Laying out wool, novelty yarn and dyed silk hankies for a pre-felt.
(The reverse side was decorated, as well.)
After drying, irregular plastic and glass marbles were tied into the piece with cotton string...
...and the brooch was felted a bit more.
To finish it off...
...some of the 'pods' were cut open to reveal their
embellished insides.
For the collar, I laid out merino wool...
...shapes cut from pre-felt, silk and rayon fabrics, and yarn...
...then stuffed and tied bits of bubble wrap into the finished pre-felt...
...leaving some sections smooth (for ruffles).
A close-up of the spiral-accented cord and rayon ruffle.
A vintage button and hand-stitched buttonhole form the closure.
The finished collar...
...nestled in the warm summer grass.
Claudia Burkhardt's work has a lovely, feminine aesthetic...
...and the above projects are ones that I made in her class at Feltfull.
Sitting and chatting and stitching with Claudia and my fellow classmates...
...was a lovely, peaceful way to spend the last two days of our workshop...
...almost like the 'sewing bees' of old! :)
