Finally Finished the Last Quarter Challenge.
I finally managed to finished Zeds 4th quarter challenge form 2016. Only 3 days late. https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2016/10/08/fourth-quarter-challenge-2/
A friend of mine, Shirley, taught a dyeing class at the guild. After the yarns are dyed they cut the knots off to share them around the class. She saved me the knots.
The next thing I did was create a neutral background. I think the colour is called antique
Next I had fun picking the knots to use an lay them out in a spiral
I was quite pleased with the layout until I took a picture to show someone else. Then I thought that’s really boring. I went home and added some yarn and lots of little bits of throwsters waste. Throwsters waste is a by-product of reeling silk.
Here it is all wet down.
During the felting process one of the knots came undone. There was no way to tie it up again so I untied all the knots.
I really don’t like that. All the pattern is gone and you can’t see the background very well. Nothing ventured nothing gained so I decided to trim all the knots short. It still need ironing to block it out to 12×12 but I like it much better. Friends say it looks like a pond with flowers.
9 thoughts on “Finally Finished the Last Quarter Challenge.”
Yes, it does look like a pretty pond Ann! I think the piece embodies the challenge really well and I enjoyed reading about your process from start to finish.
Thanks Lyn. It is growing on me as I look at it more. I just have to shift my thoughts to what it is instead of it not being what I intended.
You can make a holder for your glasses, you can wipe the glasses clean with the fringes 😉
You are silly. 🙂
It’s too bad it couldn’t have stayed like the wet down version, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I like that you outlined with yarn and embellished with the throwster nwaste.That really pulled it together. Also, it was a wise choice to trim the knots in the end. What will you do with it after its blocked?
I would have preferred it to be knots but you don’t always get what you want. It will be mounted on a 12×12 canvas to be part of the art show the guild is putting together to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday this year. The show is in May. I am working on some other pieces for the show as well.
Cool! Good luck!
Interesting experiment Ann. Nothing ventured, nothing gained 🙂
Thanks Ruth. it was a fun exercise. I think I am going to take pictures before wetting down more often. It can give you a different perspective.