Friday, July 14, 2017

Yarn-Embellished 'Patches' Tote- Part 1

Laying out one layer of wool in disparate colors...


                ...and covering it with a perpendicular layer of other, unrelated shades.



                                                     Wetting the piece out...



                                  ...and applying 'patches' of silk and cotton fabric...

                                                     ...to the project surface.



                         A layer of thin, painter's plastic is used to cover the layout...

                                 ...and a sander is employed to 'get the ball rolling'.



                                      Once the project reaches the pre-felt stage...

                                                  ...the water is squeezed out...



                                                    ...and it's allowed to dry.



                        Next time: a second large fabric and wool piece is created.

2 comments:

Rachel said...

I can quite see why the sander might have been a useful accessory - that's another huge piece!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel--Yes...it definitely helps with large projects and especially with difficult fabrics (some of those shown are cotton gauze). It's NOT a help, though, when using resists, since it's best for flat pieces.