more loofah

another myung urso

Look what I found- Myung Urso made this brooch using loofah- a much more manageable size I feel!

The finished product

Although the loofah had a mind of its own, I managed to shape it into something resembling a brim. I like the way the light filters through the loofah after I dyed it with the biodegradable packing peanuts. I wanted to create the effect of sunlight shining through leaves. Well it looks like a sunhat although not the most elegant at that.....

Work in progerss

All seems well at this point!

Needlework against the odds

Hemp may be a good choice for stringing beads, but it is barely manageable when knitted. It certainly gave the skin on my hands a hards time!

Loofah is never like loofah

To make a brim of a hat out of loofah is close to impossible! The material has a mind of its own, and although some shaping is possible by making it wet it tends to revert to its own shape after a while. Oh well. Thanks goodness I`m not a milliner- it`s a tough job!