
Decorating the cowl
As you recall I was dying some silk lap for my cowl. They turned out well. Silk always looks so raggy after dying. I think it’s the squeezing out of the excess water. They look a little better dry after a little shake and stretch.
With the cowl being different colours of purple I think either the gold/orange or gold/ orange/purple.
I decided on the gold/orange/purple. the gold/ orange was to close the leaf fabric. I cut a small amount from one side of the lap.
I stretched the silk over the back of the cowl leaving enough on each end to cover the front.
I flipped it over and then cut up the leaves to decorate the ends. I put some on the underside( the silk side) and some on the top.
Then the other end
You saw above I had about 10 grams of silk. After stretching it out to get the amount of silk lap I wanted, I ended up cutting about 1/4 of it off the 2 ends.
I covered it up and gave it a good rubbing on both sides and rolled it up. Next up, the rolling. I am starting to feel like this is the never-ending cowl but I hope to show you it all finished in the next post. Before I can do that, I have to make some more masks, my mom wants a couple and some more pie making. And of course, today is Halloween. No trick or treating for the kids but the grandkids are having a haunted walk in the field. The grownups have as much fun setting it up as the kids will have running around in it.
11 thoughts on “Decorating the cowl”
It’s looking really great and I would love to have a go. What would you suggest for the resist dimensions please .
Thank you, the resist is approximately 2×2. The silk is about 6 feel long.
I think the color scheme is great. Sounds like you are staying busy. I’m sure you will finish it soon.
Thanks Ruth . I think one more felting day and it will be done.
Love the colour combo! Looking forward to seeing it done.
Thanks Lyn, I hope it comes out as well as I think it should.
i love your colour sceem! i am looking foreword to seeing it (maybe at the Flax possessing?)
did you get the sheep draped in sheets to help as ghosts in your Halloween walk?
Thanks Jan, I hope to have it done to show everyone. No ghost sheep, sorry
The silk & leaf colours should make your cowl ‘pop’ – looking forward to seeing the finished result.
Hope you had fun in the field with your grandchildren.
Thanks Antje. I think the colours will come out well. Nana doesn’t stay out in the cold for very long, but they had a great time.
Love, the color combo!