Using a large lid as a template...
...I cut a circle from a sheet of commercial pre-felt...
...fold it into a wedge, and cut curved slits into it.
The lacy cut-out is laid atop a sheet of white pre-felt...
...pulled open a bit, and pinned into place.
The project is flipped to side two...
...and two thin, perpendicular layers of merino wool are added.
The project is wetted out...
...and flipped back to side one.
The pins are removed and beads are lightly stitched to the project surface.
(Unfortunately, this experiment didn't work as I had hoped...
...as the thread did not felt into the body of the piece...
...and nearly all of the beads fell off during felting.)
The excess roving is folded in to create a neat circle...
...and extra wool is added (over a narrow bubble wrap resist)...
...to make a hanging loop.
Rubbing commences (but no rolling, yet)...
...and once the project develops a 'skin'...
...the narrow white wool border is trimmed off.
Next time: the finished stella motus...
...with beads and embroidery!
2 comments:
So often we have an idea for something, we try it, it doesn't do quite what we expect, and then turns out sometimes even better than we expected. So that's what I am hoping for you...
Thanks, Rachel!!
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