Author Archives: ruthlane

Tree Fragments

Posted on August 13, 2018

I posted about felting in silk paper with real leaves here. Now the question was, what to do with it? I decided to create another fiber collage similar to this one.  I still had more of the green background material and … Continue reading →

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Framed Pieces for Exhibition

Posted on August 5, 2018

I hope everyone is not tired of seeing these pieces. But everyone wanted to see them framed and I got them back from the framer and I’m really happy with them. They will be in an exhibition in September at … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishing/Framing | Tagged , | 24 Comments

Third Quarter Challenge Sample

Posted on July 28, 2018

I have been trying to decide what to do for the third quarter challenge. I remembered a post Zed did a while back that showed the back of her piece and how a colored piece of prefelt showed on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Silk Paper with Leaves on Felt

Posted on July 20, 2018

The original idea for this post was to create something for the 3rd Quarter Challenge. I also wanted to use up some silk paper I had made ages ago. We had been talking about using silk paper in felting on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Surface Design, Wet Felting | Tagged , | 19 Comments

Preparing Nuno Landscapes for Framing

Posted on July 12, 2018

I have been working on getting my nuno landscapes prepared for framing. I have to say this is not my favorite part of the process. But I want these to look professional for the upcoming exhibition so I am trying … Continue reading →

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Third Quarter Challenge – Beneath the Surface

Posted on July 4, 2018

This year’s challenge theme is all about surface design. So you would think that most surface design is just that, the top layer of embellishments added to the surface. But wool is such an interesting fiber. You can add things … Continue reading →

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Fireweed

Posted on June 26, 2018

Here is the last of my nuno felted landscapes that I have been working on for an exhibition in September. This is the largest piece and measures 11″ x 30″. I thought I had taken more photos of the piece … Continue reading →

Posted in free motion embroidery, Nuno Felting | Tagged , | 20 Comments