My Own 'Fling' Rug- Part 2 of 2

After turning the edges in...

 

...and rubbing for several more hours...

 

...I 'sign' the back with a friend's orange pencil roving.

(Thanks, Frances!)

 

My beautiful friend, Lindy...

...snapped this photo of me at the end of a loooong day of felting! :)

 

My finished rug, hanging to dry...

 

...and on display at our 'end of the week sharing'.

 

A close-up of the pre-felt rug details...

...perfectly flat and completely felted in...

 

...and at home, waiting to be hung on the wall.

 

My Own 'Fling' Rug- Part 1 of 2

Cutting bell-shaped pieces...

 ...from well felted Finn pre-felt.

 

Laying out green wool for the 'stem'...

...in a spiral shape...

 

...for less waste, later, after trimming!

 

Laying out the rug base, frame...

 

...and pre-felt embellishments.



Black yarn is used for definition within the 'frames' of some of the flowers. 

 

Covered in nylon voile and pet screen...

...the piece is wetted out.



After rubbing for quite some time...

...I'm nearly ready to fold in the edges!

 

Working with Finn wool is a unique experience.

It's quite an 'aggressive felter'...

...and Karoliina had me prepare pre-felts so fully-felted...

...that they really seemed like felt to me!

I layered ovals of colored wool, 'frames' of orangey-red pre-felt...

...yellow wool antennae, and small lengths of black yarn...

...to make flowers along a green, spiral pre-felt stem.

Next time: the finished rug!

Our Rug Class- Felter's Fling 2013- Part 4 of 4

Pam's beautiful felt triptych (plus bowl) were completed in record time...



...and speaking of eyeballs :)...

...here, Lisa 'eyeballs' her design during the initial layout phase.

 

Some time later...

...covering the partially felted rug with a nylon curtain.

 

Lisa's finished rug.

 

During this truly wonderful class...

...Kristey's natural landscape...

 

...plus Monarch butterfly...

 

...came to life...

 

...before our very eyes!

 

 'End of the week sharing' photos were meant to be next...

...but it just occurred to me that I haven't yet shown you my rug photos! :)

Next time: I make Finn wool pre-felts.

Our Rug Class- Felter's Fling 2013- Part 3 of 4

Barbara made a piece based on her local geography...

 

...and comprised of three separate parts...

 

...that were connected (and framed) with black wool.

 

Her finished work.



Jolanta's rug reminded me of a page from a graphic novel...

 

...or a rendering of 'Kilroy was here'! :)

 

Her finished rug...

...(ever so precise and elegant)!

 

Next time: the final rug post...

...followed by the 'end of the week sharing'! :)

Our Rug Class- Felter's Fling 2013- Part 2 of ?

Helen's rug is absolutely enormous...

 

...with a bold and vibrant design!

 

Her finished rug in all of its glory.

 

Joan's rug...

...has a feminine, impressionistic quality.

 

Here she is, hard at work...

...and still smiling! :)

 

Aren't the colors scrumptious?...

 

...and check out her lovely asymmetrical border!

 

I hope you are beginning to get a sense...

...of the wonderful variety of rugs/wall hangings that were made in this class.

Each project reflects the artistic sensibility of its creator...

...and it was thrilling to see each of them taking shape!

Next time: what else?

...more rugs! :)

Our Rug Class- Felter's Fling 2013 (Part 1 of ?)

Day 1: Mountains of intensely-colored batts...

...greet us in the studio.

 

 Our wonderful instructors...

...Karoliina...

 

...and her dapper husband, Rod.

 

Cushiony, vibrant color fills the room...

 

...and I had a nearly irresistible urge to mound some of this lovely, autumnal wool up in a corner...

...and to jump into it, like a pile of leaves!! :)

 

Here, Dominique begins her layout.

 

She adds surface detail, turns the edges in...

...and continues (for quite a long while!) to felt the piece.

 

Her beautiful finished rug!

 

Next time: more incredible 'fiber-to-rug' transformations! :)