From the article: Freeform Crochet
Ronni Howard creates interesting art pieces using the freeform crochet technique. Ronni has invited comments about the soft assemblage titled "Let It Grow Let It Flow." If you have viewed this piece, or other freeform pieces of Ronni's, and you have thoughts you'd like to share, please comment!
Post Your Commentsso many kinds of Crochet!
- There are so many kinds and patterns of crochet + I have lots of my own ideas as well. I will never ever run out of ideas. I have tried to learn to knit but it just seems that I can do everything that I want to do with crochet.
- —Guest Ellen
Ronni work
- Your free form art is one of the best I have seen in every way. I am a free former and have been for the last 30 years and have seen many works of art in free form crochet I would love to see more of your work here or on Ravelry, if you are a member. thanks for sharing this wonderful work. Amal
- —Guest Amal
beautiful
- Beautiful color choice, definitely something Id want in my home... It thrilled me, very inspiring, and what inspires is real art for sure!
- —Guest Lydia
Ronni's Freeform Crochet Assemblage
- Wow what creative work, you are truly inspiring! Please continue to create!
- —Guest Carla
Ronnie your piece is fabulous!
- I love your work! Have never tried free-form. Your use of color is inspiring. How to frame it? That's a big one. Maybe a 60 x 40 poster frame? Kind of expensive though - cheapest I've seen is $120. It would protect it from dirt & dust though. Certainly a work of this magnitude is worth protecting. Or I might sew a cotton rug binding around the perimeter & then sew on plastic o-ring at all the high points. Make a template of the shape and place anchored hangers in the wall at all the corresponding points, being careful not to stretch it out. Would definitely back it, even the whole thing w/ muslin - sewn or fused w/ fusible web (low temp kind so as to not melt fibers & use a pressing cloth), then sew on the rug binding. Sew in a pocket all around & run heavy wire through it to hold its entire shape. Another option, get a huge artist's gallery-wrapped canvas, size with 6" border, paint it contrasting color to make it pop, sew the work right to it, w/ buttons on back
- —zengirl41
Inspiration
- Ronni--I love your work Let It Grow Let It Flow. The color sense and freedom I felt you incorporated into this creation has inspired me to begin my own crocheted artwork. I want to see more.
- —Guest Sandra Passero
Nice Freeform Work Ronni!
- I have to admit that I did not really understand freeform crochet, or how to do it. But after looking at Ronni's projects and Amy's resource pages I think I get it now. Thanks Ronni and Amy for making the freeform crochet / fiber art stuff more understandable to me. Ronni, your crocheting is very different from anything I've ever seen, and it is truly wonderful. Nice work, Keep at it. Blessings, Tricia
- —Guest Tricia
