Removing the resist...
...mid-way through felting.
Here's a 'visual' of the shrinkage! :)
This photo of Fiona and I is for Dawn...
...who tries to turn all of my felt projects into hats! :)
The finished lampshade.
The small slit that I cut in order to remove the resist...
...plus a couple of enlarged holes...
...were the only entry points available...
...for stuffing it, in order to block it.
In all, I used two inflatable Gertie balls, a pool noodle...
...and a number of cloth placemats and napkins.
(Here it is, stuffed and drying...suspended by a hanger.)
While removing the stuffing materials (once dry)...
...the felt stretched a little, forming a couple of slightly misshapen holes.
Luckily, this side faces the wall...so they're not visible.
(Doesn't it resemble the asteroid in Le Petit Prince?!?)
To complete the shade...
...the smaller, spherical part is 'tucked into' the larger, pierced part...
...and the midline is hand-stitched to the metal frame.
Now, installed and illuminated...
...my lamp provides a welcome glow in a dark corner of the studio!
Next time: photos of the illuminated lamp at night!
