The 'Vonda Project'- Part 4

Using colored roving and dyed tussah silk...

    

                                                
                                                       ...to make an art batt.

                                                      (The batt's back side...

                                                               ...and front!)

                                      Laying out the wool (in a double thickness)...

                                                       ...and wetting it out.

                                       Folding in the edges for a neat appearance.

                                                    Mid-way through felting.

                                                            The finished felt.

"Roaring Twenties Cloche" (Blue Versions)- Part 2 of 2

My foam hat resist (newly reduced in size).

                                        Fiber from a hand-blended, mixed batt...

                                         ...is applied to the surface of the resist.

                                              After flipping the project to side two...

                                           ...additional layers of fiber are added.

                                                  Mid-way through felting...

                                      ...the hat is starting to shrink and take shape.

                                                         Removing the resist. 

                                          Cutting rows of slits into the soft felt...

                    ...and trimming the bottom row into teardrop-shaped extensions.

                                              The two finished cloches, together...

                                                ...but staged as 'bowls'! :)

                                       I think they look pretty interesting this way...

                                                             ...don't you? ;)

                                      

"Bedecked Christmas Tree" Hat- Part 1 of 4

By enlarging and modifying the resist that I originally crafted for this hat...

                                      ...I was able to fashion a tree-shaped resist...

               ...just the right size for my son-in-law's 'special request' Christmas hat.

                    Placing my newly created pattern under a sheet of bubble wrap...

                           ...and drawing around it to create a bubble wrap resist.

                               Using wool and dyed tussah silks in each colourway...

                        ...I created custom blended batts in both brown and green.

                                            Laying out the first layers of wool...

                                                    ...and wetting them out.

                                            After flipping the project to side two...

                            ...and wrapping the wool 'rays' from side one to side two...

                                          Additional layers of fiber were added...

                                                        ...and wetted out.

                                   Next time: I fashion a star for the top of the tree...

                                        ...and decorate the Christmas tree 'skirt'! :)

"Roaring Twenties Cloche" (Red Version)- Part 1 of 2

Applying fiber from a handmade batt...

...(prepared from wool roving plus dyed tussah silk)...

                                              ...to the surface of my resist.

                                 It's one that was modified from an earlier project...

                         ...in a way that would make a hat that's a bit more 'wearable'! :)

                                                     Wetting out the wool...

                                       ...and, after felting it to the pre-felt stage...

                                            ...making a slit to remove the resist.

                                Next time: more felting and a bit of 'carving' is done...

                                               ...and the hat is completed! 

"Big Sister" Crown and Unorthodox Baby Blanket- Part 1 of 2

Making an art batt from wool and 'shimmery bits'...

                                          ...and turning it into a piece of pre-felt.

                                                    Using a paper pattern ...

                                                ...I cut the pre-felt to size...

                                 ...leaving the tips 'as is' for folding in during felting.

                                Stitching the pre-felt strip into a cylinder with nylon thread.

                  Applying variegated pencil roving as an embellishment to the crown base...

                                          ...and to the newly rounded-off tips...

                                        ...then adding a few circles, just for fun. :)

   
                                                      Mid-way through felting...

                                                    ...and the finished crown.

                                    I did sew on a few colored glass beads for 'bling'...

      ...but neglected to photograph the finished project, prior to mailing it off. (Sorry)

                                      Next time: a rather unorthodox baby blanket...

                           ...made from luscious BFL and Silk-blend roving, plus silk caps.