The highly textured surface of the finished tote.
Side one in all of its wild glory! :)
Close-ups...
...of the layered and felted-in embellishments...
...show what good 'bedfellows' these quite disparate inclusions can be...
...when felted together...
...when felted together...
...into one bright and chaotic project! :)
Side two of the finished tote.
Side two of the finished tote.
It was a little surprising to me...
...how harmoniously all of these different elements came together in this project...
...especially because so many of them had initially been discarded and rather dirty detritus...
...or small snippets left over from old projects.
I did, upon occasion, have to pull out a clot of fuzz or other non-fiber-type matter...
...but, as my friend, Els says...
..."with lots of soap during felting...
...the 'dirty' isn't a problem anymore"! :)
The finished felt is quite thin, but very strong...
...owing to the quality of the superfine merino roving...
...and the layer of supporting cotton gauze.
...how harmoniously all of these different elements came together in this project...
...especially because so many of them had initially been discarded and rather dirty detritus...
...or small snippets left over from old projects.
I did, upon occasion, have to pull out a clot of fuzz or other non-fiber-type matter...
...but, as my friend, Els says...
..."with lots of soap during felting...
...the 'dirty' isn't a problem anymore"! :)
The finished felt is quite thin, but very strong...
...owing to the quality of the superfine merino roving...
...and the layer of supporting cotton gauze.
6 comments:
All the bright and disparate elements are beautifully tied together by the blue merino.
Rachel--Thanks so much! Blue is not usually 'my color', but I was happy that I chose it here! :)
oooooh, I love the texture of this bag. Sorry I haven't been commenting lately. My internet has been goofy and not loading all of the photos.
You know that I adore your creations.
Andrea--Never fear...it's always great to hear from you!! XOX
Do you still use your glue-glop to hold down the first design layer? I love the wild exuberance of the decoration, and the fact that you make a series of the same style, exploring its potential.
Thanks, Kathy! Yes...soap glue makes things 'sit and stay'! :)
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