Sorry!

This is bad! Allready the first week I'm not able to do what I said I would. No post this week. It's because the weather have been rather good so I've been outside quite a bit and haven't really had the time to get anything done. My first big bag will be done very soon though so there will be pictures and such of that soon. So bear with me.

My favourite dress

This is my absolute favourite dress! It's made from a soft woolen fabric and it has enough fabric in the skirt to cover my legs properly like a blanket on cold evenings around the bonfire.
It's made to fit into a viking age setting. I should have done the seams by hand but I didn't have the time. This picture is rather bad, but you get the general idea. I will be taking a picture of myself in my full viking attire pretty soon. Just need the weather to be nice so I can get the picture taken outside instead of inside which would kind of ruins the image. Then I'll also post a pattern and explanation on how to make this sort of dress, 'cause it's actually very easy.

Tiny socks!

These days I'm working on some various things that I'll to try to sell at a viking market this summer.
So far I've got these two pairs of woolen baby socks, but more is in the planning. Been thinking of doing a couple of bags, more baby socks, some socks for bigger children and maybe some for adults, but we'll just have to see how much I have time to get done and also how much my shoulders and hands can take before they give up. Not like I want to make a fortune anyway. Just try to get a bit more spending money, you know. That's always nice when you want to buy everything around you.

The socks are made from semi-thick washable wooled yarn and one pair takes me about two hours to finish.

If you want to read more about the market I'm going to, check out this link: http://njardar-vikinglag.no/pages/vikingmarked-2009.php

The joy of trading

Last summer I attended a needle binding class at Borre Viking market. After a bit of trouble and messing about I got the hang of it and really started enjoying it. When the class was over I showed my friend Rina (beautiful name, isn't it?) a pair of socks that I'd made and she asked me if I could make her a bag for her camera and that I could have one of her ceramic cups in return. So I said yes and a couple of weeks later at a different market we traded bag for cup.

So here's the bag in the colours of Rina's choice. It actually matches her hair aswell! I know that it's a little uneven and that the design is not optimal but keep in mind that it was my very first attempt at anything other than a sock.

The yarn used for this is rather thick wool and I'll be posting a piccie of my needle rather soon.

And here we have the cup I got in return. I really really love it and the reason why it's looking a little icky around the top is because it's been my regular coffee cup for several months and you try to get coffee stains out of un-glazed ceramic.

I'll be talking more about needle binding later on, but if you want to read more right now go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A5lebinding and check it out.

Welcome to Lady Voodoo's Creations!

Welcome to my world of creation!

In this blog I'll be talking about, and posting pictures of, various things I create, be it drawings, clothing or bags. Or maybe something else that pops into my head.

I'm very interested in, and inspired by, the viking age, steampunk, tattooes and nature so be prepared for a lot of things that point in those directions.

When it comes to my methods and techniques, I'll be getting more into that as I go along. No need in going into lenghty explanations before that's necessary.

Hopefully you'll follow my work as I go along. I'll try to post something at least once a week, if only to say why there isn't anything new that week. Comments are, as always, very much appreciated.

Stay creative!

Love, Lady Voodoo