i bow down to this woman
There is something in the air...someone recently pointed me to a website of ANOTHER crochet counterfeiter: Ellen Bloom is a Los Angeles-based crochet maven who is making the MOST amazing crochet bags based on designer ones. It's gotten to the point where when I look at her work I can't tell which ones are the "originals" and which ones are the "copies"...Truly gorgeous!
Folks, she blows me away. Check out her work on her blog, as well as these images below that I have permission from her to repost. I...am...speechless. I am also totally in love with the fact that there are others working in a synergistic manner and that we all want to handmake that which we covet. hurrah for DIY! Ellen really ups the ante with the magic of her crochet hook, doesn't she???
"Original" Ferragamo
Ellen's Ferragamo (or Faux-regamo!)
"Original" red Fiore
Ellen's Fiore in-progress
Up next: Ellen will tackle an Emilio Pucci...oh...my...god.
4 Comments:
Oh Stephanie...you are too kind. I love to crochet and have been doing it for over 30 years! Anytime I can make something beautiful and useful is a surprise to me! Thanks for your compliments. Also, thanks for being the genius who thought up this collaboration idea!
whoah, thats some good crochet at hand!!! go ellen! they look great. a great addition to your collection. :)
wow, that fiore bag is GENIUS. if ellen were selling these bags (and if i had the cash ;-), i would totally buy one.
I love Ellen's bags...truly amazing talent she has!
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