Nitca - hand made textile- style,design,hand made

play with colors

2011-03-10T23:20:00.007+02:00

I love to make this scarf. It makes me play with many colors that I have in my studio and to create surprising color combinations .
I feel like I'm painting with yarn .
today I sold 3 of them , tomorrow I'll make new ones .

golden temple Amritsar,India

2011-01-26T23:16:00.003+02:00

from my last trip to India.

new

2011-01-25T14:02:00.006+02:00

my etsy shop

patrick frey: Gregor calendar

2011-01-20T15:43:00.001+02:00

(via Designboom)

Soft

2011-01-12T17:10:00.008+02:00

New- buy here

Laundry day in Manali, India

2011-01-05T23:22:00.005+02:00

Colorful cycle rickshaw

2010-12-21T02:34:00.006+02:00

Amritsar,India - from my last trip to India.

lenasekine

2010-12-08T09:57:00.008+02:00

From Israel to Los Angeles - Lena bought my string and made 2 amazing pieces of art
she makes jewelries using various materials from old to new, found to purchased.
her shop
the string

copper imprint

2010-07-17T00:01:00.004+03:00

After 4 years as a textile design student I've finally finished .
this is my final project it combine knitting and copper leaves , knitting with copper wire and found objects .

perspective

2010-05-17T02:09:00.002+03:00

Tel aviv

2010-05-13T10:41:00.004+03:00

José González - 'Teardrop'

2010-05-11T18:05:00.001+03:00

better than the original by massive attack

Jerusalem market

2010-05-11T11:41:00.004+03:00

"Morning Yearning"

2010-04-27T13:50:00.004+03:00

"Like a summer rose I’m a victim of the fall
But am soon returning , Soon returning
Your love’s the warmest place the sun ever shines
My morning yearning ..."

Just a perfect song by Ben Harper dircted by the amazing Heath Ledger

etsystalker giveaway!!

2010-04-26T09:11:00.005+03:00

This is your chance to win one of my loop necklace scarves
To enter, visit my shop then enter this blog and leave a comment with your favorite item. One winner will be chosen at random next Sunday, May 2nd.
thank you Violet from etsystalker

Etsy treasures

2010-04-13T15:17:00.006+03:00

In yellow-
Squash by essimar
organic baby bedding by SewnNatural
The Mimi Bag by starbags
Fabric Moth Ornament by BlueTerracotta
In pink -
Salmon sweets silver earrings by lilyja
Sandmaiden organic top by sandmaiden
Leaf Necklace by UnaOdd
My heart ring by lilyja

make a flower

2010-04-12T13:45:00.002+03:00

another great tool for making flowers
http://www.zefrank.com/flowers/

having fun with harmony

2010-04-11T22:01:00.012+03:00

just found this amazing drawing tool
try it yourself
http://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony/#shaded

spring

2010-04-05T14:20:00.007+03:00

blue viscose cotton spring scarf
coral beige viscose cotton scarf

FP worthy

2010-02-26T08:20:00.004+02:00

I'm so happy finally admains thought my treasury is FP worthy
with a lot of my new team members from artisan gallery team.

felted shawl

2010-02-09T23:50:00.006+02:00

nitca.etsy.com

Things that I got from my grandma

2010-01-31T23:20:00.006+02:00

some press stud and vintage thread spools

honey LOVE

2010-01-30T00:41:00.004+02:00

my new treasury

Lola creats fashion

2010-01-24T21:38:00.017+02:00

Tali is a good friend of mine and as my friend she deserves a post !
she opened her Etsy shop not too long now , and it seems she is going to be very successful!
you can see her in VivaLaModa's January Issue

These photos were taken by tali and guess who is the model? well that's me :)
For more photos and more designs visit her etsy shop

The Haiti Relief Fundraiser Silent Auction

2010-01-16T22:42:00.003+02:00

When I heard about Jen's project I was immediately thinking how can I help too.We all see on television the horrible pictures and wondering what can we do.
Jen from indie fixx is coordinating a silent auction of items that have been donated by indie crafters, artists and designers. What you can do? just get into her blog ,bid on the item you want via the comments, The highest bidder will win and all the money will go to the Red Cross International Response Fund. every day there will be new items.
Please be part of this great project, please help the Haitian people.

If you like my loop necklace scarves please wait for the action to be open and bid as highest as you can .You will receive 2 beautiful loop scarves in your color choice. It's for a good cause and 100% of your money will help others.
for more information about this project please visit Haiti Relief Fundraiser.

Silky Rose

2010-01-07T15:27:00.009+02:00

This is my last creation . I started to make felted scarfs made of knitted silk yarn.I knit the base ,dye it by hand and then felting the wool fibers on it .I dyed the fibers and the knitted base with shades of red wine and it looks fantastic!
You can buy it in my etsy shop
felted silk scarf OOAK

2009-12-26T22:59:00.003+02:00

love love love both of her shops .
This is dadaya, talented and unique .
hand made
vintage

Japanese knitting style

2009-11-09T09:33:00.009+02:00

Many people already know about Japanese craft books, if you don't this is for you! I know about these books because my neighbor is Japanese and she has thousand of books .I was amazed by the aesthetic, the simplicity, and the beauty of the photos and the items in it. When I was in Japan I spend hours in book shops, grabbing everything I can, in Japan they have second hand book shops it called "Book Off" you can find these books in 1-5 dollars. I really bought a lot. But now I'm not in Japan , these books can be expensive outside of Japan and I really have a limit space here.I found on Picasa a group of people that share their books on line. mmm...I know it's not morally right (it's like downloading music) but you can look at it as an on line library, you can not find the books through the search engine so I'm giving you a link and you can get into other people account from the right list. You can just go on and on to many people's libraries. It never ends!
If you want you can buy these books probably on Amazon and eBay
Here is an etsy shop that sells them- Pomadour

and the links to Picasa : here , here and here
enjoy!

2009-11-07T17:03:00.004+02:00

This is from my last treasury ,I just had to share with you ...
from left to right :

*JOY, Ring, goldfilled, multicolor gemstones by 7artjewelry
*10 Party Poms - choose your colors by PartyPoms
*Miss Bird Brooch by MissBird

*Crisalide bag in toasted brown by ninu
*Diamonds Handwoven Scarf by DosPalomas
*Lykke Leggings by mashnewyork

*Vintage RACING STRIPE Suitcase by MariesVintage
*PDF Vivienne - diamond scarf by EmmaLamb
*circle party ring by mirthmarket

flowers from italy

2009-11-02T23:59:00.012+02:00

tin box and textile from the retro apartment we slept in Italy and more mix of scarfs that I knitted.

Pebbles

2009-10-14T20:02:00.006+02:00

When I was in Italy I collected from the sea shore beautiful pebbles.
Then I came across with Delica that make felted pebbles , isn't it beautiful ?
nature created by humans .

valenkis

2009-10-13T14:57:00.008+02:00

My boyfriend's mom has arrived , it's kind of weird but I'm getting used to it...
she brought my presents but from all of what she brought I fell in love with these valenkis boots. it is so cute and pretty!! It's a traditional Russian boots for the cold Russian winter , my boyfriend said that the real valenkis are not that pretty and it's never snowy here in Israel anyway .. so she brought me a tiny cute version of it.
he he :)))

Loops

2009-09-19T22:26:00.005+03:00

I started to knit these colorful loops Necklace scarves. They are so fun and chic.If you want to be seen you can put many of them on , the result is magnificent!To buy these scarves just enter my shop . available in many colors

Her Morning Elegance

2009-09-12T11:34:00.007+03:00

It's always excites me to find sophisticated creations in this world.
This video is one of the best I've watched lately and the song is just brilliant !
The artist is Oren Lavie and the video created using 3225 still photos which made this beautiful stop-motion video . I'm proud to say all the people behind that video and oren himself they are all Israelis ,Israel is such a small country but still we have so many talented artist here :))))
To find more facts about the video and Oren Levie's music go check his myspace . I love the page where they tell about the video

Getting ready for Russia month

2009-09-09T10:41:00.008+03:00

My boyfriend came from Russia to Israel 11 years ago by him self and all his family still lives in Russia. Next month after 6 years we are together his mother is coming for a two weeks visit. I'm happy and scared , I never met his mother and I don't know what to expect . I'm happy for him and I am glad to finally meet her but we can not talk because she don't know any word in Hebrew or English and my Russian is very very basic .
To celebrate this event I'm going to spread some Russian spirit here
enjoy!

1. Vintage botanical granny style floral scarf by BetaAccessories
2. red tweed by leasvintage
3.ruby reds -vintage house night coat by perpetual3
4. roza cardigan by iluchka

corals

2009-09-02T15:40:00.006+03:00

I just love making them !
buy it here

Indian Market

2009-08-26T20:57:00.009+03:00

Omkareshwar, India .
This boy was so cute , he asked me to take his photo, and made his modeling pose.
Isn't he cute!?
Omkareshwar is one of most special places I have ever been to.
It is one of the holiest sites in India, and it's market is full of life and colors!

Buttons

2009-08-23T14:04:00.023+03:00

I love them in any shapes and sizes I love them old or new (but I prefer old)
I have so many of them especially whites and blacks but it's the colorfuls that I love the most!
most of my collection I inherited so I can't say I worked hard for this collection but every time I see a lonely button that fall from a shirt or a dress I pick it up from the street and put it in my growing collection. I have so many so here are some of them .

childhood memories from my grandmother's house
I use to sleep on her pillows which had buttons like these

most of the collection is vintage
some are so old you can see sewing threads and rust on them

heart

2009-08-22T23:18:00.004+03:00

Such a naive photo.
The photographer is JenniPenni you can find her on etsy
or you can look at her work on flicker.

nitca on the storque

2009-08-21T20:41:00.005+03:00

Etsy put me on the storque article !!
so everybody can check out my beautiful wrist warmers .

My first felt inspiration (and post)

2009-08-20T13:09:00.033+03:00

I thought a lot of what's going to be my first post and I decided to go back to the start when I first fall in love with felt. It was a few years a go, I made a research about textile artists and I interviewed two Israeli fiber artists Anat Gelbhard & Gil Leitersdorf that make beautiful bags and bowls in a unique 3D technique. I don't know if they still work together because all I found is gil's site , but you can also look at anat's site she makes really inspiring jewelry and she is a brilliant artist .

Thank you for inspiring me!!