4th Quarter Challenge: the Making of Elf Boots.
Recently Karen Lane did a post on Christmas ornaments. fourth-quarter-challenge
I thought the elf boots she made were so cute I would have a go at making some for our tree too.
I drew one out the size I wanted then scaled it up.
I traced it. I like this underlay. You can see through it to trace things out. I have some blue stuff that’s opake and I have to cut things out to trace around or work it out, right on the underlay with a marker.
Then I have some “sheep” wool in a batt that was a nice gree so I laid it out wet it and started the rubbing.
I did some rolling with a mini pool noodle and some shelf liner. when it was ready I cut them apart.
I worked them one at a time. you can see the difference between the start and finished.
I have some gold Beada tinsel, non-tarnishing that was probably bought in 1960. It is a thin cord. I used it to make the laces.
having success I decided to make some more. Now, you would think after all this time and the fact that I warn my students about directional shrinkage, I would have known better than to lay the wool (merino top) across the boots because it would be easier to wrap it around. Needless to say, the foot part is much thinner. So perhaps they belong to some clown elves.
I think I will try it again. They are fiddly to finish but I enjoy having something to do with my hands watching BritBox shows in the evening.
Have you done anything for the 4th quarter challenge? We would love to see them. You can post them over on the forum. https://feltandfiberstudio.proboards.com/thread/4214/2020-fourth-quarter-challenge