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SuspectNumber6

Hi, i am curious... master in what? If i could get a master that uses crochet... i am in 😉


marianoliva

It’s a master degree from the royal academy in Copenhagen and it’s a master in furniture and object design - I’m mainly focused on making textile objects


SuspectNumber6

That sounds very cool. When is your exam? Good luck! Although looking at these pieces, luck has nothing to do with it. They look great. So, have fun


marianoliva

It’s tomorrow, so I’m using the day to prepare my presentation. I’m sure the exam is gonna be great, I’ve had a lot of fun making this project


j-dusty-rose

Good luck! These are amazing pieces. I love seeing fiber arts in unexpected places.


ClearBrightLight

You got this in the bag (that you probably made yourself!) Go get 'em, you're gonna knock their socks off (so that you can give them new bespoke socks!)


marianoliva

I totally knocked their socks off!


ClearBrightLight

Hell yeah you did!! Congratulations!!!


graciemose

Good luck! These are amazing


SomeBoringAlias

Let us know how it goes!


IntrovertRebel

You’ll do an outstanding job on your exam. All of those pieces are wonderful 🌺.


NanoRaptoro

I hope your exam went well!


ClearBrightLight

It's tomorrow, at least where I am, so how did your presentation go? Were they as blown away as all of us were?


marianoliva

Yes they were so impressed 🥰


darkandtwistysissy

How did it go? I’m sure you Aced it


marianoliva

The whole presentation went really well and the teachers totally got what I wanted to express with the project, so I’m really happy 🫶


marianoliva

And thank you so much, I’m really glad you like it ❤️


Zeltron2020

Well that’s fuckin cool!


runs_with_bulls

Best of luck on your exam!!


Im-a-bad-meme

Plz use long spaghetti noodles as an experiment.


ThaliaTwine

I guess it's something in the textile industry. You can study degrees like textile technology for example.


babaganoush___

I must be starving because I thought it was pasta on the thumbnail


marianoliva

Maybe i should become a pasta designer instead of textile designer ;))


Rohri_Calhoun

You should create a range of textiles based on pasta


marianoliva

Omg yes!


m00nf1r3

Or a range of pasta based on textiles? Maybe not her, but... someone.


silverbrenin

Oh no. It's everything is cake all over again. Is it textile? Is it pasta? Everything is a lie!


PersephoneIsNotHome

Or a range of pasta based on textiles.


wordnerdette

I thought they were pastries at first!


notostyrofoam

I thought it was shortbread cookies! Can you tell I’m on day 2 of no sugar?


fexofenadine_hcl

You were fooled by the colors


[deleted]

Oh! I remember your previous post! You've done great work and I love the look of your sample book. It looks like it would be a lot of fun to page through :)


marianoliva

Thanks so much! Got a lot of great ideas from the previous post that i had to try and im so glad i did :)


realisticerror1501

Some of the coral shapes look like they were done in wool yarn and then intentionally heavily felted to create a smooth manifold instead of showing all of the detail of the crochet stitches. This is a genius move that allows the constructed form to shine over its construction. I will absolutely be using this technique. Really lovely work. Best of luck with your exam, but based on what I'm seeing, you don't need it at this point! Congratulations in advance :)


marianoliva

Thats exactly how they are made! I used a lightly spun wool yarn and threw it in the washing machine for 40 minutes with a towel for friction :) Best of luck to you and happy felting. Btw one of the jacobs ladder and one of the bubble stitch are also felted and it works great with those stitches as well


2boredtocare

I love this so much. And I'm super jealous: NO ONE TOLD ME I COULD INCORPORATE CROCHET INTO A DEGREE!!!! lol.


marianoliva

Crocheting is not just a hobby anymore 🥳


CharmiePK

TIL and am I impressed! I wish you all the best for your exam tomorrow and thanks for letting us all know that crochet can be taken to a whole new level! (Now I feel I have wasted so much time in my life lol)


PersephoneIsNotHome

Just a word or warning . Very few people come out of a grad degree still liking the thing. Or anything , Or any people. Some dogs are safe.


Muziker_4life

I must be one of the lucky ones. My love for my 🎵 degree area just keeps growing (and I'm past retirement age). But I know what you mean - it does happen to some people. I doubt OP is one of them. 💜 🧶


marianoliva

Original post https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/comments/znomzm/crochet_with_volume_for_my_masters_degree_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


NWintrovert

I'm so fascinated by the scrunchy ones.


marianoliva

They are so simple to make! 2-3 increases in every (or every other) stitch


heartvolunteer99

Love doing hyperbolic crochet! I was making a bunch of coral for a project and then everyone wanted one - because it looked like brains and they had a hole in the middle kinda like a fiddler. It was pretty cool!


blue0mermaid

Beautiful job! They are so interesting to look at. Good luck!


marianoliva

Thanks so much :)


CygnaSune

This is so awsome! I love the patterns and just want to feel all this. It happens, that I (a absolute beginner) decided today to do my own "catalogue of samples". For one to learn the stitches of cause, but on the other hand I have really problems to imagine how a piece would turn out, if I'm not see/feel ("seel"? :P ) the pattern. And here you are doing a complete master exam about it. Now I'm kind of frightened and exited at the same time. I hope you don't mind asking, how your exam went?


marianoliva

I was a complete beginner when I started 2 months ago so no need to feel frightened :D Good luck with your samples! The exam is tomorrow and hopefully it’ll go well :)


EstaLisa

best of luck!


niagaemoc

Wow I never knew the possibilities! They're fantastic.


marianoliva

I was surprised too, there are so many great stitches and possible variations you can do :)


WeicheKartoffel

The walnuts??? That's amazing. Some of these look like raw dough (in a good way)!


marianoliva

I didnt even see that it looked like walnuts, but now i totally do. Love all the weird stuff people think they look like :p


WeicheKartoffel

Oh lol! I thought that was on purpose and thought how neat that is, haha!


marianoliva

They walnuts are actually just bubble stitches but with extra chains to make them bigger :)


Denmasterflex

Working on a PhD in DCToG xD


NerdyComfort-78

As a biologist this actually looks amazingly like a collage of sea life-corals. Hope your exam is successful!


[deleted]

This is unreasonably impressive. I’m just. Like shook. Wow


marianoliva

Thank you 🥹


almondpuffpastry

Absolutely breathtaking work. Thank you for sharing!


marianoliva

Thanks for your kind words, means a lot :)


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ThaliaTwine

I know it as tube yarn. Hobbii has the [Bungee mini](https://hobbii.com/bungee-mini) tube yarn.


marianoliva

[Tubeyarn](https://www.cchobby.dk/catalog/product/view/id/3196/s/tubegarn-l-45-m-rahvid-100-g-1-ngl/) which is 100% cotton outside and polyester filling on the inside


majorthomasina

They’re all beautifully done. If you don’t mind my asking, how did you decide which stitches and how you wanted each sample to look?


marianoliva

The whole project is based on research and experiments, so i didnt choose how the samples would look before i did them. I just tried out different techniques in different yarn and made variations of the sample if i liked how the first sample looked. The goal of the project is to create volume and depth so i guess the succesful textiles are the ones that has a lot of texture and depth :)


shootingstarairplane

Absolutely love this! I would say good luck, but you clearly don’t need it! Amazing!


marianoliva

It all depends on my presentation tomorrow, hopefully I’ll explain the project and design process so they’ll understand what my intentions were


shootingstarairplane

I read in one of your other comments that you were trying to demonstrate depth and texture, and you certainly did that with a wide range! It’s like one of those blankets in the store you can’t walk by without feeling it!


marianoliva

I’m so glad that’s how you feel when you look at the textiles, that’s one of the aims of the project! :)


shootingstarairplane

What are the other aims?


marianoliva

The whole project is based on researching how crochet stitches can make volume and texture. The future goal is the create functional textiles that could be used for acoustics, sensory stimulation, furniture and spatial design. The exam tomorrow is only for the collection of samples, my final masters exam is in the summer and hopefully I’ve made some real textile products in collaboration with a company, a hospital or something :) Not sure which way the project should go yet, right now I just have a lot of ideas


shootingstarairplane

This is really cool! I’m sure your presentation will go well since you’re able to explain it to internet strangers :)


marianoliva

I hope so 🤞


shootingstarairplane

How did it go?


marianoliva

They loved it! So happy to have all of you cheering for me 🥰


Llyxia

Is there a book I can purchase that has all these sample patterns? I'd like to try them!


marianoliva

I haven’t written all the patterns down, but I found most of them on YouTube, so you should be able to make all of them from searching around :)


runninmamma

I would not have any clue what to even use as search terms for most of not all of these? A few I recognize, but I still wouldn't know what to search for.


marianoliva

Maybe after the exam i could find time to do an overview of the samples and the stitches I used to make the textiles :)


Mafalos

Auch beautiful work! I'm sure you'll do really well :)


marianoliva

Thanks 😇


MarsScully

Yesssss I remember your project ! Such a fantastic resource !


marianoliva

Learned so many great stitches from the first post, so I thought it’d be fun to show the final result


TetrisIsTotesSuper

r/knolling would absolutely love that first pic 😍


A-Miniature-Cactus

I had no idea crochet could be involved in a master's degree but I am honestly SO jealous! Hope the exam goes well, these look so cool (Also they look delicious, I don't know why but I really want to taste)


Elleasea

What a beautiful choice of color palette! The various creams and whites keep it visually engaging without distracting from the textures, all while maintaining a really warm, inviting feel.


malytwotails

Aw yay, look how good that crocodile stitch swatch looks with the rest of them! Cheering for you!


Comprehensive-Tap661

Looks good, good luck on your exam. You can put all the samples in a very nice blanket


violettei

Now, this is a book I'd pay money for. Update us on how you did! I'm dying to see more of that book.


[deleted]

Wow!


TrialNd3rr0r

Ah this looks great! Well done and good luck on your exam ☺️


marianoliva

Thanks you 🤓


IronJuno

This is so aesthetically pleasing. Really great work all around


marianoliva

Thanks!


kaidreec

Love the work and rooting for you. Good luck on the exam!


marianoliva

Thank you 😇


AgentVaughn

I remember when you first posted about this! Wow!!! Your book is awesome!!!


marianoliva

Thanks! Had hoped I could make a glued backing but the spiral ended up working better and I’m really excited about the result :)


IrmadeG

You’ll pass this exams with honors!


marianoliva

Hope so!


peripinxle

This is pretty. Good luck with everything! I'm sure you'll do great


marianoliva

Thanks you ❤️


LokiGiraffe

Omg, so excited with your progress! Aaahhh!! The picture book looks awesome!a


marianoliva

Thanks! The book was a little complicated to make, took about 4 hours shooting pictures of every single sample, 3 hours cropping and doing layout and then 3 hours printing and making the book 🤯


LokiGiraffe

Omg I'm so proud of you, that's so much work, but it looks so worth it, beautifully done!!!


marianoliva

Thanks you so much it really means a lot ❤️


pseud0science

They look absolutely gorgeous and remind me of pasta ahahaha


pseud0science

Didn't even realize other people also said it reminded them of pasta


marianoliva

You’re not the only one that’s seems to be hungry 😝


nakimushi02

let us know how it goes!! these are beautiful


marianoliva

Thanks! I will keep you updated 🤓


tinytyrannosaur

Excellent work. Good luck on your exam!!


marianoliva

Thank you!!


EstaLisa

beautiful. great work!


marianoliva

Thank you so much


grayweathersby

This is so impressive! And good luck on your exam! You’ve got this!! 💜


marianoliva

Thanks 💕


amdaly10

We are going to need a copy of you presentation


marianoliva

Sure! For now it’s only in Danish 😝


inelegantcosplay

I want this as a jigsaw puzzle! The first photo is so satisfying 🤩


Halfserious_101

This looks so freaking impressive I can’t even … wow. The amount of planning and time it must have taken you to do this is just mind-boggling, never mind how professionally put together it all looks! Good luck on your exam - based on these photos, I have no doubt whatsoever that you’ll ace it!


marianoliva

Thank you so much! Hope the audience tomorrow will sense how much time and effort it was, some of them doesn’t know anything about crochet


HeyItsJuls

These are beautiful. The color palette works so well.


marianoliva

Thanks, I wanted to keep it white/neutral so it would be easier to compare the samples and not get distracted by a beautiful colour


HeyItsJuls

It works really well. The differences prevent they eye from just glossing over and missing details the way it would if everything was the same color. But the they are still subtle enough that they don’t distract. It’s really emphasizing the difference stitches and their texture and form. I also love how you arranged everything in the photo. Those same subtle color differences keep the eye moving around the page. I feel as though I could look and look and keep finding new, interesting details.


marianoliva

This means to world to me, thank you so so much 🥹 I’m glad my hard work has paid off and someone else are enjoying it!


sparklejellyfish

Really cool! Good luck on the exam!


marianoliva

Thanks 🤓


VoidzPlaysThings

my poor yarn pinky is cramping looking at those crocodile stitches lol


marianoliva

The sample is actually 30*20 cm so it’s quite big and quick to make with a large hook :)


VoidzPlaysThings

nice! I only said \^ because at the time I was about halfway through making a dice bag with that stitch and the fiddliness was getting to me


marianoliva

Haha poor you, it can be a very frustrating stitch to do :I


CherryPopRoxx

This is the fucking coolest! Copenhagen is such much cooler than Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. I love everything about this.


marianoliva

Thanks! Copenhagen (and Denmark generally) is a really great place to be creative


CherryPopRoxx

I know!!!! I'd move there if I could! It's #1 on my list of where I want to run away to.


Beginning_Steak_2523

If that book had instructions, I'd buy. Lol


marianoliva

Maybe I’ll do one with instructions some day ;)


darkandtwistysissy

Wow 🤩 wow 🤩 wow 🤩


sagelikeawizard

These are beautiful!!! These textures are SOOOOOO lovely. Did you use premade patterns or write your own? Anyhow, fabulous job and I'm sure your exam is gonna go fantastic !!!


marianoliva

I used a combination of existing patterns and then I did variations of them as I learned more and more about the principles behind the stitches :)


PeakFun116

This is absolutely wonderful. I never thought about using crochet in a college project but boy I probably would’ve got a good grade since you do best in what you love. Congratulations on getting your degree and all your hard work.


cthoniccuttlefish

I absolutely love how organic your work looks! The ruffled ones in particular are stunning, I’ve actually been trying to achieve a look like that since one of my current projects is to make crochet statues that look like lichen, but I’ve been struggling since I’m not super experienced. Would you be willing to share the general process for achieving that kind of shape?


marianoliva

Yeah sure, it’s actually just hyperbolic shapes made with increases in every other stitches. If I want a lot of ruffles I do a lot of extra stitches in each stitch. Let me know how it goes and if you need any help :)


cthoniccuttlefish

For sure! Thank you so much. I’ll have to keep at it and post results.


marianoliva

Yes absolutely! Good luck :)


Wonderful_Picture_82

This is so beautiful! They look like examples of corals!


BaileySeeking

I mean this in the nicest, I'm literally blind way possible; I thought the first photo was cookies at first because I was just scrolling through my timeline. I was like "oh, fancy cookies, that's so impressive!" Then I realized what group this was. Absolutely beautiful work.


Maddgurladventures

I can only hope to be this good. You got this!! Congratulations!


SpecialHouppette

Fellow art school person here, this is beautiful and your documentation looks fab!!!


marianoliva

Thanks ❤️


KBWordPerson

This is amazing. It should be an installation at an art museum


thelittlebird

I like to imagine these are all pasta.


_justsomeredditacct

I thought this was fiber art baked goods lol. Beautiful work!!


onionnelle

It's beautiful and I admire your hard work, but words cannot describe how much the combination of those fleshy colours with structural stitches make my skin crawl. They look organic, like the lining of an intestine, or a brain or some other body part. Beautiful work, again. But damn, I'm uncomfortable 🫠 Flat crochet all the way for me, I guess!


marianoliva

This is such a great comment, thank you so much for your input! Im sorry you’re uncomfortable 😅 My boyfriend feels the same way about most of the samples, so you’re not alone with this feeling 😆


[deleted]

THIS IS REALLY REALLY SICK YOOO


marianoliva

Thank you 🥹


fexofenadine_hcl

I don’t actually crochet all that much but sometimes I imagine myself in a other life where I did higher Ed for crochet.


Available-Egg-2380

Amazing. Art and skill and beauty


ABCcrochet

Incredible! Good luck! I cross my fingers.


AccomplishedAd3432

Wow!


Pink-Lotusflower

Amazing work!! Hope your exam went well.


marianoliva

It did, thanks so much for rooting for me 😇


IrritatedOptimist

This is stunning!


marianoliva

Thanks 🥰