Pinning knitted pieces...
...to the surface of my resist...
...as an embellishment...
...including some that I made with pearl cotton thread...
...and others made with hand-spun wool, synthetic yarns or silk blends.
Covering side one with dyed domestic wool roving.
I even ran a knitted piece up the tote handle!
Side two...
...with more of my free-form knitted pieces.
...with more of my free-form knitted pieces.
I absolutely love sheep and wool festivals...
...for the staggering variety of wool roving that's available (among other things)!
I like to purchase roving that comes from domestic breeds and is hand-dyed by artisans...
...and mostly, this works out very well.
Sometimes, however (like this time)...
...I end up with roving which is not at all good for felting. :(
For this tote, I repeated the process that I used here...
...but with much less favorable results.
Next time: the finished tote...
...and the sad way that this roving felted.
...for the staggering variety of wool roving that's available (among other things)!
I like to purchase roving that comes from domestic breeds and is hand-dyed by artisans...
...and mostly, this works out very well.
Sometimes, however (like this time)...
...I end up with roving which is not at all good for felting. :(
For this tote, I repeated the process that I used here...
...but with much less favorable results.
Next time: the finished tote...
...and the sad way that this roving felted.
8 comments:
Oh no.........I hope you are able to save your beautiful free form pieces!
Kelly-Some of them 'peeled off', so I saved them! :)
I'm so sorry this one didn't work out to your expectations. Especially after all that hand-knitted bits you were embellishing it with. I love how you use those to make things even more interesting and your very own. :)
Some of those freeform pieces look like Christmas baubles!
always a pity of your time and efforts if woo doesn't felt :(. I hope you remember what breed it was, so next time you know for sure to not buy it ;-)
Thanks, Sandie.
Rachel-Really? Hmmm...must look again, :)
Kim-Of course I didn't save the card that came with the wool, but I did pass the rest of it on to a spinner friend of mine so I can't waste any more time! :)
I'm intrigued...I hope that even if the felt isn't what you hoped for that something new can be made.
Andrea-You'll see that the finished tote is fuzzy and sad. It's functional, but it looks like an old sweater with pills. :(
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