Anita's sea creature... Ana's deep blue pod in progress (above)...The "Deb" collection below! Deb and Ana Michelle, who came all the way from Arizona, workin' it!! Anne...thinking it through at every step! Oh, yes!...Michelle's pieces above and below (aren't they awesome?) Above...pretty meets peculiar (in the most special way) Work by Linda Van Alstyne (green "heart"), Veronica Fritz (Flower), Laura Burke (lotus pod) ...the Janice collection (Above)....Laura Burkes red monstrosity below (wow) above...Connie carefully considers her pod as her other looks out! Below...Nan attends a pod opening...and she's happy about it! Above...go big or go home!! Lee's quirky curiosity! BAGS! 9 of them...no images of the "in progress" (sad face)! I was way too busy!!! We had so much fun. Alice, Michelle, Sally, Annette, Alice, Jenn, Anita, Cathy and Ellen! Well...first things first. My students R-O-C-K! It is such a pleasure to teach those with a little (and a lot) of know-how. These fabulous ladies came ready to create. I was so excited to stretch in all kinds of directions to help them acheive an amazing array of variety in their felt work. There were alot of open ears and open minds as I spoke of "Fiber Dynamics", as taught to me by Chris White. There were a few good little nuggets and I hope they will continue to think, experiment and learn whenever and where ever they can. The possibilites are endless. A special thanks to all those who traveled to come see me. I could not have asked for a better group. Hugs all around.... Visit my site www.andrea-graham.com
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cornflower with red ants
I gave a workshop recently at the Gathering for Gardner on how to make topologically interesting surfaces in wool felt. After the workshop, I was asked to write a short article for Math Horizons, which you can expect to see published next fall sometime. After making some samples for the article, including this one I had the wool out, so I kept making felted objects, including this one. These pieces can be worn as cuff bracelets, but they are also fascinating objects in their own right. As bracelets, they are large and bold. They are soft and so light, you'll barely know you're wearing one. I added a few seed beads to this one to give it some extra texture and sparkle. These textile cuff bracelets are felted with fluffy merino wool with silk fibers felted right in. The shapes are organized but organic. They have a lot of holes to stick your fingers inside. They're fun to play with. The combination of needle felting and vigorous wet felting permanently binds the fibers together. As you can see in the photos, the felt is stiff enough to hold its shape, but it's still very soft and quite flexible. If you bend them out of shape or flip them inside out, they will pop right back into position. If they ever get bent out of shape, wet them because they are totally hand washable, very strong and won't shrink, crease, crumble or tear. When they are wet, you can reshape them in position to dry, and they will stay like that. Since they are wet felted, I already pre-washed them. These pieces are for sale in my Etsy shop, gwenbeads. Check out the Section on Bracelets to find them. Thanks for looking.
Оригинал взят у np_morozova в Веселый войлок-1 Японская художница Атсуко Сасаки придумывает и делает эти изделия из войлока. Яркие цвета, очень качественная работа, гладкая поверхность, как будто отполированная отличают ее изделия. Это сумки, шарфы и объекты в основном. У нее сложился свой…
This was a simple way to create a fun fabric! Washers layer on fabric, spray dyes, machine stitch and a bit of hand stitching.
De cursisten van Textielatelier Mols Moois vilten in verschillende technieken; plat of ruimtelijk, van tas tot wandkleed, van gebruiksvoorwerp tot kunst.
Wet Felted wall hanging
Happy New Year everyone! This month I'm bringing you a feast of felted meats! Food is a popular subject matter for felt sculpture, but while we see lots of
