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Slow Stitch Progress – Filling in Negative Space
Here’s the progress on my slow stitch project. I am still stitching away about 15-30 minutes per day on this piece. The last time I showed you, it looked like this. First, I added some more darker values with the … Continue reading
Third Quarter Challenge Entry
I have been quandering what to make for the third quarter challenge for some time now. I had thought about making a coat for our new dog Edgar but he is so rough and loves to chew everything, so I … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Felted Hats, Wet Felting
Tagged differential shrinkage, directional layout, wet felt hat, wool layout
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Danish Style Shawl
This post is written by Teri Berry, just a little confusion on the publishing so it shows up under my name. Ruth Every few months (before Coronavirus blighted our lives) I used to meet with a couple of friends for … Continue reading
Posted in Wet Felting
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Autumn Online Classes Coming Soon!
Teri and I decided to do another round of online classes this fall. So if you want to learn some new techniques in an easy format, take a look at the choices below. Registration for Teri’s classes opens on September … Continue reading
Autumn Nuno Hand Stitch Update
The last time I updated you on my autumn nuno landscape it looked like this. I have been slowly continuing to add more color into the middle background area with seed stitch. I added a lot of red orange as … Continue reading
Prefelt and Structure
If you have been following my experiments lately, I have been trying felt rope as a base for structure. I had a request to try the same experiment with prefelt to see if there was any difference between the two. … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Experiments, Wet Felting
Tagged differential shrinkage, felt yard art, prefelt and structure
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Felt Rope and Structure Part Three
I have been continuing my experiments with felt rope and structure so here we are at part three. (Part One and Part Two, if you missed them.) I had gotten so many different suggestions that I wanted to try out … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, felt art, Wet Felting
Tagged differential shrinkage, dimensional felt, felt rope
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Felt Rope and Structure Part Two or How To Wet Felt A Dill Pickle
I showed you my first failed experiment with a felt rope and using it for structure. I got loads of good ideas on how to improve the experiment and took those suggestions and came up with a plan. First off, … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, resists, Wet Felting
Tagged differential shrinkage, felt rope, felting over a resist
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Slow Stitch Update
Sorry for the short post but I have been busy with my Level 3 Stitch class this past week. We are continuing online and even though I don’t have to travel, it seems to take more time this way. But … Continue reading
Posted in hand stitching, Nuno Felting, Stitching
Tagged hand stitch on nuno felt, nuno felted landscape, slow stitch
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Experimenting with Felt Rope and Structure
I thought I would move on in my experimentation with creating structure in felt and differential shrinkage, this time using a felt rope. I’m not sure why I thought this was a good idea but I suddenly remembered why I … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Experiments, Wet Felting
Tagged differential shrinkage, experimenting with felt, felt rope, felt structure
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