Fixed Tea Cozy
If you remember my post about the tea cozy that went wrong, and-then-it-all-went-wrong I have now fixed it. First I had to needle felt the pieces that fell off, back on. I only needled the middles so I would still get the cracked mud effect. The hardest part was placing the pieces in the right places.
This is what the inside looked like.
The next step was to tape it all again. I didn’t want the edges to felt down flat.
I did trim the pieces that were touching so they would not felt together again. I rewet the whole thing and started fulling. Lots of rolling on my washboard to get it well shrunk and stiff enough.
It turned out really well.
And a better angle so you can see the texture.
so disaster averted and all is well. Now I am back to getting ready for the Twist festival this coming weekend. Twist If you can make it make sure to drop by and visit me in booths 57 and 58.
21 thoughts on “Fixed Tea Cozy”
Great job fixing it, Ann! I like it when crafty people don’t give up on ‘failed’ projects 🙂
Thanks Leonor. I wondered if with odd shapes it might not be easier to needle them on at the prefelt stage rather then fiddling with the resist.
I’d say you might be right – next time try with the needle first!
It turned out lovely Ann, very attractive. I think you were clever in your fixing and I’m glad you didn’t give up on it.
Thanks Lyn, felting needles can be a big help with problems.
Great job Ann! It is always satisfying when a “failed” project is turned around by your ‘super woman’ efforts 🙂
Good luck at Twist and don’t forget to take photos so we can see how it went.
Thanks Ruth, not sure how super the effort was. 🙂 I will try to remember to take pictures.
It turned out great, Ann and I love this colour combination. Glad you found a way to fix it.
Thanks, I really like the bright colour contrast.
Great save Ann! It turned out great.
Thanks Marilyn
You did it, Ann! Bravo!
Thanks Luvswool
I’m glad it all worked out in the end. I think it looks great. 🙂 Thanks for posting this as it is good to know what to do in this type of situation.
Thanks Angie. I am glad it may help you in the future.
Fantastic save and I love the color combo, the orange really pops through the royal blue.
Thanks Chrys. I love the colours too.
That turned out really well, Ann, you got a great shape to it, too 🙂
Thanks Zed. I think I finally have the resist the right shape.
Love the tea cozy. Such a LOT of work! Wish I could attend the fair outside Montreal, but I am
in the southeastern US, in the Carolinas, with a busy month ahead of me. Looking forward to posts from Felting and Fiber Studio. My page is http://www.facebook.com/BaaBaaFelt.
Thank you Phyllis. there are so many fiber festivals, it would be wonderful to got to them all. I will have a look at your page.