Yarn-Embellished Pre-Felt Table Toppers- Part 4 of 4

The finished topper...

                                                ...with its assertive green base. :)

                                     The texture of the felted-in rings and circles...

                                          ...is quite visible on the project back...

                                         
                       ...and if you look closely, you'll see the multi-colored cotton dots...

                                         ...that are embedded in the green wool.

                             A side-by-side comparison of my two new table toppers...

                                   ...plus a few photos with other, earlier toppers...

                                                          ...just for fun! :)

Yarn-Embellished Pre-Felt Table Toppers- Part 3 of 4

Using the same embellished, pre-felt circles...

                         ...but swapping in a bright green wool base (with cotton dots)...

                               ...a second yarn-embellished, pre-felt topper is begun!

                            A margin of base wool is left around the rings and circles...

                                        ...for an irregular, finished appearance...

               ...and, as before, the extra wool is used to reinforce the topper edges.

                                                   Mid-way through felting...

                                         ...the project is starting to come together...

                                            ...as the pre-felt rings and circles...

                                       ...are easily incorporated into the base wool.

                                                 Next time: the finished project...

                ...plus comparison photos with several of my other recent table toppers!

Yarn-Embellished Pre-Felt Table Toppers- Part 2 of 4

After wetting it out and rubbing it for a time...

...the project is flipped over...

                                            ...and trimmed with sharp scissors...

                                                ...into its final, irregular shape.

                                          The wet, trimmed off bits of base wool...

                 ...are added to the topper perimeter for extra heft and reinforcement.

                                                            During felting...

                                               ...the pre-felt pieces and yarn...

                                               ...easily 'melt' into the base wool.

                                                       The finished topper...

                                  ...with its bright, geometric shapes and stitching...

                                           ...is sure to liven up any table top! 

"Polish Pottery" Table Topper- Part 1 of 2

Laying out wool roving...

                                       ...and preparing a large, pre-felt rectangle.

                                 Here it is, drying, suspended from a long PVC pipe.

                               Cutting a double layer of navy blue commercial pre-felt...

                                                ...into an amoeba-like shape...

                ...and adding black wool roving to one side only (for added thickness).

                                     Tracing circles onto a piece of freezer paper...

                                   ...and ironing it onto my white, pre-felt 'yardage'.

                           The plastic side of the freezer paper sticks to the pre-felt...

                                   ...allowing clean shapes to be cut from it.

                                           Next time: the project takes shape!