Tuesday, November 27, 2012

It's A Baby Boom! Wet-Felted Play Mats- Part 3 of 5

Using foam resists to make cylindrical...

 
...and cone-shaped pre-felts in bright colors.

 
Centering each pre-felt shape within a 'yarn circle'...



...and stitching them to the mat with nylon thread...
 
...for a 3-D effect.

 
Play mat number two with 'extensions' in different colors.

 
A view of the mats from the top...

 
...and from the side.

 
Using wool roving in bright colors...

...I fashioned various pre-felt shapes using foam resists.

I hand-stitched these 'extensions'...

...to the center of each 'yarn-defined' circle or diamond...

...with sturdy nylon thread.

Next time: I prepare the mats for final felting.

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8 comments:

Rachel said...

Wonderful - these are great encouragements for exploration!

WonderWhyGal said...

I'm loving this!

wollkisterl said...

I would like felt the pieces on the mat (betwin the layers of wool). But I like your baby-mat ;)
LG Elke

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--That's my hope!! :)
Andrea--Thanks!!
LG Elke--This entire piece will be felted further in parts 4 and 5...so stay tuned! :)

Els said...

You can use linen thread too, to sew the extensions in place ....
I use it all the time.
It doesn't "felt in" and it's better to see when you want to pull it out again .... ;-)

Heather Woollove said...

Els--That's so interesting, since the only other time I've used linen thread was as an embellishment that was intended to 'felt in'!
http://woollove-functional-fiberart.blogspot.com/2011/04/paisley-purse-part-1.html
I'll keep it in mind for future projects, though. Thanks! XO-

Becky Utecht said...

Wow Heather, I can't wait to see the finished product. Your mind is amazing!

Heather Woollove said...

Becky--Thanks for your kind words!! :) XO-