{"id":5167,"date":"2014-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/2014\/12\/21\/christmas-decorations\/"},"modified":"2014-12-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T00:00:00","slug":"christmas-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/?p=5167","title":{"rendered":"Christmas decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--single.php--><\/p>\n<p><!--loop-->\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t        <!--navigation--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!--post title--><\/p>\n<div class=\"postspace2\">\n\t<\/div>\n<p><!--content with more link--><\/p>\n<p>Karoline sent me the link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/architecture-design-blog\/2014\/dec\/19\/santas-real-workshop-the-town-in-china-that-makes-the-worlds-christmas-decorations\">this article<\/a> in The Guardian about Yiwu, the Chinese village that produces 60% of the world\u00b4s Christmas-decorations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18919\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ad5950af-6214-43ac-a00c-954c0d868d96-2060x1236-450x270-1.jpg\" alt=\"ad5950af-6214-43ac-a00c-954c0d868d96-2060x1236\" width=\"450\" height=\"270\"><\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Imaginechina\/Rex<\/p>\n<p>I think the images are so captivating, I just had to share with you! Season-workers come here and work all year to mass-produce all sorts of decoration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18920\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7f6ad3f1-37a7-4d04-9980-9ff4e4b83753-2060x1236-450x270-1.jpg\" alt=\"7f6ad3f1-37a7-4d04-9980-9ff4e4b83753-2060x1236\" width=\"450\" height=\"270\"><\/p>\n<p>Photograph: China Daily\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Lots of the ornaments are cute, nice, beautiful, and others&amp;amp;nbsp;are probably not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18921\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9c6004c5-6972-40d9-85e5-4bc17b79d71b-2060x1236-450x270-1.jpg\" alt=\"9c6004c5-6972-40d9-85e5-4bc17b79d71b-2060x1236\" width=\"450\" height=\"270\"><\/p>\n<p>Photograph: Imaginechina\/Rex<\/p>\n<p>As&amp;amp;nbsp;an artist I really appreciate home-made\/hand-made decorations. And as a counterpart to the mass-production, I thought I\u00b4d share an easy way to make a lovely hanging garland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18912\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MG_1232-450x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_1232\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>I first made a heart shape I liked, and used it as a pattern on several silk-fabrics in my favorite colors. Old saris, vintage ribbons, new silk brocades\u2026 cut into hearts. I use a recycled silk sari fabric-yarn to bind them together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18914\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MG_1227-450x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_1227\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>I lay down one heart on the sewing machine table, put the fabric-yarn over it, then a layer of cotton-filling (I\u00b4ve actually used cotton-pads here), and finally another heart on top of the \u201csandwich\u201d. Finally I freestyle machine-embroider the hearts together. The fabric-thread comes out at the bottom, and after 3-5 inches it\u00b4s time for another heart. I just sew along the thread randomly. And I also sew around the hearts\u00b4 edges 2-4 times in a whimsical way. The design is meant to be a bit quirky <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/simple-smile-9.png\" alt=\":-)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18915\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MG_1229-450x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_1229\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>SO there you have it! Three ranks of hanging hearts. Lots of love &amp;amp;nbsp;in every stitch! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/simple-smile-9.png\" alt=\":-)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18916\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MG_1234-159x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_1234\" width=\"159\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>At the bottom I used a sari-covered, wooden bead I once bought at Etsy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18917\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MG_1238.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_1238\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\"><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, I\u00b4ve used the red color-scale, from peach and orange to pink and red. I made mine for Christmas, but keep them up all year, as the colors blend naturally in with the rest of my interior. You can of course make yours in your very own favorite colors. If you don\u00b4t live near a fabric store that can supply you with yummy silks, you can of course choose other fabrics. 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