Old Queries on Craft & Crochet work

re: Craft Works : Crochet Works : Crochetting Flower Garland

Hai Subha,
Take a wollen thread and wind it 5 or 6 times on your finger.remove carefully from finger and tie it in the centre. You will get a small flower.Do 100 nos or require nos like this in 2 colours.
then take a needle with wire and first put one flower and then a small bead and then one flower like wise made a mala.
Like wise make 3 or 5 malas. The malas will be thin because the flowers are thin.
Now join the 3 or 5 mala according to your requirement tieing them at the end
Are you able to understand? Or else ask me doubt. I will give the individual flowers photo so that you can do.
viji

 

Craft Works : Cold Ceramic Work

Hi,

I am Shakambari frm Chennai.

Can someone guide me in doing cold ceramic work?

(Making porcelain like flowers ,masks etc. without a kiln.)

I saw them in a craft exhibition sometime back . they are different from flowers made on terracotta pots.

Please help.

Shakambari

 

re: Craft Works : Cold Ceramic Work

hi shakambari...
u can try tis...
1. take white cement (china clay)...
2. make ur patten dry..
3. apply varnish on tht.
u get the effect of porcelain
u can try tis...
cheers...!!!
ashu

 

re: Craft Works : Cold Ceramic Work

hi friend... one more tips like to share vid u...
u can keep ur pattern in a oven tht helps u in getting tht effect...
try yaar
keep goin cheers...!!!
ashu

 

re: Ceramic Flowers

hai this seem to be unique flower making . i am also waiting for the reply

 

re: Craft Works : Crochet Works : Crochetting Flower Garland

very nice post pls post how to do it

 

re: Craft Works : Crochet Works : Crochetting Flower Garland

Hi Viji,

good explanation will give a try

 

Craft Works : Ideas for preparing Chart for Ocean animals school projects

Hi ,
I'm preparing a chart for Ocean animals.I'm looking for some creative ways to present this.I was thinking about using grains but not sure if it will fall from chart.If any body has any other ideas pleas let me know.

Thanks
Mangai

 

re: Craft Works : Ideas for preparing Chart for Ocean animals school projects

Hi Mangai,

I assume it is for a school project.

I think you could use cotton wool or thermocol cut into the same shape, in case of thermocol u can carve the scalings and all...and then paint them. either paint them individually and then stick to the chart or stick the shapes and then paint them accordingly. u could also use the shells that are available on the beaches to give a natural look...just a idea.

 

re: Craft Works : Ideas for preparing Chart for Ocean animals school projects

hi maangai,

if it is for school project then what shanvy suggested is a very idea of using thermocol pieces for animals ,it is less work ,less expensive ,light weight ......better to color first and then paste it on sheet for neat look and for water (ocean) u can use blue painting ......pulses may not remain intact after sometime.and it is more strenoes work i feel........

bye,
shashi.