I must learn to knit, if only to make my very own ‘flock rug’. What’s a ‘flock rug’ you ask… let’s see if I can explain this properly:
This project, by artist Christien Meindertsma, is titled Idaho. She has taken wool {which is then felted, creating big, fat, beautiful yarn} from an organic flock of Panama sheep who roam the grassy hills of Lava Lake Ranch, Idaho. Each hexagon-shaped piece in the rug is made from the wool of one sheep in the flock. She uses a different knitting stitch for each piece/sheep, so that when the whole rug is sewn together, every sheep in the flock is visually represented… did that make any sense at all? Well, if not, this interview with Christien might help clear things up, plus you’ll get to see all of those sweet sheep {pre-haircut} wandering the peaceful landscape of Lava Lake Ranch. Ahh, so lovely.
Oh how I loved this video piece! Thank you for sharing! I too am an artist who loves wool, knitting & felting and who makes art people can use – handbags in my case. I just posted this piece to my Facebook fan page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/MBT-Fine-Arts/188254481133
Thanks again for sharing!
Cheers,
Marcia Barrow Taylor
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Thank you so much… I’m blushing ; )
Are those pictures for real? SO COOL! I love your site too, btw 🙂
I know… so cool!
and, thank you ; )
I live in Idaho. I knit. I gotta try this!
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I saw this work at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in NYC several years ago. The whole exhibit was on felting. A whole felted room. Fabulous. It is in the Carnegie Mansion. http://www.ny.com/museums/cooper-hewitt.national.museum.of.design.html
wow! amazing!
This looks soon cool I’d like to try to make one.
Frage wo bekomme ich die dicke Wolle.
Thank you
i love this! Please tell me where to get to get this yarn! Thank you.
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Good morning. Where can I purchase / find those knitting wool to work? Thank you. Bye.
Would love to make this rug!!! Can the yarn be purchased along w pattern? What skill level would you say it takes to knit the rug? Is it a lengthy time frame to complete on average? Please advise.
Ijust bought doll rod to my own knitting and crochet hooks now ICN start.
Just bought doll rod to make myown knitting and crotchet hooks
I love this project! Are there kits for sale? I wiuld love to have my own flock blanket! How fun