tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87474332979789861952024-03-04T22:32:32.628-08:00LP's Fancy FiberTo subscribe to this blog please enter your email below and Hit RETURN. DO NOT USE submit button.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-62671867935663737012014-12-06T18:34:00.001-08:002014-12-06T18:34:52.517-08:00Needle Felted Head....Stage 3<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><b>Life Size Needle Felted Head......stage 3</b></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><b>Now I am starting to refine the shape of the head. Flattening the sides and adding more wool to the chin....lengthening the face. Locating where the features will go and measuring and comparing to my model which is my husband. I have started with the nose.</b></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img6c45cada-19bc-4ca6-ba8a-9b336c945e7d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jsBufOqaGe8/VIO8v4X-3_I/AAAAAAAAAvI/GdDt89Zeen8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 711px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">I added more width to the nose and reshaped the nostrils. Sculpting with wool is much like clay. You can add and subtract as you go. You can even use scissors and trim off unwanted wool and needle in new wool.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img3d8bc5e2-a950-4c42-a41f-8ec5106c1573" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4jLhSF0F24o/VIO8xCbpdcI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Hq-ArJk0GYk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 898px; width: 572px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">You have to be conscious of the profile as well since this is 3 dimensional. Here I have checked the depth of the nose. I think it's pretty close to accurate.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img9d64708f-33b9-4a9d-aa64-d7d6f14444b4" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Kt-msWBV9xc/VIO8yUE08FI/AAAAAAAAAvY/66eCDAnXSfg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 647px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">Check back soon. I will probably move on to the eyes and brow line next. And will probably be adding more wool to the forehead area.....still adding more length to the face.</font></div><br><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-59876224218303155752014-12-04T19:31:00.001-08:002014-12-04T19:31:14.135-08:00Stage 2....Felting a full size head<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><b>Life Size Needle Felted Head......stage 2</b></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><b>Now I have needle felted wool batting all over the poly batting core shape. I am now working on forming the head and getting it to the shape and size it needs to be before moving on to the features. I will also be working on smoothing the surface. I may wet it with soap and water and use wet felting techniques to tighten and smooth the surface.</b></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img71348e0d-3291-46e4-8cfd-662d20c270fd" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t9R1f9XQJlA/VIEm_ygXm7I/AAAAAAAAAu4/os_30F_P9O4/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 822px; width: 486px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">I included the face below for scale. The top form is still slightly under full size.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">......</font><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204); font-family: Helvetica;">moving on to stage 3.</span></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><br><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-46082002016204888052014-12-04T14:18:00.001-08:002014-12-04T14:18:00.264-08:00Life Size Head Demo....Stage 1<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><b>Life Size Needle Felted Head</b></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">Well here goes. The beginning stages of my first life size needle felted sculpted head. I decided to use poly batting for my base or core of the head. No use to waste good wool on the inside. I bundled up the poly batting in a ball and put netting around it and secured it with string. Then to form the back of the head I bundled up a smaller ball of batting placed on the first big ball and covered it with netting and hand stitched it together.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img1d485f28-75a9-4836-81ac-8c35ae8e867b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--feUHnnbJws/VIDdidBJIzI/AAAAAAAAAuY/OJK7RUO9Ycs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 448px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">After bundling the first large ball I trimmed the netting off close to the tie.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img30f6dfc3-19d1-42a7-9fa0-a9f9aa2f3e2c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7WnSNnC59O8/VIDdkKDkR9I/AAAAAAAAAug/MFq9SiBHNHU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 508px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">As seen above I placed the smaller bundle of batting over the tie area of the big ball then covered it with netting and hand stitched it down around the edge roughly shaping it while I stitched.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img88b48394-1356-42d3-844f-99725f993fd7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNl5__R2l-tKXtOYeRWyex-HS3vFgw8URAOvnCsOdnSl4tgt9zmC4TqT7zCnFysCE_w3U_NPm1SZf2SLAnlvXDXCBFhckgaUjdkR2QLVrG2rmtAEqoz2qo2XAorzXkadIria9XytT0EZ6/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 442px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">Next I started needle felting wool around the stitched area to fill in and form a better head shape. Now I can continue with the needle felting process. Adding more wool and sculpting. Stay tune for more steps in the process.</font></div><br><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-49556554580639258332014-12-02T13:03:00.001-08:002014-12-02T13:03:34.988-08:00Needle felted sculptures<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Needle Felted Heads</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">This is my second character head using better skin tone wool and still using exaggerated features. I am progressing with my features being more prominent and defined and adding more detail.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img5005cb49-dec3-430c-a8bf-a0a9e2135ea4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPjDSdVNbQ98vAi760dzrF7I4mBw9NtUrE6wIWyalLJjZwJ69QTfhnU8wdiW_78_J8nkwlkdi3cy-OkJbZP4H9FsuvSAEQJqZT3rZ-p2pSgjM2Wo6LKkTe5RFXKd4X1yfll3in7B1dKRq/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 684px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">This is my third head sculpture. Here I am moving toward a more realistic face. This is about 4.5x3.5 and the one above is about 3.5x2.5. My goal is to be able to do a life size head once I get comfortable sculpting with a needle. These faces are just made up from my mind. I hope to be able to sculpt a person I know eventually.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgc0f7edf7-0f4b-444e-8117-b7aa0d4e5ea5" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BbOT3NI_VzM/VH4pGVd8XOI/AAAAAAAAAuA/qqbbX7XCwrs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 531px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">This is still a work in progress. he only has one ear and still needs some refining and detail.</font></div><br><img id="img31e1c813-58fd-4ce9-a431-71b3d8d7741f" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIqY7Fe5oNXn7PHH1HCL13pPdpNJ0im-GLmYlAJVwEYK_7A-x_-ofRumSEzWYIsPpxIGqoWgGdPZTYeVzYAf9N3k3MIzbLPn-UCXtKbV0hntBUeJMxzPA4Sn0X6LzTNgINyQhw3_jRQDU/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 382px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-71535039954719750252014-09-30T17:53:00.001-07:002014-09-30T17:58:55.954-07:00Sculpting with Wool<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Needle Felted Character</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">This is my first needle felted character. She is about 15" tall. She was a work in progress. I started with the head with no idea in mind. Did not even know if it was going to be male or female. I just let it evolve.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4"><br></font><img id="img2886ed12-e1d0-4e65-b06f-fc75ad9199a4" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ia0vE1xh4fY/VCtRwfuPgOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/pH8-tTj1Mds/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 911px; width: 508px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">These photos show the evolution.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img5a2abe84-b3b3-439c-9028-6e32c2e0720d" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1_VD2KdqzfgbXlH0NswLUZBp6es2W_S-gqsFSrL6JQi4HBxOCHcpIe4Nn3nIdjrv0EigQVf-oQS0787U4FjxF7Afc-IhS5NfdqvrvobCdnhf_7Y34hjrYeZZVIhMLRxT2jRUBzZc5P4a/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 293px; width: 266px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"> </div><br><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img4c8d228c-138f-44d5-8d36-f7acb6c58456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuqRTU36wIC90MynTdU0CIFLA2NKVr26XSMNdiLxRZpQPe3OYPnEo7Ihu9k4uLY_5p7QvQwZZf3seiLgjKaZksUn6gkcYvotCrcNzYYztbM1Pn619fSugQOedKlet3glOmTU1otv0RMEG/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 504px; width: 266px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img4027f8a7-9d71-40d3-a0be-bcc0177b019b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-62ALBgr5XPU/VCtRy0MqljI/AAAAAAAAAto/oHMtu2gyVXk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 564px; width: 258px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-40522040173077313922014-07-28T15:20:00.001-07:002014-07-28T15:20:42.625-07:00Wet felted Cuff<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Cuff with Locks and Beads</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">This cuff was wet felted with natural Finn Wool and locks. It is embellished with black beads.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img3eb3ccdd-7264-48f8-8c64-383892bcfc82" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uXm4Z3nXxjA/U9bMrwolCNI/AAAAAAAAAsE/r0npNw2qqis/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 155px; width: 308px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img15ac36a1-f646-4cca-b0cf-ac8b0b4701e7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObhL9XjFhqzZxcHqkKIvMwWhcUm5BCbYympglvL5HK60cY2sqg0wpafZFd5BxSMUtivt9CnFd5KwhG1I8ltO1UbQgHXFIoU8eazTaYCLC1Bt-HTE9nHVre4owvhdH_Uni4yyMEJjyuy7o/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 358px; width: 558px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">The closure is a decorative button on the backside.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgcaa833a6-a0b9-4c14-9efb-b2a29afb1ade" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSkul-XMwegW6pk_UsxQ4rck4FqUxVrZNAHJGUzkVX2xr70ZAx4zTZ1Utl6rJZBZaUb_Lp0sgGrqfmUfNMemDSOCITN_CiyIREAL9vmVEnLg_jCdJrOHuvT5etUXtm4LW0SPRRXwEv9SM/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 410px; width: 308px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-72444005497131020102014-07-19T20:33:00.001-07:002014-07-27T17:14:45.607-07:00Wet felted Vessel<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Art Nouveau Vessel</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">The weather has cooled off a bit so I thought I would do an all day project. I already had this idea in my sketch book. I used Zinn Wool which works very well for vessels. On the top layer I added wisps of merino to make a variation of color. I allowed extra length in my resist pattern and three bump outs on the sides to accommodate the three folds. My resist included 3 multiple pieces taped together at the bottom to form the black extensions. They are not handles, just decorative design elements.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img1f281486-d278-415a-a02f-735ab78e8453" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mzXd1AdDDCY/U9WV6mdG_xI/AAAAAAAAArk/GyBl1u7jxTk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 719px; width: 568px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">The vessel turned out pretty close to my sketch except for the black extensions. They were supposed to be free at the top but in order for them to be free I would or should have put wire in between the layers of wool so they had some strength and support. Instead I hand stitched the top edge of them to the vessel. I crimped them to give them an interesting shape and let them dry.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgfd837f35-4059-43e6-ac65-5d08e4871075" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QBR8dO2AQCk/U9WV7ybYiLI/AAAAAAAAArs/wvbZstizMXE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 705px; width: 544px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgcf67cb22-b17f-4f14-9b32-bdb38999fa3c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEkiGqA9iAG6Ac_2Yt6Ea9VLB_FZ5xGqiVVpdFCkTl_EeyYQgxQGGHQ5mw_4_xgVkaW2o0KT1oqN4acYjYIlj-041YBgZZNWejA1DKdGu2Wy33gVf6uKmvCXwVUOmSdTEP9lEYCEPDjiB/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 410px; width: 308px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffa500" face="Helvetica">Detail of folds.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4"><br /><br></font></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-23102607143519951222014-07-16T18:35:00.001-07:002014-07-16T18:35:40.107-07:00Bubble felting technique<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Cuff and Brooch</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">I made a practice piece using wood balls to make bubbles in a piece of wet felting. I can't just let it be a sample. Had to make something out of it. I needle felted the purple rings around the bubbles. Poked the bubbles inward and sewed some beads in the center of each one. Put it around my wrist and decided to make a cuff out of it. I had some left over felted cord that I made into a hook an loop closure. I needle felted that on to the cuff.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgaac5c4d1-a6a4-48da-9805-5ee68a2f2185" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iTS8oEBN5TM/U8coX2fRGyI/AAAAAAAAAqk/3DjMTaUk6Zg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class=""></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;">I also made a single bubble in a small piece of wet felting. I turned that into a brooch. I needle felted some yarn around the bubble and poked in the center and added a decorative button in the indention. All it needs now is a brooch pin attached to the back.</span></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgceb562c3-9251-4378-9a9d-51883e7fddd5" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sBkJoMy2Dng/U8coY5PS7nI/AAAAAAAAAqs/RM9m6gHDiVA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block; height: 392px; width: 528px;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img5c9b1299-399b-4aad-84a1-8057808b6114" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EcvtOmAuwsc/U8coaF09NoI/AAAAAAAAAqw/2xWiZ_EZaaQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 510px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4"><br></font></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-32022377532622380532014-07-14T22:05:00.001-07:002014-07-14T22:20:02.763-07:00Wet Felted Cuffs<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Cuffs Are Great Technique Practice</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#ffffcc">The last couple of days it's been 100 plus temperature. Not exactly good felting weather. But with free time I worked on these cuffs as practice doing a couple textural 3d techniques. The green one I embedded felted balls into the base then cut away the top layer to reveal them. The green base was free form felted.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img671d8404-1d5d-44d2-8b7a-62aa4b619f67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPLdG8IDwTxyOJhKT6y7SQ_SvptzD1de7tO7HNSW8uQA-5-0111CIoRz4CAUQopFoSwaXZPnuU4J3hM2PqAQGmQbCdbM0hClXqZFXvXz-7tKDJvkeSX44zCLJRch6CatA39rPSZ3ssqp0/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 349px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">The next cuff I felted over a resist. I made the first layer of one side teal colored. Then did the other layers brown. I lightly felted the piece and then made 3 vertical slits on one side to reveal the teal inside and cut open one end to remove the resist. I continued to felt and full the piece keeping the flaps the slits created from felting closed. I rolled it a bit trying to shrink the length but only the width seemed to shrink. So I threw it in the dryer. I still didn't shrink much more. I ended up cutting about an inch off one end. No harm done. I added some beads, not the best, but all I had. I cut a button hole and added a button closure. Also on the top layer I added a strip of white roving and two borders of teal boucle hand dyed yarn.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br><img id="img928171ec-c0a3-45b0-80c2-dd516dcea37d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-m4oguBFBDI8/U8S57rwSXAI/AAAAAAAAAqM/ch3wbf-d66Q/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 414px; width: 544px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"><br><img id="img66b51b27-2387-4695-863f-3f950df2c990" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VWunTkPmMD0/U8S5_DvIG0I/AAAAAAAAAqU/DzUbea4b7Bg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 601px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-83354938607399983102014-07-12T14:43:00.001-07:002014-07-12T14:43:56.327-07:00Wet Felting Experiment<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Experimental Wet Felting</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#ffffcc">Yesterday I did some experimental work. I wanted to felt around something 3d by wet felting, not needle felting. I wanted to make an abstract irregular shape. I tried to tie wool yarn around clumps of fiber fill in various areas. Then I covered that with wool roving, wet it down and started felting. The more I felted and the more it shrank, it turned into a ball about 5" across. I could not maintain the irregular shape. I need to figure a way to felt one area at a time I guess. Maybe it would work if I wrapped the fiber fill with silk fabric and tied in the shapes.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">Anyway I ended up with this large ball/egg shape. So today I painted it with setasilk paint. I expected it to paint more solid but I think the fiber fill came more to the surface then I thought it would. So of course the paint did not adhere to the fiber fill only to the wool, giving it a very textural look. So now I call it my Thunder Egg. I had this felted stand I made for something else but it fit the egg perfectly. So much for experiments gone wrong!</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">If you wanted to make an egg filled with fiberfill and covered with felted wool roving it would be ideal for stitching and beading on.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img09854a2b-eb5c-4acf-a542-87bacb3602b2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G8fEeenA_5g3ZZgMlvDC6SVOFMie5VBTNQ5NT7MhleLTOeKcUk3mTUH_F_Ht7dTnMS0W_TF7lNSQXTCt8vbkal-W7BbXT9kLaAyZsQ8PRmEqwsNMNislMoscMiVJq6mqmazdEhr-cvui/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 461px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">Thunder Egg On Stand</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="imgc8fe1e20-d429-4aeb-b263-815397ced1cb" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sGH0TER5vAg/U8GsGA6SjmI/AAAAAAAAAo8/DSLJpCYgJ_E/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 397px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-51900126829527580952014-07-09T21:53:00.001-07:002014-07-09T22:02:45.766-07:00Wet Felted Vessel with Shell Inclusions<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4">Wet Felted Vessel with Seashell Inclusions</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#ffffcc">This vessel was wet felted using 3 layers of Natural Finn wool. Then I added the sea shells and next I placed some orange Merino wool over just the shells and placed some of the orange wool in thin strips flowing in and out and around the shells. I placed thin strips of thin plastics over the strips as a resist. Now I covered the orange strips with thin plastic strips as a resist and covered everything with one more layer of natural Finn wool.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#ffffcc">I felted everything being careful to felt around and over the shells. Next I shrank and fulled the piece. I cut out the felt over the shells and made slits in the top layer of wool revealing the strips of orange wool and opening out the top layer edges. The shells are just on the front side but the strips continue around to the back side. I am trying to figure out a name for this one. Anyone have a suggestion?</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br><img id="img519c5b75-adef-4b6f-92fb-70a3db6644c9" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCZkRgtOLoGQS-khap0-IkWOhrDzhJzZ7KGVpjxaasP6WtP3Uq2cunQdDKq4p1CdhQaAXdX85FP6jLkc3SpTRbbOzIs06sWxDqusTls38n4XNz-r1qJA96-FaxIbJMTVqxjvCGj3rE9Qt/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 406px; width: 536px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img3e7b5f77-b10e-4916-b3b6-6f2c3054ee1b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr5RbuI-NA4tME2FiHSEweARymbfsmsE6Hi7alacpz_StEPJADTuRv2CvBELZbzwZd6geHt30gw7g9tsghSHLY6gkxdKg28bJdu8oBg2XrL3YFBhsINLAGftBvznuSUDDz_pOiRbXws9U/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 398px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#00ffff" face="Helvetica">"Untitled"</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-56897906489291424102014-07-08T14:09:00.001-07:002014-07-08T14:09:33.816-07:00Flora Fountain Topper<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Topper for Flora Fountain Vessel</b></span></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Today I made an alternate topper for yesterday's vessel. I started out with a different plan but it shrank to small. So I decided to make the best of it not wanting to be wasteful. The black nob part that also goes down a couple of inches is the part that went wrong. I put a golf ball in it and fulled it to that shape and folded up from the bottom to make a thick edge around the bottom of the ball area. Next I felted a piece of the aqua colored wool in to an irregular square shape. I cut a cross slit in the middle of this piece and slid the ball topper bottom thru the slit. That left 4 triangular tabs around the aqua area that I could needle felt to the black area. Now I was able to just gentle push the top into the top of the vessel forming another flange shape, repeating the flange on the vessel.</span></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img38ec9baf-9ea1-4e97-a103-986bd976c0ad" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_RWqWi1fQU4/U7xeBiI3qkI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/dAwJopZKBOE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 397px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 255); font-family: Helvetica;"><br></span></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img153de331-b9be-4ad1-8d62-e66e96119025" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtUMgtJmRwPrlSAHehp-TDJWu9SuCUN3PmcdEOmdJxp0B01zfxb0QXPaqA3rFL0GNL4K5__PyMWYM6lBcaTgPc7ny2_-JlgtBLY9FWDHAODN0EtnHAJboDJbXp6zhmuI5qVqkvhQBkXH7/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 397px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 255); font-family: Helvetica;">"Flora Fountain"</span></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-63962524698104904062014-07-06T22:13:00.001-07:002014-07-06T22:13:55.760-07:00"Flora Fountain" Felted Vessel<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>One Piece Vessel with Flange</b></span></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>My project the last two days was this vessel. My intent was to create a vessel with a flared flange around the circumference. I created the flange then placed it around the vessel with the lower unfelted edge placed at the middle of the vessel. This was placed after the 2nd layer of wool was wet down. Then I put two more layers of white on the top of the vessel. Then flipped up the flange and placed 2 more black wool layers on the bottom half of the vessel, overlapping the flange fluff edge to incorporate it into the side of the vessel. Then I carefully began felting and rubbing making sure the flange remained free from the vessel 2/3 of the way up. I blew up a balloon inside to felt and shape the vessel.</b></span></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>I'm playing around with embellishments. I had this felted flower I had already made in complimentary colors. The flower is not attached at this point. It can be removed. I placed an antique frog that just happened to fit in the opening and added some rope pieces I had felted earlier. I also needle felted some white locks around the top edge</b></span></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><img id="img8db628d1-9b73-4031-87b5-934b98451ded" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bNWYRHsdeUwoScQeiVLLzm_X46mt9-1V7YZUc6rvBal-3uBfmojti87lREk1C9gOBAyRjK1cLETyYaW-g_WRqAoZaO7cIj6XEbSZ9iR4n0TM6u7YMjpkscvRTpzGskQfZKx0mz6OoIGZ/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 398px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"><font color="#00ffff" face="Helvetica">"Flora Fountain"</font></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-82407572361474371982014-06-21T18:37:00.001-07:002014-06-21T18:37:39.988-07:00Workshop<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Pamela McGregor workshop</b></span></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">It's been awhile since my last post and I apologize. Life Happens. I was in Cabo for six weeks in Jan. and February. I painted while I was there but no felting. When I got home I had to do some new paintings for our annual Art Studio Trek and get my studio and house ready for that. It was a success and worth the work. I sold about half paintings and half fiber art. </font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">The end of May, first of June I went to Minnisota and attended a great felting workshop with Pamela McGregor. I learned how to make a wet<br> felted tea pot with a nice fitting lid. We learned a lot of surface techniques, how to make handles, a great wool to use for three dimensional felting and much more. Below is the teapot I made in the workshop.</font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="imgcdb1c448-9cbc-4064-a69a-7a1688102a5a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q8PeITvdp_c/U6YzTdPJ70I/AAAAAAAAAmI/quapjM_tuWA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 702px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">The teapots were made with Finn Wool. What a difference this wool makes when making vessels. It felts quickly and becomes very firm and rigid with no sagging. When I got back from the workshop I wanted to felt but only had Merino wool. I made the piece below but it is way to soft. I wanted to put the fold in it, which was fine but the rest kind of sags. I think I will wet it and throw it in the dryer and try to shrink it up even more to stiffen it.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="img23a169c7-0fc3-44bb-9c0b-395c5444da59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYrgU_JDW1DQ12ez6oZJEzitL8hbfvdVF-HBPFNH7f_BK8Hg4lD_gEHpdu-RVlDPcHSx8hQfTe0PX3sJB-8OElHWxUY6oTJkoEijS2JLNObqK35dtjPD7a_vW7OZos8jWEMHOTtjjI4W2/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 705px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">I wanted to practice felting bubbles and nodes so I felted a small sample and then decided to make a cuff out of it. I added a felted loop and a button closure.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="img16b97d6f-41ae-4cf2-a5aa-9c6a804529ca" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfJL1YuAiHSX6_OGaRJuA1rdh3SDUyNcbgP1BsT_Qw8tjV7U0pt8teKcENahft35QLUcfAoOKY0wdTA3viLAmfM6B60q6jdljyyxKi_5wf6MR21wKzVhcRFkvoVXcvcIueCXdyTof0S4t/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 398px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">I finally received my order of Finn Wool and have been working on this teapot for a couple of days. Everything was going pretty good but when I made the topper it came out a bit too small for the opening. Not wanting to waste what I had done I figured out a way to make the hole smaller without too much trouble. I made a black felted cord long enough to fit inside the opening. I needle felted it on and now the lid fits perfectly.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="img7a3a04da-33ee-4d1f-9bad-86193fe57840" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-da_hJAlpbwc/U6YzWNgS24I/AAAAAAAAAmg/dy_2HTrl18Y/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 649px; width: 536px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="img8132fa2a-6562-4069-80ed-89107ad61fa4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7O_QE5jfnuhbeFcSN3hLVMMoS_1rM8mfZTtMsy4ZjG4uN0A8Z2E5k6_QftVNGZ6uXbZ9mJEAF2AXK7kuECL4FcP0_EBO5Eirdk11VTHPx2DiNXorejwoaiHl1NSQyqojuq17viaQPPMT/" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 405px; width: 536px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">The photo above shows the black cord needle felted to the inside top edge.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="imgc78c708a-76a6-4ef5-a87e-7622a73f98b9" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yLy6q6SmuMw/U6YzYCEZkhI/AAAAAAAAAmw/Vu9ExdnL2j0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 585px; width: 348px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">This is the topper that fits inside with a flat rim over the teapot edge.</font></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-66055785399145222012014-01-05T15:22:00.001-08:002014-01-05T15:22:37.062-08:00Mittens<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); background-color: black; "><br /><br></b></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Wet felted mittens for my Grandsons</b></span></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">Today I made some mittens for my grandsons who are age 2 1/2 and 8. The last time they spent the night with us I traced their hands and told them I would make them some mittens. So here they are.</font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">They were done the same way as the slippers. I used their hand tracings and then added about 1 inch all the way around. I cut out the pattern and taped the arm ends together so each pair could be felted at the same time and then cut in half after felting. I cut the pattern out of floor underlayment to use as the resist.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="imgd38d0562-1c18-475d-8246-7a8261181e61" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--qzxsL81G1M/UsnpMvSL3tI/AAAAAAAAAlg/XkJFe0jtsvM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 374px; width: 536px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><img id="img59f36d03-1c26-4b77-b7b7-1551cdfc4212" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KdzTgNJ_jLE/UsnpOZpU6xI/AAAAAAAAAlo/N4AzDtv-JnI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" mvc="false" class="" style="height: 792px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block;"></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-76129794281572900402013-12-30T23:13:00.001-08:002013-12-30T23:13:18.259-08:00Christmas Gift<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); background-color: black; "><br /><br></b></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="4"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><b>His and Her's Slippers</b></span></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">I have been busy with the holidays like most of you. I did make a pair of slippers for our dear friends for a Christmas gift. I made a tracing of their feet and made a pattern from that for the resist. I was a little concerned about making the slippers to fit without their foot to actually mold around. But they worked out ok by just fulling slowly and constantly measuring the length and width to match the tracing of their feet.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br /><img id="img927c4ad7-cdde-4ec9-b4fa-143e1fbd3a40" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9jV_JWwPjhY/UsJuijwlOfI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Vyug2kdMf_Q/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 398px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block; " mvc="false" class=""></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica" size="4">The next pair I make will be a high top booty style slipper.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-11376333671695280852013-12-08T12:38:00.001-08:002013-12-08T12:38:28.937-08:00Felting Slippers<div id="dE_H" style="-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br /><br></div><div class="" style="border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 22px; "><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); background-color: black; "><br /><br></b></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><b>First Pair of felted slippers</b></span></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); text-align: left; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#ffffcc"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This is my first pair of felted slippers. I traced my feet on to paper then made a felting resist by tracing the pattern onto heavy plastic adding about 1 inch extra all around my tracing to allow for shrinkage in the felting process. I laid out the wool roving on both sides of the resist in 3 layers. Then continued to wet felt as normal. I used my sander to do the felting in stead of the rolling. It shortens the felting time by about half. For those of you that are not experienced felters yet you can go this Youtube video.</span></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8qHmpC_L4M&sns=em">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8qHmpC_L4M&sns=em</a></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">For sanding instructions check out this site </font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><a href="http://ruthsfiberphotos.blogspot.com/2011/01/using-hand-held-sander-for-wet-felting.html">http://ruthsfiberphotos.blogspot.com/2011/01/using-hand-held-sander-for-wet-felting.html</a></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><a id="lnkimga6ad3f9e-e1fc-462c-80a7-71e5fd9f4dde" target="_self" href=""><a id="lnkimga6ad3f9e-e1fc-462c-80a7-71e5fd9f4dde" target="_self" href=""><a id="lnkimga6ad3f9e-e1fc-462c-80a7-71e5fd9f4dde" target="_self" href=""><a id="lnkimga6ad3f9e-e1fc-462c-80a7-71e5fd9f4dde" target="_self" href=""><img id="imga6ad3f9e-e1fc-462c-80a7-71e5fd9f4dde" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ybZbIetAeVQ/UqTYuO4L8VI/AAAAAAAAAkw/D8rPTFRVyGU/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 613px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: black; padding: 6px; border: 5px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " mvc="false" class=""></a></a></a></a></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br /><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">After felting and slippers are dry you can put on some nonslip soles. You can purchase soles but it is much less expensive to make your own and it is pretty easy. You can use your original tracing without the extra inch added to trace onto some leather scraps. I went to a leather shop and bought a pound of leather scraps for $10. That is enough to make about 5 pairs of soles. Not a bad price. Use the back side of the leather which is the suede side. It will be nonslip. Cut out the soles and punch holes around the edges about 1/8" from edge and about 3/8 inch apart. I used a leather punch I inherited from my dad to make the holes but you can use a nail and hammer if you don't have a punch. Pin sole with safety pins to bottom of slippers with 6 pins. I used leather stitching thread doubled and a curved needle to overhand stitch soles to the slippers. You could use any heavy synthetic thread for sewing.</font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(9, 8, 6); text-align: left; border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; "><a id="lnkimgfedd5d12-1e67-42c3-add6-cb46afe6cb2d" target="_self" href=""><a id="lnkimgfedd5d12-1e67-42c3-add6-cb46afe6cb2d" target="_self" href=""><img id="imgfedd5d12-1e67-42c3-add6-cb46afe6cb2d" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Jlbzsq35-1o/UqTYvfhzmfI/AAAAAAAAAk4/uyO1_862XTI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 469px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: transparent; border: 5px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " mvc="false" class=""></a></a></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="" style="background-color: rgb(26, 25, 25); border: 0px none rgb(247, 228, 228); border-top-left-radius: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; "><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><br></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><a id="lnkimg6d3d34aa-1fd3-4aee-af14-5fb38f29ae34" target="_self" href=""><img id="img6d3d34aa-1fd3-4aee-af14-5fb38f29ae34" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wCp4nEXlJHM/UqTYwrFvs1I/AAAAAAAAAlA/IdYwmZnM_70/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 528px; width: 528px; margin: 0px; resize: none; zoom: 1; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(220, 220, 237); padding: 6px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " mvc="false" class=""></a></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">These slippers can be embellished however you would like. Different colors, add felted flowers or other embellishments to the top. You can cut the top edge into different shapes and or make them into boot hightop style. Have fun with them. </font></div><div class="" style="background-color: rgb(6, 9, 9); text-align: left; padding-bottom: 27px; "><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica">Get the Flipboard app and look for my felting magazine. I have flipped lots of great felting articles.</font></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-18426245566543352902013-10-29T22:07:00.001-07:002013-10-29T22:07:02.636-07:00Felted Scarf Ring<div id="dE_H" style=";width:100%; height:100%; ;"><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>Building a Felted Scarf Ring</b></font><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="5"><b><br></b></font><div><img id="img3a7c8d6e-c228-41d3-8c4f-716ee1f60776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZiKGeEhOC5eoIasXp0_oEU_6E1dU4V7bh2ddtV5skRidGys3aeOFvPQ-dNbEKxkft6Xjbb3r27XAPZFUY2hU2NCGkmPHpzhXjpwERzseDDAkSVGU9zrvzqQ9CAQ4Rie-YJ9S-TFhDZDt/" style="height:750px;width:582.1922421455383px;opacity:1;left:351px;top:435px;border-width:5px;border-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);background-color:black;background-image:none;padding:6px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="15.601871490478516" scale="2.3" mvc="false"></div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">To build a felted scarf ring I used surgical tubing 8" long. Then I taped it into a circle placing a small piece of duct tape around the area where the ends meet. Then I took 18 gauge green floral stem wire cut into 5" lengths. Then I ran the wire across the diameter of the c</font><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large; ">ircles and wrapped the ends of the wire around the surgical tubing. Next I wrapped wool roving around it all. Then I wet it down with warm</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large; "> soapy water and rubbed and worked the fibers until they felted. This scarf ring could be embellished with beading or variation of colored wool.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large; "><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><img id="img6450ba23-c30a-47e7-a2ba-3f847224885d" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItZB6Nuu1aLtso10UfgOuVgFrzArTjCgsD2YVQMFY0e6WtpsgBlb4RJgZmtgdtbRkUxfsHjogcX2EKGD4YPCt2OcYcGqGDaAs-xBLLsO5XC_sMl1kOJf5DRdqsxBnPJb6G_lct9tGFiW5/" style="height:427.09964776039124px;width:570.9888339042664px;opacity:1;left:345px;top:273px;background-image:none;background-color:black;padding:6px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="-172.32618713378906" scale="2.3" mvc="false"></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-36279323460749889842013-10-24T14:53:00.001-07:002013-10-24T14:53:19.417-07:00How to Wet Felt a Square Bowl<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font color="#ff0000" face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>How to wet felt a square bowl</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Awhile back I showed a sketch from my digital sketchbook showing an idea I had for felting a square bowl. Well here it is and this is how I made it.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><img id="imgde81e68e-cbab-48a6-99b9-200480eee4d3" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ye1y_1yGpvk/UmmWy4hB79I/AAAAAAAAAkI/L4rjjd0PI-g/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 427.91304326057434px; width: 572.0762610435486px; opacity: 1; background-image: url(http://www.bewriteapp.com/ipad5/templates/img/frame_wooddark1.png); padding: 16px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="" rotate="199.44662475585938" scale="2.3"></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#89de00"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#89de00"><b>These instruction are for experienced felters who know basic felting techniques.</b></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#dda0dd"><b><br></b></font></div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 1. Cut a square of fine sculpting wire what ever size you want to make your bowl including the sides that will be folded up after felting.</font><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 2. Place wire on bubble wrap then lay out your wool fibers in two or 3 layers on each side of the wire as if you were making a vessel and the wire was your resist.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 3. Place netting over wool and wet down with warm soapy water. Rub with your hands until fibers begin to felt. Flip whole thing over and rub the second side.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 4. Remove netting and cover with bubble wrap top and bottom. I use my electric sander to complete the felting process. Sand for 5 to 8 minutes each side.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 5. Remove from bubble wrap and take to sink rinse with very hot water. Drop it in the sink flat on each side several times. Then rinse in cold water. Repeat this step a couple more times to finish fulling.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 6. Drain off excess water and pat dry with a towel. Set aside to dry.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 7. While Square is drying make 4 - 1 1/2 inch felted balls for the feet. Check Internet for instructions on how to make felted beads or balls if you don't know how.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 8. Needle felt design (flower) onto inside center of square. I used my multi needle felting tool and the needles go through the metal mesh nicely.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><font size="5">Step 9. Take a metal ruler and fold up sides and crease to form bowl. Pinch corners to form square walls that meet in the corners.</font></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Step 10. Hot glue gun the felted ball feet to the bottom of each corner.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">enjoy!</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font><div><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large; "><font color="#ffa500">My studio will be open both Saturday and Sunday , Nov. 9 and 10th. I will be showing and selling Fiber Art and Paintings. Look for information about the tour at <a href="http://www.Placerarts.org" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">www.Placerarts.org</a>.</font></b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><div><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-37938112830799829722013-10-22T18:23:00.001-07:002013-10-22T18:23:48.678-07:00Placer Arts Autumn Art Studio Tour<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#ff0000"><b>Getting Ready For The AUTUMN ART STUDIO TOUR</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">The Placer Arts Autumn Art Studio Tour is coming up soon on November 9th and 10th in Placer county in California. Where has the time gone. I am working frantically on more felted flowers and other felted projects for the event. I guess I should make some red flowers for the holidays. Better get busy with that.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="5" face="Helvetica"><b><font color="#ffa500">My studio will be open both Saturday and Sunday and I will be showing and selling Fiber Art and Paintings. Look for information about the tour at <a href="http://www.Placerarts.org" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">www.Placerarts.org</a>.</font></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="imge4dbf0f9-babd-4e90-8cea-b435215e93f4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSa3xRUNy6ln1yTa-r5I1viklMMlZphDXZ3u9Xo8WFEzKjJR90SDTP3JydCt7itX0mJnRWSHBMR3Jm5tV4KEtgkTa6I3DwCghTVFJZttjRvM5Z0TSpLDkHSFR-_ichnS-IHkOImJeJBN4L/" style="height: 419.30890250205994px; width: 560.573399066925px; opacity: 1; background-image: none; background-color: olive; padding: 6px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="" rotate="6.329700469970703" scale="2.2"></div><br><br><div><div><img id="img145c90d2-dc33-4bb4-ac46-b7eb66bd533a" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wGuLCitOgPI/UmclIW0xw9I/AAAAAAAAAj4/dDdKDTDRG6s/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 555.3598258495331px; width: 557.5901865959167px; opacity: 1; background-image: none; background-color: olive; padding: 6px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " rotate="185.49977111816406" scale="2.2" class=""><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-50460912991394447262013-10-02T14:14:00.001-07:002013-10-02T20:51:37.863-07:00Mini Square Felted Dish<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>Mini Felted Square Bowl</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">This is a sample square felted bowl. I just received some new sculpting wire in the mail yesterday. I had to try it out and see how it works in my felting project. It is much better then window screen in that it curves easier and does not ravel at the edges with little wires sticking out. I made this little square dish by wet felting 2 layers of wool over the wire. I also used a sander to do the felting. When it was done felting I bent the small square of 6"x6" into many different shapes. What fun. You can repurpose that little square into several uses at any time. This photo shows a small dish with rolled sides useful for earrings and jewelry on your night stand etc. To roll the corners I gently rolled them over a pencil until they formed a mitered corner. I am going to try making a larger sized one next time.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><img id="imgf5174816-a40e-49fa-9593-062d5a03d0f1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cRa3lvnGVj8/Ukzpxj7ML5I/AAAAAAAAAjg/vHC5GPWegHY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height:525.7804870605469px;width:547.6880073547363px;opacity:1;background-image:none;background-color:olive;padding:6px;left:333px;top:322px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" rotate="-10.00067138671875" scale="2.2" class="" mvc="false"></div><br><div><div><div><br></div><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-47026839185035766052013-09-25T16:05:00.001-07:002013-09-25T16:05:01.278-07:00Wet Felted Purse<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>Now finished......What started out to be a square bowl but is now a purse.</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">My square bowl project almost finished except for putting a magnetic closure on it. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><div><img id="imgb773f3c3-435b-48a8-b1db-814a84a63302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiE6URZentsZ9JBlG0oKtC6UBlzdIYY9A9pq-1U8SDwxAnCE0ZCqfIo67FtR2lPdnRP5YwPaP99NSei7Vrm3jRsr8vCnN4cYhk3OiisR1Og9xny40FmnT9ygI8FYwJmJYXW37N2f-TYMoF/" style="height:577.4484134316444px;width:540.3471150398254px;opacity:1;left:330px;top:348px;background-image:none;background-color:olive;padding:6px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="177.87554931640625" scale="2.2" mvc="false"></div><br><br><div></div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">I made a rope strap by laying out a length of wool top a little longer then I needed. I tried something new by placing a length of cotton cording about 1/4 in thick on top of the wool. I lightly folded the wool over the cording and lightly tacked it with a needle felting needle. Then I wet it down with hot soapy water and lightly rolled it back and forth with the palms of my hands. Just very lightly at first then increase pressure a little at a time until it starts firming up. I left 3 or 4 inches of felted dry wool at each end. When the rope was very firm I finished the ends by wrapping some wool around the rope where the dry felt met the wet rope. Then wet that down and folded the dry felt in half meeting the bottom of the felt I just wrapped around. Now I wet that down and rubbed with finger to start felting. Then I used my sander to finish felting and flatten those ends to make a strong flat surface to stitch the handled onto the purse. Seams to make a nice strong handle attaching method. And using the cord in the rope uses less wool and is easier to roll without getting creases.</font><br><div><br><div><img id="img67115e48-4e90-48be-bb7e-5cdab2c7fb1b" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-srYI8vKGABw/UkNsFF4SAZI/AAAAAAAAAiw/qlGwDQY84xc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height:461.12113147974014px;width:544.6312576532364px;opacity:1;background-image:none;background-color:olive;padding:6px;left:332px;top:290px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="-7.758481979370117" scale="2.6" mvc="false"></div><br><font face="Helvetica" size="5">I forgot I also sewed a green lining and put that in before attaching the handle.</font><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><img id="img2ec60ec6-630c-48c2-a5c9-77880dee5f74" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aCif-bzX-pE/UkNsGh65EfI/AAAAAAAAAi4/rVXzxNiv3aI/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height:741.9138128757477px;width:556.9923520088196px;opacity:1;background-image:none;background-color:olive;padding:6px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" rotate="8.895703315734863" scale="2.2" class=""></div><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-71133479372022537022013-09-24T20:52:00.001-07:002013-09-24T23:22:25.622-07:00Not a Square Bowl<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>Not Exactly a Square Bowl</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">Well I was working on a square bowl using my wire mesh method of felting. Sometimes things don't go as planned. I used a coarser longer fiber wool and some batt wool and it was to thick and too long and it didn't felt through the wire. The first time I used the wire I used just Merino wool and it worked great.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">After I felted the project I cut one edge open and removed the wire mesh. Now it can either be a bag or a pillow cover. I needle felted some dyed silk scraps and yarn onto the bag to make a floral embellishment. Latter I will make a felted strap to attach to it and make it a bag. If your projects don't turn out as planned you can usually use the felted wool for another project. So don't give up....be creative!</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">I may add a little more detail in the way of more stem yarn needle felting. Then it needs a fabric lining. I will show a photo when it is completely finished.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">I'm not giving up on the square bowl. Look forward to seeing it in the near future.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><div><img id="img93e1aea4-68c2-436f-b52b-ad15093e93e1" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B0rSH3dy9Ys/UkKBHn5TdpI/AAAAAAAAAiY/ZPzX11qpH3E/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height:512.977662563324px;width:577.6775479316711px;opacity:1;background-image:none;background-color:olive;padding:6px;left:348px;top:316px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="-0.373046875" scale="2.3" mvc="false"><br></div><div></div><br><br><br><div><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br></div><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-11591260177254593502013-09-24T10:55:00.001-07:002013-09-24T10:55:33.618-07:00Wet felting Idea<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>Sketch Book Felting Idea For Next Project</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">I usually think of ideas for felting laying in bed before falling asleep. I have started using Bamboo sketch book on the ipad to jot down my rough ideas so I don't forget them by morning.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">This is last nights thoughts. Make a square piece of felt with wire mesh encased in it. Create a nice design in the bottom either wet felted or needle felted after felting. Then fold and mold into a box and make some felted ball feet for it. Make it about 10x10. Look for the finished project in my next post.</font></div><div><div><br></div><div><img id="imgbc0ce124-251d-484c-b873-48a1c1e6f3c7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YjjT8QvYWOrz5AjPinhDiX3O0OCUd3MSpzFGaZ4uKS-atziFY-d5CW2T6dQWffRZlVljnXJnNjbVwGkuF_sbuvbSBpJj7ZTwsHv3loZTX_F3Ci3gGu0It_9aI6evC3skkAvsC2_q_p6d/" style="height:750px;width:553.8932085037231px;opacity:1;left:336px;top:435px;background-image:url(http://www.bewriteapp.com/ipad5/templates/img/frame_wooddark1.png);padding:16px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="-0.41825103759765625" scale="2.2" mvc="false"></div><br><br><div><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br></div><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747433297978986195.post-2409531428878863922013-09-22T22:07:00.001-07:002013-09-22T22:10:53.944-07:00Felted Angelfish<div id="dE_H" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;;width:100%; height:100%; ;"><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><b>Switched to 2d felting....Angelfish Wool Painting</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica" size="5">To keep things fresh I switched to 2d felting. Working from a reference photo I layed out the background and wet felted it to make a prefelt (partially felted). I let it dry then needle felted more details. Then I finished the felting and fulling process. I let it dry again and then free motion stitched even finer details.</font></div><div><div><br></div><div><img id="img2308e58b-707d-422d-aee6-d3e070eff4f4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIHLrzJY0IWENQ74K38lfw8ab4ICl-QHQDOMU8Gp8sPhlPrBrWhISZK5ufldTV1j5neIz5MCSnmhNGPdZM7F013RnQVkrHQi_Rl8c_OXl9m049UrthimVFcQkCIGIJKPH7YAtK2JkWN30/" style="height:441.0305597782135px;width:554.0584921836853px;opacity:1;left:337px;top:280px;background-image:none;background-color:olive;padding:6px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial" class="" rotate="7.494136810302734" scale="2.2" mvc="false"></div><br><div><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><br><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br></div><div><font color="#ffffcc" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><br><br></div><br><br><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04902311453210979054noreply@blogger.com0