Sometimes the Hands are tired of being pricked and want to Knit!
Using linen yarn I've been knitting cables, in order to make new 'impression blocks' for make rubbings in oil on my dyed fabrics. These then become patches in the composite field systems.
The patterns taken from knitted fishermen's smocks are part of the rich tradition of textured knitted stitches describing elements in the land and sea scape.
I'm going to be knitting a few more to make a selection of rubbings that will describe the surface of the fields.
I haven't used linen yarn before. The sisal (garden twine) I used was too hairy and made the rubbing not as distinct as I would like, as this is a 'cleaner' yarn I'm hoping it will make good sharp lines when coated in PVA glue.
More later....
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