Showing posts with label silk cocoon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silk cocoon. Show all posts

Thursday, May 12, 2016

"Purse-travaganza"! Part 2 of ?

Changing fiber colors (to orange!)...

...for side two.


                                                   Preparing hanging loops...



                                                       ...and attaching them...  



                                                ...to the top edge of the bag...



                           ...and covering both sides with additional layers of roving.



                                     After all of the wool layers have been applied...



                                             ...a resist is cut from bubble wrap... 

                                      ...and covered with pieces of nuno-pre-felt...


                              
                                                     ...and layers of roving...

                                                ...to form an internal pocket.



                                                     Mid-way through felting...



                                                      ...the resist is removed...
   

                          ...and the purse is turned right-side out for further felting.



                                                  Next time: the finished bag.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

"Purse-travaganza"! Part 1 of ?

Bits of dyed silk cocoons...

...(after soaking and stretching)...


                                        ...and leftover snippets of nuno -pre-felt...



                                         ...are added to the surface of the resist.



                                      Brightly dyed wool nepps in several colors...

                                          ...(from my 'rarely used' supply drawer)...



                                           ...are scattered atop the resist as well.



                                              Layers of fiber from a wool batt...

                                           ...(blended with colored cotton dots)...



                            ...are applied to the surface of the resist and wetted out.



                                  Thin plastic is used to keep the bottom 'flange'...

                                           ...from felting into the body of the bag.



                                             The purse is flipped to side two...

                                   ...and additional decorative elements are added.



                                            Next time: hanging loops are added!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

My 'Very Heather' Surface Design Sampler- Part 3 of 3

                                                   Dyed silk cocoons provide a jolt of color...


                                                       ...and a felted-in mirror gives sheen.

                                      

                                                          There are color contrasts...


                                                             ...loads of texture...



                                                     ...and a patchwork quilt of felted-in fabrics.                                      


                                           I prefer the more 'aggressive' corriedale to the merino...


                                           ...because of the wonderful texture it provides!




                                                               The finished sampler.

                                                        (Looking at it just makes me happy.)