Showing posts with label needle-felting mat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label needle-felting mat. Show all posts

Monday, May 21, 2012

"Stash-Busting" Cat Bed- Part 1 of 2

Needle-felting together strips of art batts...

 
...lots and lots of batts!



Cutting up bits of 'ribbon roving' and partially felted bits from a failed project.
 
Beginning the jelly roll...

 
...and making it larger...

 
...and larger!



The layout, just prior to wetting out... 
 
...and just after.

 
In April, while anticipating the Sheep and Wool Festival in May...

...I took stock of my stash and put on my 'thinking cap'. :)

From a huge pile of mediocre rovings...

...I carded lots and lots of multi-colored batts.

I also found some leftover commercial roving...

...that had been overheated while dyeing, and was quite 'ribbon like' in appearance.

From another bag, I pulled out a few brown, partially felted wiggly bits...

...that had started life as part of a failed scarf.

After cutting the batts into wide strips...

...I wound them into a spiral...

...adding snippets of 'ribbon roving' and wiggly bits as I went along.

Next time: how I shaped the finished felt into a bed...

...and the obligatory 'cute cat' photos! :)

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Pillow For My 'Swap Angel'-Part One

 

I wanted to make something special for my 'swap angel'...

...who had generously 'gifted' me without any expectations.

I had in mind an off-center, truncated flower...

...with felted 'dreads' as stamens.

I drafted a flower design...

...and traced it onto interfacing for use as a pattern.

 

I had to remember to number the pattern pieces...

...so I could keep them straight, later on.

I also needed to allow for a 'seam allowance' on some of the pieces...

...(just the areas where the petals would overlap)...

...since I didn't want the background color to show through there at all.

 

I used orange pre-felt for the petal shapes...

...and cut out the pieces with a pair of sharp shears.

 

For the center of the flower, I finger-rolled three dark purple 'dreads'...

...then needle-felted them to a circle of yellow wool until they were secure.

(Check out my excellent new needle-felting mats!!)

Next time...

...the finished pillow.

P.S. She likes it...she really, really likes it!! Giggle.

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