Using lasts that I made a number of years ago...
...and a pair of old stockings...
...I tumbled the nearly completed slippers in the dryer for a while...
...to finish them off.
While choosing leather for the soles...
...I thought it would be fun...
...to use grey leather for one slipper...
...and burgundy for the other!
Because I wasn't completely satisfied...
...with the way I 'healed' the slits during felting...
...I did a little hand embroidery...
I also stitched a bit on the slipper exteriors...
...to slightly camouflage the spots...
...where the silk didn't completely cover the wool.
Next time: photos from a couture fashion exhibit in Philadelphia.
8 comments:
Very cute! And very creative!
They do look very cheering. I hope you'll enjoy padding around in them!
Thanks, Julie and Rachel!
Absolutely awesome!!!!!
Wow!! I love them ; both of course :)
They look like little canvas paintings...you wear your art that's soo awesome.This is especially you need in cold winter days :))
Thanks, ladies! Emiza--I never thought of that...little canvas paintings...
you're right! :)
Those are simply wonderful. You have a great command of structure: if I put this here, the end result will be this. Love the stitching - it enhances even if not necessary to cover visible felt layers.
Thanks, Kathy!
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