, what could be expressed and how. The frayed fringes that get cut out from some of the holes during prep are all saved up for potential use later. Anikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503955754829409253.post-74264976291098415982022-07-18T12:22:00.004+03:002022-07-21T20:51:20.280+03:00hyoid - it's a YThe interesting Y shape that is the woodpecker's tongue. It's not as
simple as the Y shape, but nevertheless. I like how it ties in, and
informs my woodpecker element further in this work.Research: Woodpecker skull biomechanics (illustrated)Structural analysis of the tongue of a woodpecker (and domestic chicken)Woodpecker tongue from aboveAnikóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721360706602596986noreply@blogger.com0