Spiral Table Runner

Laying out spirals using soapy, wet sections of roving.

 

The runner hanging to dry.

 

The finished runner with centered larger spiral.

 

A close-up view of all of its wiggly glory. Giggle.

 

I had made a pillow for a friend's birthday in November...

...so I needed a different kind of gift for her this Christmas.

I recently purchased a few pre-made, undyed batts of home-grown wool...

...from a small, mom-and-pop knitting store/farm in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.

I decided that now was the time to try them out...

...with the holiday clock ticking down!

First, I laid out the design onto my netting...

...then covered over it with layers of batts.

Since this was my first time using batts that I hadn't made myself (and they were pretty fluffy)...

...there was a bit of a learning curve, in peeling off the layers.

I sandwiched-in a layer of cheesecloth for structural support...

...and finished off the edges as evenly as I could.

Using this 'drawing with wet wool' method lately...

...I find that I really love the wiggly quality of each 'wool brush stroke' after felting.

I also like that when you create with wool...

...white is not such an off-limits color, for stain reasons.

I'm hoping that the multi-colored nature of this runner...

...will offer my friend many placement options in her home.