
Summer Sunrise – Nuno Felt Landscape
I have been working on a set of nuno felted and stitched landscapes and I have finished another one. This one I am currently calling Summer Sunrise unless I come up with a better name.
Here’s how the piece looked after nuno felting. It reminded me of flowers so I thought I would go in that direction with the landscape. I googled Montana wildflowers at sunrise and found several photos to use as guidance and inspiration.
I started by free motion machine stitching a line of mountains and some tall, skinny pine trees.
I added a few lines of grasses so the trees didn’t feel like they were floating.
Then to add a few mid-ground lupines. I just kept moving down the piece as I created these from background to foreground.
Then the lupines needed a little greenery and leaves. Now on to the main attraction, the foreground flowers.
I created the foreground flowers and leaves with hand dyed silk organza. I fused them together and then fused them to the surface of the nuno felt. Here’s where I forgot to take many photos. I get involved in the process and forget all about taking any photos.
Here’s a midway photo. I used free motion machine stitching to add the details and lines. I kept layering and stitching the flowers and leaves.
After I got the two large leaves applied at the very bottom, I felt that they were too bright green and really drew your eye right to the bottom of the picture. So I decided to darken them up more. I added darker thread but ultimately, they were still too bright. So I used oil pastels to tone down the bright green. I also used oil pastels in the mountains just to give a little bit more definition of the mountains in the distance. So this one is complete and I’m still working on the slow stitch one. I will have an update on that one next week.
13 thoughts on “Summer Sunrise – Nuno Felt Landscape”
It’s awesome! I did some felting years ago but never with this skill and detail.
Thank you, I love to add details with machine stitching. Always have fun 🙂
You’re welcome! I feel the same way about my weaving – have fun.
Beautiful work. I love the combination of felting, machine embroidery and appliqué. Gives the piece amazing texture.
Thanks Jackie, I like the different textures too.
Lovely picture, Ruth. Great perspective and a lovely sense of early morning in the mountains.
Thanks Lyndsay, that’s what I was going for 🙂
Very atmospheric and beautiful.
It’s so easy to forget the camera when you’re ‘in the zone’.
Thanks Lyn, I guess it’s ok to forget the camera if your creative juices are flowing.
Beautiful, evocative work Ruth….a year ago I had the pleasure of trekking amongst the wildflowers in the Central Mongolian steppes. This puts me back there!!! Thankyou
Thanks Becks, your Mongolian trip sounds wonderful. I would love to visit that region.
Beautiful colors, very rich yet subtle. Love the layout and can’t wait to see it after your stitching magic. Have fun!
Thanks Marilyn, no more stitching on this one, it’s finished.