Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn
Influences
A course by Claire Garland , Knitting Pattern Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Why do I choose to knit only animals? What was it that influenced that decision? You will find out in this lesson. ”
In this video lesson Claire Garland addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn. Explore creative knitting techniques to bring to life authentic-looking animal creatures and customize them using different patterns and shapes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I want to share with you my influences and my inspirations behind all my knitting. The first book I want to show you is about a needle felting artist called Sinco. I love needle felting artists. I think they're very inspirational in how they create something like a little dog or an animal from just some felting material and a sharp needle. The first one is this one. If we open here, these are some dogs that she's made. It's good to have a look at this book, because it shows you that dog in photo, and how she has simplified the shape to create a very good resemblan...”
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Course summary for: Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn
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Areas
DIY, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design
Claire Garland
A course by Claire Garland
Claire Garland is a knitting pattern designer with over 20 years of experience. She’s been making things her whole life, experimenting with embroidery, crochet, illustration, tapestry, and more, but knitting has always been her preferred medium. Her knitting career began with the creation of dolls, which she created along with their clothes, accessories, and patterns. Claire later went on to create realistic knitted animals using self-taught shaping techniques.
She sells her creations via Etsy and is passionate about photography, capturing them in real-life situations, and sharing them with over 120K followers on Instagram. She has also written and published several books, including Magical Woodland Knits.
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