Wednesday, July 9, 2014

"Franken-Pillow" née Purse- Part 2 of 3

Repeating the same layout on side two...

...with an internal pocket...


                                             ...layers of silk, wool and gauze...



                                            ...and lots of pre-felt embellishments.



                                          I also 'trapped' a few beads, sequins...

                                        ...and small, thick pieces of finished felt... 


                                             ...under the silk gauze (for texture).



                                                After wetting the project out...



                                                       ...I began rubbing...



                                        ...and I rubbed it for a very long while...

                                 ...(to make sure that everything was attached)...

                                                  ...before I ever rolled it.



                                                       Fulling the project.



                                                     The finished felt (wet)...



                                                       ...and after drying.


                                           
                                          You'll notice that it's very firmly felted...

                                 ...but rather 'unfortunate-looking' and misshapen.



                                      On the other hand...it has lots of fun colors...



                                               ...interesting, bumpy inclusions...



                                                    ...and plenty of texture...

          ...so I didn't want to consign it to my 'felt scraps graveyard' just yet. ;)



                                                Next time: I do a little minor surgery...

                                           ...and my 'Franken-Pillow' is born! :)

7 comments:

CJ STITCHING AND BLOOMS said...

Your project is definitely very colorful and I love how you use so many different kinds of texture in your projects. I always enjoy reading your blog. Hugs Judy

Mariana said...

I reeeeally like it. Why cant it be filled in? pillow? no? well... super cool! dont throw it away!

FeltersJourney said...

Love the colours, pattern and textures! Looking forward to seeing Franken-pillow :)
xoxo

Rachel said...

It does look gloriously multicoloured!

Heather Woollove said...

Judy-Thanks and hugs right back at you! :)
Mariana-Never fear...it's now a pillow!
Deborah-Soon! ;)
Rachel-Thanks!

Terriea Kwong said...

I already love this colorful something of texture. So cheerful color makes happy when using it or looking at it. Can't wait to see the finished one.

Heather Woollove said...

Thanks, Terriea!