Sachi Designs

I got the Lemonade Award YipEeee!!!!

2009-01-15T09:35:00.000-08:00

I am honored to have recieved the Lemonade Award from the clever and talented Stormee. Stormee is an amazing seamstress and very artistic clothing designer.

Now I get to award 10 artist with the same honor. This is fun but also difficult because there are lots of artists whom I admire so much. And many who have so freely shared their knowledge and skills with me.

The Rules:

#1 You must link back to the person you received the award from.
#2 You have to nominate 10 bloggers who are deserving of this award!

Here are my awards:

Celeste of CricketCreations who, I am proud to say is a member of the UtahEtsy team with me. Her beautiful scarves are finding homes all over the world and her business experience is unselfishly given to all who ask. God Bless You Celeste.

Simone of Huismus who is multi-talented as you can see from her link. She is a lovely person and a gifted photographer. She has included me in one of her beautiful treasuries which made it to the front page.

Karina of kbdesigns. check out her amazing fantasy sculptures the detail is remarkable....... such talent.

Enny of Enyaeire's Creations beautiful hats and other fiber arts. I've been following her forum on etsy for a while.

Scarf it up creator of a large variety of hand knitted items. Very original and creative.

Rosebud of indie galore her blog highlights many talented artists and she herself is very talented in several mediums.

ArtMind Her ceramic Mini Expressions are really expressive and thought provoking. She also has many other awesome items in her etsy store. I love her felted necklaces.

Ohio Crochet Lady This blog promotes "Buy Handmade". Congratulations on Henry, the new addition to your family.

YarnCoture makes great hats and neckwarmers. My favorite is the Country Blue Extraordinary Neckwarmer. and.... you really have to check out her cute models.

Sedruola Maruska's Yarn Obsession what a great blog page, wonderful information about the different types of yarn.

Honorable mentions go to blossoming tree and blacklightning studio who I wanted to award but they've already gotten this award.

Now it's your turn. Check out these artists and tell them Sachi sent you.

I made it to the Front Page!!!!!!!!

2009-01-01T15:21:00.001-08:00

My purple scarf was included in an Etsy Treasury created by my friend Huismus http://huismus.etsy.com/

I'm so excited. It's such an honor. This is fun!!!!
It's the purple scarf on the top row in the center. Yeeeeehay!!!!

Egyptian Netted Dresses

2008-12-02T10:32:00.001-08:00

The blue dress below on the right Belongs to the Boston Museum. I was able to see this dress when the "World of Pharaos" exhibit was on display at the Idaho Museum. This dress is from Giza in the 4th dynasty which is about 2606 to 2583 B.C. It was found in the tomb of Min-Khaf.

I love the color of the faience beads.

The photo on the left is from the Petrie Museum in the UK. This dress was found at "Qau" and is believed to be from the 5th Dynasty, around 2345BCE-2494BCE.

Bead netting uses a different technique to produce an object than regular fiber netting. But, the existence of these dresses proves that netting itself was in practice as many as 5 thousand years ago and used not only for utilitarian purposes but for art and fashion as well .

Just seeing these amazing works fills me with overwhelming excitement and pride for my art.

I would love to hear from anyone who knows about netting or it's history. Please email me with any news you have.

What is netting?

2008-10-31T15:00:00.000-07:00

Below is some of the information about netting I have learned throughout the years.

Netting is a centuries old art created by tying knots over a mesh stick. It is so old its origin is unknown and it is not credited to any one country of origin. Netted objects have been found in countries all over the world each with their own distinctive techniques. Netting is also believed to be the precursor to the modern lace we know today.

Netting is known by several names:

Netted lace
Lacis
Filet lace
Spiderweb lace
Net of art
Artistic net
Filet net

Have you ever heard of any of these?

This charming old-world craft has been used to make all kinds of useful items from the ancient fishing nets to more modern hammocks and from Victorian women’s fashion accessories to doilies and shopping bags. Netted lace is strong and functional yet delicate looking and fancy at the same time.

A nice quote from Lacis describes the beauty of filet lace:

"Lacis is being revived (1908) on the Continent...It has been made since Medieval days in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal in enormous quantities in religious houses, as well as in every castle, palace and hall.......... Why is old work so beautiful, and why does it afford never-ending wonderment and genuine delight, and why has it lasted for centuries with colours and texture unimpaired by the destroying hand of time? Because the element of cheapness and modern hurry did not enter into the scheme -- because every part of it was prepared with loving care and unwearying trouble by people who were artists first and craftsmen afterwards...Examine the beautiful specimens of work handed down to us from long ago...See that all were made by hand -- not only the work itself, but all the materials that were used in producing it...The thread was spun by sensitive hands, not by an unfeeling machine."
http://lace.lacefairy.com/ID/FiletID.html

Now in modern times netting is all but forgotten. There is very little information available and very few people who practice the art.

When I was taught to net by my grandmother many, many years ago, she taught me to make dainty doilies, like the one picutred above, using tiny string/thread and a metal shuttle. These doilies were used everywhere in her house and given as gifts. Some of these doilies were framed and hung on the walls.

Another wonderful site to visit is The Museum of the lace net of Perrière
http://www.dentellieres.com/Musee/Perriere/Lace-perriere1.htm

Links about netted lace
http://www.filetlace.net/history
http://knotsindeed.com/index.html
http://lace.lacefairy.com/ID/FiletID.html