This is a knitted lace mandala I created for home decor. It is approximately 18″ in diameter and can be hung flat on a wall or suspended where it can swing freely and rotate.
I plan to knit more lace mandalas again. I always enjoyed creating the lace both from my designs as well as vintage lace shawl patterns and doily designs.
I am happy to begin this new Nangellini website so I can make available all the wonderful and colorful things I am making!
Most recently I purchased about 20 pounds of wool, mostly Rambouillet, Merino and Dorset to dye and spin. Having mostly been dyeing cellulose fibers (cotton, linen, bamboo, rayon) the wool required some new supplies. I was gifted recently several assorted acid dyes (perfect timing!!) so I just needed some citric acid and a dedicated microwave and I was well on my way! (The microwave appeared in my studio about three days later in perfect condition thanks to my resourceful BF!)
I broke the fiber into 4 oz pieces and dyed about 3 pounds total with various color combinations. I was really just playing to see which dyes were giving what colors and which combinations I really love when they are dry, or even more so, when spun up.
Then, of course, there is the spinning!
