Textured 'Neutrals' Journal Cover- Part 2 of 2

The finished cover.

 

A bit of core spun yarn and lace in close-up.

 

Shimmery, synthetic yarn adds a bit of bling to the project...

 

...and the smallest touches of orange and purple enliven a mostly beige, tan and white cover.

 

Textural excitement comes from the addition of bits of thrifted crochet, lace and neps.

 

(Badly) overdyeing a deer hide produced leather that looks a bit like burl wood.

 

Rounding out the journal cover with scissors for easier book insertion...

...and a neater look.

 

The finished cover.

 

With a busy piece like this...

...no matter where you look, there's always something new to see!

A bit of color here and there...

...rescues the cover from blandness. :)

Having rather ruined a deer hide by double-dyeing it some time ago...

...it found new utility, cut into strips and used as a bookmark!

Textured 'Neutrals' Journal Cover- Part 1 of 2

Laying out a few tangles of neutral yarn remnants...

 

...and adding bits of silk, lace, and cotton gauze.

 

Tufts of camel fiber, tussah silk, flax, neps, coppery strands of Angelina...

...bamboo viscose thrums, silk noil and milk fiber all come next.



The marbled layout, as seen through the foam underlayment resist...

 

...and through the first layer of wool.

 

This dot of blue keeps the 'front' and 'back' sides straight.

 

The fully felted piece...

 

...blocked and drying.

 

Making a journal cover in 'neutrals' was a recent challenge...

...but I didn't want it to be too plain.

Looking through my bins of fabric scraps and fiber...

...I pulled out everything that I could find in neutral tones...

...and added it to the mix.

Next time: the finished piece...

...with faux burl wood bookmark.