2023 SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE
Calling all fibre lovers – knitters, weavers, stitchers, crocheters and felters – challenge yourself to make a table runner or mat.
Here are a few that we’ve made in the past 😊
This starry felt mat not only protects the hall table but it looks good too …
…and it looks just as pretty on the reverse!
Here’s a cobweb felt (merino wool and silk top) table runner that we nicknamed ‘Miss Havisham’ …
… and a 3D felt decorative table runner ‘Spring Flowers in the Snow’.
This plant pot mat, in the style of Clarice Cliff, was made for a previous challenge.
In the first quarter challenge, it was suggested that you find a tree you like and depict it as it awakens in spring with buds/new leaves/blossom – it could be realistic or representational.
If you’d like to continue with the tree challenge, then please do so! Depict your tree in its next season.
Please post your entries in Studio Challenges here:
https://feltandfiberstudio.proboards.com/board/18/studio-challenges
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https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/community-photo-submissions/
then please tell us about your make in Studio Challenges on The Felting and Fiber Forum.
10 thoughts on “2023 SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE”
Great challenge for this quarter. I have last quarters tree done and will post about it just a shade into this quarter so that’s not bad. A table runner/mat. hmmm, I will have to think of were I need one. All of yours look great.
Thank you Ann. Perhaps if you don’t need one you could make one for your stall? Or as a gift?
I love the “halo” effect you get when cut wool fibres migrate more vigorously through the normal / pulled top fibres and it looks especially good on your starry table mat – it’s beautiful piece and must be hard to decide which way up to have it!! 🙂
Thank you Teri. It was serendipity at the time but turns out it’s an easy way to make a reversible item 🙂
A fairly open-ended challenge….round, angular, random/freeform edge, precise straight edge etc.
Your examples are great particularly your serendipity star mat!
Thank you Antje. We hope there’s enough freedom within the brief for everyone to have a go!
What great examples you have. They are all so different and give many different ideas to pursue with this new challenge. I love the 3D effect of the spring flowers in snow. I’m thinking of trying out some of Teri’s mushrooms that she posted about recently but it would be cool to make a forest floor underneath them as a table runner. If only I had that much time 😉
The mushroom idea sounds great Ruth! We only gave felt examples but of course any textile would work – we hope sewists, crocheters, knitters and weavers will have a go.
I got to post this on the Instagram FFS page, Lyn and Annie but have not had a chance to comment here. This is a super challenge and all of your table runners are beautiful. Truly, art is not just for wearing or hanging on walls and these examples prove this point.
I love the 3D effect of ‘Spring Flowers’. Your Clarice Cliff interpretation brings me to my happy place!
Thank you Helene! Let’s hope that the challenge encourages lots of members to have a go 🙂