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First Time Felting
Quarto Creates, the book publisher for The Complete Photo Guide to Felting, is taking parts of that book and creating a book for first time felt makers. The book will be out in the fall of 2019 but you can … Continue reading
2nd Quarter Challenge – Seascape
I have been thinking about what I would do for the Second Quarter Challenge since Lyn posted about it in April. We don’t have seascapes in Montana where I live and I usually base my artwork on the Montana landscapes. … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Free Motion Stitching, Stitching
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Influencing Shape with Prefelt
I’m continuing on with some experimentation on how three-dimensional shape in felt is influenced by different factors. This time, I am using a resist with a layer of prefelt which is cut in a certain manner and then added to … Continue reading
Posted in 3D, Prefelt, resists, Wet Felting
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Influencing Shape with Fiber Layout – Part 3
I have already shown two felt shapes I created with fiber layout and differential shrinkage. The last one is what I’m calling a “bonnet” shape. I started again with the same circle template and Blue Face Leicester wool. The center … Continue reading
Influencing Shape with Fiber Layout – Part 2
Last week I showed you how I made a cone shape from a flat circle of felt. I also made a shape that is similar to a bowl without using a resist. The shape is created from the fiber layout … Continue reading
Influencing Shape with Fiber Layout – Part 1
Several years ago, I saw a chart on a felt makers blog about using directional fiber layout to create a shape from flat felt. I can’t remember where I saw the information so thanks to the person who got me … Continue reading
Backgrounds for Felt and Stitched Pieces
I have been working on creating backgrounds for my recently finished felt and stitched pieces. In the past, I have dyed the fabric to try to match the pieces. This time I decided to try the fabric store and see … Continue reading
Posted in Finishing/Framing
Tagged finishing a felt picture, framing felt, lacing textiles for framing
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