I made another piece of felt last week using pieces of sari ribbon and banana fibre for texture and colour. I enjoyed watching the texture develope as I machined.
It was a really busy week as I had a stall at two craft fairs. I always think I will stop doing these but usually say ‘yes’ when asked; I do have a different outlook now which is just to enjoy the day and hopefully chat to a few people who are interested in the techniques I have used, of course, I hope at least to cover the cost of being there. Its also funny how something you have decided must be awful as it has been around for so long, suddenly finds the right person, who likes it enough to want to give it a home.
I also went up to London on Friday evening to a five week course run by Louise Baldwin on ‘Structure with Paper and Fabric’. I think it will be good, but tiring as I’m not good after 10pm and got back about 11.30pm, partly due to a tree down on the line.
We machined different textures of paper and made samples in neutral colours. I’ll post some of them later on.
We machined different textures of paper and made samples in neutral colours. I’ll post some of them later on.
What a luscious piece! And how fun to see it transform from flat to texture. I laughed when you talked about how you think something must be awful it's been around for so long, then the right person suddenly wants it--so true.
ReplyDeleteSuch eautiful colours. I've een experimentig with adding different firbes to the wool rovings before felting. Bammboo works well, cotton doesn't feel pleasing, but i only tried once. I have yet to try banana.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a wonderful sense of color. This is another gorgeous piece. jan
ReplyDeleteLove the finished felt with stitch. I discovered feltmaking via embroidery as I thought it would be a great background to stitch into, now I just make felt and occasionally stitch.
ReplyDeleteThe felt really comes alive with the stitching - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! I was admiring this on flickr! wow!
ReplyDeleteOh, the colours!! What a glorious piece, it's so vibrant. That little bit of green makes this piece absolutely 'pop'. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteoh wow, this is very inspiring! Was scrolling very quicqly through your other posts and it is all very interesting and stuff what's keeping me busy too. Like to follow you, Dorie
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