I have done my first felt making day at Westhope College in Shropshire with Stevie Walker as the tutor. It was quite a physical day what with all the rolling of the felt, but very satisfying.
and a grid of chiffon and silk
Materials used in this first image were silk chiffon and Merino wool tops with little pieces of green glass that I have collected on the beach in Cornwall over the years. At last I have a use for it! The glass is eroded, ground down and smooth around the edges.
After felting it vigourously and throwing the wet fabric around quite a bit, the chiffon puckers and traps the pebbles in their own little pockets.
I also made a bigger pice of felt which I may use as the basis of a wall hanging ...
and a grid of chiffon and silk
this is gorgeous!
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