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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 13, 2007
10:34 PM Post #3612687
| Hello, I'm a new entrant to this forum.
I'm pleased to share some of the crafts that my late aunt was adept at. Here is my favourite hand purse created in lovely pattern and colour! I've posted the same in the Crafts forum, but a friend redirected me here so that others could also have a look.
Dinu
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 13, 2007
10:44 PM Post #3612723
| Here is a bead Giraffe. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 13, 2007
10:45 PM Post #3612727
| She had made a very useful basket from flat plastic wires (meant for that).
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 13, 2007
10:46 PM Post #3612728
| Close up of the design. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 13, 2007
10:48 PM Post #3612734
| On the inside of the basket, this is the view to show the knots. |
Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
June 14, 2007
07:26 AM Post #3613548
| Those knots are amazing - each one looks so precise. I bet it will last forever.
Is there some sort of wire or something under the giraffe, do you think? I can't imagine how she got that shape without some sort of architecture. |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 14, 2007
12:03 PM Post #3614365
| Indeed, Pagancat. Those are tight knots. She was known for such skills as I told in that thread. I have seen her do them, I have seen her hands go red and sore, trying to pull the wires, holding it for tightness... it was a tough work. But she did it for fun. She was at home, so she had time. She had another talent. Music. She was a adept artist in playing the stringed instrument Veena. I'll discuss more in another thread, about this.
The Giraffe has a stuffing, which has to be made as it was worked with. Again, this work is also very stiff. the legs don't bend. I have seen her stuff aluminium foil, rolled in properly. Probably at the stomach area, some cotton is used. |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
June 16, 2007
08:45 AM Post #3621353
| Thank you for sharing, her work is so precise it is amazing. I love to see bead work. |
Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
June 16, 2007
10:02 AM Post #3621581
| Did she always do animals? Or were there some kind of more abstract designs? |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 17, 2007
03:25 AM Post #3624722
| She was not creative but very talented in skill. These factors I came to realize as after thoughts. She need some basic ideas or designs to work with. I'll take their picture and post it on this thread some time later. Most are in my mother's house showcase. |
Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
June 17, 2007
11:25 AM Post #3625442
| Looking forward to seeing those, Dinu - thanks so much for putting them up for us! |
Calalily
South Padre Island, TX
(Zone 10a)
June 18, 2007
11:44 AM Post #3629403
| Those are all nice. Thanks for sharing them. |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 18, 2007
11:52 AM Post #3629433
| Welcome Cala.
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 20, 2007
12:11 AM Post #3636064
| Here is another bag from nylon threads, probably worked like a crochet. This is a bag not used for years - though strong, it is not very convenient. But again a work of art. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
June 20, 2007
12:12 AM Post #3636065
| Close-up of the knots/design. 
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Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
June 20, 2007
10:15 AM Post #3636904
| Yup, spot on with the crochet - my mother made me a top out of the same pattern! |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 12, 2007
02:04 PM Post #3728195
| Here are more objects. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 12, 2007
02:04 PM Post #3728199
| Jumbo~ 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 12, 2007
02:05 PM Post #3728203
| An easy chair and a butterfly. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 28, 2007
01:33 PM Post #3789506
| Another handbag from plastic wire. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 28, 2007
01:33 PM Post #3789511
| Close-up of the design. 
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Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
July 28, 2007
10:26 PM Post #3791066
| Shew - pretty prolific, wasn't she? |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 29, 2007
01:13 PM Post #3792910
| Sure! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
July 29, 2007
09:45 PM Post #3794549
| Those are neat!! Loving the pics of them!! |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 30, 2007
01:36 AM Post #3795243
| There are a few more of her crafts and will add them here later. |
Terri1948
Yorkshire
July 30, 2007
02:38 AM Post #3795309
| Wow! Dinu those are all really lovely. I especially like the pink handbag.
Thank you for sharing your Aunt's work.
Where did she find all the beads and materials for her crafts? Are they easy to find in your area?
Terri1948 |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
July 30, 2007
03:09 AM Post #3795333
| They were easy to find about 20-30 years back. But these sort of things have evolved into slightly different designs depending on the fancies. More ladies are not taking up hobbies as before, due to various other distractions what with increase in the number of working women. *Leisure* is not at hand! They make their lives restless, but from one angle, it becomes a necessity as one has to run the family, to make ends meet what with increasing cost of living. But some enterprising ladies make a small business out of their crafts. They are far and few though. There are shops selling these fancy materials.
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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
August 19, 2007
12:09 PM Post #3874279
| This is a Rexine bag, stiched with nylon thread - pieces joined to gether and also for design. Holes are punched along the edge at equidistance- one by one, single-hole hand punch machine. It's a shoulder bag. Now my DD uses it sometimes! 
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Terri1948
Yorkshire
August 19, 2007
01:54 PM Post #3874637
| I really like that Dinu and can see why your DD uses it. I would be very happy to use such a bag. It is very fashionable.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Terri |
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
August 19, 2007
02:02 PM Post #3874658
| Hi, I really enjoyed looking at all that beautifully made work. Thanks for sharing. |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
August 19, 2007
02:22 PM Post #3874716
| The two Terries! Welcome! She had made a few other designs which were gifted away to those that asked. She was generous too. The amount of time and strain she expended on them was equal to the pleasure she derived in giving away. |
Terri1948
Yorkshire
August 20, 2007
02:33 AM Post #3876860
| Sounds like she was a wonderful lady Dinu. I wish I had known her.
Terri |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
August 20, 2007
02:40 AM Post #3876871
| Yes she was, Terri. She died in her 54th year. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 20, 2007
08:06 AM Post #3877116
| Oh, young. :( |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
August 20, 2007
12:47 PM Post #3878148
| Yea, not old enough to leave us :( |
Bhavana34
Medford, NJ
August 26, 2007
09:17 PM Post #3903694
| I love beadwork. Those are some beautiful pieces. I have a few old ones I have bought in thrift stores or flea markets. Most of them are in storage but here are some of what I think are African Violets from early 1900's.
I always wished I could do beading, especially when I see old pieces like this or the books with all the intricate flower patterns, but I think it requires more patience than I have.
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terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
August 26, 2007
10:50 PM Post #3904084
| That is just stunning Bhavana, I don't think I would have the patience either for such fiddly work, but it is beautiful and thanks for showing it. |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
August 27, 2007
05:58 AM Post #3904663
| Oh, little beads of glass I reckon. What a shape! Beautiful. Thanks Bhavana.
There is my other thread on 'grandmother's crafts'. I have given a link to my photo album there and there are some photos of my mother's art also. |
