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Monday, September 15, 2014

Adventurer



For those who are looking for a neutral, camouflage, shaded khaki thread. This batch of my hand dyed leans just a wee bit to the olive side. I had in mind the image of an adventurer off on an expedition to an exotic locale, possibly with a military espy.

The earrings are tatted from size 20 of this batch. I added a brass corrugated bead and a gear for a steampunk style that an "adventuress" (female adventurer) would find pleasing. They almost look like they could be hiding some sort of mechanized ansible device (but they're not - they're only earrings)! Just fun!

11 comments:



  1. Wow, these earrings looks like whitch craft to me!
    Which craft did you say it was?

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  2. Oh may things can be made with this variegated color, and those earrings are a fun start!

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  3. Earrings are beautiful. The cog works great for the thread and design. Great colors on the thread.

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  4. That thread is such a useful colour and looks super for earrings

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  5. I'm not fond of traditional camo patterns, but I do like the colors!

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  6. That's a gorgeous design! Is it one you've published yet?

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  7. Thanks for all the nice comments! It wasn't until after dyeing this batch that khaki to olive colored clothing seemed to be showing up everywhere in town. I guess it was a subliminal persuasion that made me do it :)

    These earrings are essentially one-of-a-kind, although I still have gears so I could make similar ones. The design just wouldn't work without gears of the right size. It could be inspiration for more patterns, though.

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  8. Where did you buy your gears? I do like your earrings. Nice!

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  9. Thanks, Sherry, I bought the gears at Michael's. They came in a package assortment called "Industrial Chic".

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  10. Oh I love these so much! I love steampunk as well as tatting so am enjoying all the steampunk things you are making. Sad to hear this pattern isn't for sale.

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