Showing posts with label yarn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yarn. Show all posts

Saturday, February 11, 2017

'No Particular Place to Go'- Part 1

Sometimes...


                                                   ...I like to go into the studio...



                                              ...with no particular goal in mind.



                                                             In this piece...

                                        ...roving, fabric and bits of failed crochet...



                                       ...become part of a textural pre-felt piece...



                                                     ...with hidden inclusions.



                                                    This experimental project... 



                               ...made from lengths (and clumps) of silk selvedge...



                                           ...plus wool from a soft, bright batt...




                                      ...is likewise felted just to the pre-felt stage...


                        
                                                 ...so it can be used later...




                                        ...in some 'as yet unthought-of' project! :)



                                    Next time: two more small felting experiments.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Pieced Nuno Pre-Felt Purses- Part 7

Adding wool from a yellow batt...

...to the project surface.


                                                   Forming an interior pocket...

                                            ...from leftover bits of nuno pre-felt...



                                                  ...and additional yellow wool.



             The hanging loops are made more 'of a piece' with the rest of the bag...

                                ...by the addition of narrow windings of dark roving.



                                                     Mid-way through felting...



                               ...the project begins to shrink and to become firmer.



                              Removing the resist and turning the bag right-side out.



                                                       As the felting continues...



                                    ...the purse is placed in different orientations...



                                                         ...for even shrinkage.



                                            As the rubbing and rolling continue...  



                                         ...the once garish nuno pre-felt stripes...



                                             ...become more and more muted...



                                                              ...and subtle.



                                                 As the bag nears completion...

                       ...the flanged bottom is revealed to be a bit of a 'problem child'.



                                              Next time: 'mischief managed'! ;)

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Felted Vessel Experiments- Part 2 of 2

Adding yarn snippets...

...to the surface of the resist...


                                    ...and covering them with layers of wool roving.



                                                     Mid-way through felting...

                                 ...two felted cords are wrapped to form a handle...



                                                   ...and tied with wool yarn.



                                                      The finished project...



                           ...has more surface decoration than my earlier vessel...



                                    ...and the stitches that hold the cords in place...





                                                 ...are rather wild and wonky.



                                                       The finished vessel...



                                   ...and all three of the projects that I completed...

                                        ...while visiting with my friend in Portland.



                                            Thanks for a great visit, Elizabeth!

Saturday, June 11, 2016

"Biennial Boulder Blow-Out"- Mandalas-Part 2!

Some of the 'color trials'...


...as my friends choose pieces for their own mandalas.


(Surprisingly...

...often the oddest color combinations work well together!)


My 'partners in crime'...

...hard at work...


                                ...outlining their pre-felt inserts with dark wool yarn...

                                                    ...for a stained-glass effect!



                                         My own pre-felt mandala (after outlining).



                                                      Flipping it to side two...

                                                            ...wetting it out...



                        ...and covering it with layers of natural black alpaca roving...



                                                        ...and orange wool.



                                                 Flipping it back to side one...



                                                     ...and felting the project.



                                                  The completed mandala.



                                        Trimming the edge to create a tidy border.



                                                          Our finished work...



                                                                ...drying.


 

                                                The back of the finished piece...



                                              ...and the front (with yarn 'wigglies').



                                               A close-up of the surface texture.



                                     I'll be taking a short blog break while I travel...

                       ...so please watch for new posts (and a refreshed attitude!)...

                                                    ...at the end of June. :)