Sparkly art batt and hand-spun yarn.
Stitching strands of yarn together through wax paper.
The finished scarf...
...and closer...
...and closer, still.
Felted sections keep the strands of yarn from pulling apart...
...and tiny, stitched on beads add extra bling.
I recently read a tutorial for a scarf made from hand-spun yarn...
...with sections of fabric sewn on to hold the strands of yarn together.
I thought that this could easily be done with felt as well...
...and I decided to give it a whirl!
I had some beautiful core-spun yarn that my friend Linda made for me during a summer visit...
...and a sparkly pink art batt that she gifted me with as well...
...so I decided to try for a really feminine scarf!! :)
To hold the separate strands of yarn together at specific intervals...
...I machine stitched them between a strip of wax paper.
There are probably better ways of doing this...
...but the wax paper was easily removed after sewing...
...and it kept the yarn from getting caught and tangled as I stitched.
I then wrapped bits of batt around the sewn areas...
...and wet felted them into 'beads'.
When it was completed and dried...
...I hand-stitched small glass beads to each felt section for fun.
Now it's all ready for Christmas wrapping paper...
...and there's one more thing I can cross off my 'to do' list!! :)
14 comments:
You're right!! This is a scarve for a lovely pink lady! Gorgious! hugzz...peebee
I think thats really clever and i love the way it turned out ,the colors are so pretty it looks very soft xo
Peebee and Karen--Thanks!! I thought it was a great way to show off beautiful yarn. It is VERY soft, too! XXO-
Great! Very nice idea. I like it.
Thanks, Grazyna!
I love it Heather! Great way to make some quick gifts and show off those funky handspun yarns. I'm going to start looking through my stash. Thanks for sharing.
Becky--I thought it was a lot of fun, too!
I can't wait to see how yours come out!
I love it! As a desert dweller, I'm very into skinny scarves. Beautiful colors!
It's lovely - frivolous and flirty!
Thanks, Jenn!
Rachel--Thanks, yay...that's what I was aiming for.
The colors are really pretty. Very interesting. I am assuming this is more of a "fashion" type scarf, right? Neat trick holding the strands together too. :)
Sandie--Yes...definitely not one for a bitterly cold day!! :)
what a great idea! I love this!
Kelly--You probably have some yarn on hand that would be perfect for this!!
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