'Boingy' Jacob Hoggett locks.
The finished piece...hanging to dry.
My new bedroom rug 'in situ'.
Working with raw fleece takes a bit of stamina...
...and it's also a pretty dirty undertaking.
I make a point of washing my hands carefully and often while I work...
...and I keep the dirty waste water well away from food preparation areas.
When I'm finished with each project, I clean my sink and equipment with bleach...
...and I've made sure that my tetanus booster shot is up to date, just in case!
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But, all that being said...
...I just love the beautiful, earthy smell of raw wool while I work!
And nothing beats the sensual pleasure of stepping out of bed each morning...
...and sinking my toes into this wonderfully-textured, soft, thick, cloud of wool!!
23 comments:
It looks so nice! I love the color variation, I think it showcases the locks and naturalness of it! When I made my rug with raw fleece I worked outside on our pool deck, I could not imagine what a mess I would have made inside! :)
It looks amazing! I am planning on a day with a couple of friends to experiment this technique using my raw Alpaca. Interesting about the tetnus. As much as I sort fleeces, I've never thought about that. Of course, I am such an accident prone person that it's always up to date anyways.
Love the rug!
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!
Kelly-I know! I use 'sham-wows' under my work, and I have to ring them out OFTEN so that the dirty water doesn't go on the floor!
Andrea--Oooooh..you'll have so much fun together. I loved that woven project you did with raw locks, so I know these will come out great!!
I love the textures in your rug! It just beggs to be stepped upon.
Oh wow, that it glorious!
Its gorgeous Heather!
I love sitting on the edge of the bed wiggling my toes into mine - one of lifes simple pleasures :)
xx
wow!!!!! no psychic dreams i hope:)
Thanks for posting this project Heather. It's a beautiful day here in Minnesota and I have all my fleeces to skirt. Maybe I can make one into a rug! I know how dirty the fleece water gets, might be best to work outside.
The rug looks great! And I bet stepping out of bed onto that is wondermous! How big is it?
OhMyBob - I can absolutely feel that softness under my feet. I'd be mighty pleased with that, too!
I did not know that working with raw locks was so "dirty"! I admire your courage of felting with this smelly wool. Wish you lots of strength and a good cold (then you don't smell anything):D Hugzz..Peebee
Very nice!
Thanks, ladies! Nope...no psychic dreams, but I do sometimes dream of wool and am inspired to do certain projects from dreams! :)
The rug is not large...probably about 2 feet in diameter or a little larger. XXO-
What an amazing process. The rug is beautiful. Work of art! If I ever did not wear my alpaca socks 24/7 in the winter....
Tamara-Hahaha! I keep my house pretty cold, so I wear socks a lot in the Winter, too!
Wow, this is looking great. I have lots of raw fleece to use. Might give this a go xJ
Thanks, Jasmine!
That's a fabulous rug -- the texture and all those varying colors make it very special.
such a gorgeous rug!! and the extra bonus...nobody else will ever have one the same!
Thanks, Marushka and Karen! It is one of a kind, and I even know the names of several of the sheep that provided the locks! :)
this must be heavenly for your feet! and looks great too :) how lovely that you know the names of some of the sheep who kindly donated wool.
SO FUN! It looks like it turned out great!
xoxo
Janee
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I love your new rug, but isn't it amazing that you can't see any of the orange wool that you put on there, or am I not supposed to see it? I have no doubt at all that it is warm. How could it not be? :)
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