A Few Felt Samples
I am out of time to do an original post today. So it’s a throwback post. This one is from the early days of 2012.
Doing samples is fun and I still have the last two. They are just fun to have.
I haven’t been doing much that is interesting to look at lately. Everything is white and is waiting for the dye pot. I thought I would show you some samples I made a little while ago. The first 2 are purple merino with some silk strips on them. I thought they came out nicely with lots of texture.
The second is orange merino with some silk and curls on it, here I wanted to felt the curls right into the background. I also wanted to see how it would stick if I put it over the silk. I really like the way the little blob of curls all became one with nice texture. The curls going across the silk stuck down very well. Enough wool migrated through the silk to grab the courser wool of the curls.
This last set I wanted the curls to be attached at the base and left loose and hanging for the rest of their length. I use a small piece of scrap floor underlay with a hole in it so the wouldn’t stick down. It worked very well. I am not sure how I ended up with one really long curl.
I am not sure what I am gong to do with these. I might make some buttons or hair clips. Do you have any ideas?
12 thoughts on “A Few Felt Samples”
Interesting samples Ann, I particularly like the last two with the long curls, especially the contrast of the green and orange.
Ann
Thanks, I don’t usually like making samples the but curls were lots of fun.
How about brooches, Ann? You’d have to do more work on them, but might look interesting 🙂
That would work. I have done curly broaches before. Usually round and covered in curls.
Great samples, always good to try things out in advance and see what works and what doesn’t work as well as planned. Good idea using a hole in the resist to keep your curls loose.
It is always good to try tings out in advance but I still usally don’t. LOL
Yes – using the resist to keep the curls looking good is a great idea!
Yes curls are fussy but so worth the trouble.
A good reminder of how to create texture using, in this case, silk with or without curls on top.
The ‘holey’ resist worked very well and certainly would make great brooches as Leonor suggested.
“religious” resist?
Ann
LOL use resists religiously. I am one of the faithful.
Lovely samples Ann. The curly ones are my favourite. I agree they would look great as brooches, maybe with a little added beading.
Helene