Introducing The Newsroom Series
DH did the woodturning
and yours truly did the exterior wrapping.
(polished stones came from northern Lake Michigan -
gathered by our boys when they were young)
This is the newspaper yarn that I used.
The hank in the back looks nice and neat
but when it is opened up - oh, so tangled.
(each hank weighs 100 grams
and contains over 80 yards of 'yarn')
The 'yarn' is made by a cooperative of women in India
using narrow strips of newsprint that is tightly twisted.
(I bought the most recent hanks from KnitSilk on Etsy but
previously I had purchased from Darn Good Yarn)
This is YESTERDAY'S NEWS.
It measures 8.5" tall with an 8.5" diameter at the top
and was turned earlier this year from Bradford Pear.
This one used up a full hank all by itself.
This is OFF THE RECORD.
The wood hollow form was turned in 2004 (Holly)
making it one of DH's earliest turnings.
As the wood aged, it had lost its character
so now it sports a whole new vibe.
7" tall with a diameter of 5.5" at the widest point.
And this is LATE BREAKING NEWS.
Created in 2012, this was the first in our series.
5" tall with a 5" diameter at the top.
(for those who are curious,
I start wrapping at the bottom
and use Aleene's Original Tacky Glue -
it is definitely not a quick process)
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There's a second group of collaborative pieces
waiting for their turn in DH's photo cube.
As soon as I have those pictures,
I'll share Part II - in the meantime,
if you'd like to see more of DH's work,
you can visit his blog HERE.
Quiltdivajulie
-----------------------------------------------“If I don’t have red, I use blue.”
Pablo Picasso
