Skinny Strips

Jane asked me to return this wool cutter to Patsy. It's used for cutting wool strips for rug hooking and I think it looks like a funky antique. 

It's been in our car for several weeks.....but it turns out that Pasty had a second one and asked me if I wanted it. I don't hook rugs...but I do play with wool strips....so I put it back in the car and brought it home.

I got to thinking today that if it can cut wool...can it cut fabric? Paper? Yes it can. I tried it out on all kinds of things today including a loose watercolor.

I know I can cut paper with my long arm slicer...but this little cutter cuts 3 perfectly even skinny strips at a time. And it's kind of fun to operate. It feels special.

I didn't have too much time to play with the strips...but I think there's lots of potential for all kinds of perfectly cut skinny strips.

With the right focal point...this could be really interesting.

And if I cut this the other way and put it back together....I would have a teeny tiny watercolor mosaic. That's another day.

Yes, I can cut paper on my slicer...but I can't cut fabric....and skinny strips are tedious with the rotary cutter. 

The wool cutter easily sliced through this fused papel of hand dyed fabrics.

Oh....the possibilities of all kind of skinny strips!