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Post by koffipot on Nov 26, 2013 15:17:45 GMT
Beautiful! Just my colours!!
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 26, 2013 16:02:58 GMT
Thanks everyone! It's always fun to see the ruching patterns. No matter how you plan there are always pleasant surprises!
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Post by Pandagirl on Dec 8, 2013 23:42:30 GMT
I finally finished my Fourth Quarter Challenge. The first pic is before felting. I used commercial merino roving and silk hankies, pieces of silk paper, a touch of hand dyed roving, hand dyed mohair yarn. kid looped mohair and nantucket yarns. There are also touches of commercial mohair yarn in neutral colors. After felting I had to needle felt some areas that ended up bare. I thought the silk hankies I used for the main tree would be more dimensional, but the wool just pulled it all flat or I felted it too long. I am happy with the pic as a whole, but wish there were more emphasis on the main tree with the silk hankies. As usual the shape is organic. Comments welcome.
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Post by koffipot on Dec 9, 2013 7:56:36 GMT
I think it looks great and love the colours, but if you want to emphasise the main tree you could perhaps do some stitching or a little more needlefelting to bring it forwards.
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Post by lyn on Dec 9, 2013 11:01:14 GMT
I love the colours you've used Marilyn, and you've achieved a real depth to the picture. Organic is good! I think it looks beautiful just as it is, but if you're not happy then Judith's suggestions would work well to emphasise the main tree.
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Post by crealou on Dec 9, 2013 14:18:56 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by Pandagirl on Dec 9, 2013 16:06:31 GMT
Thanks Judith, Lyn and Crealou. I'm going to let it sit over the holidays and revisit it then. I do love the colors and plan to do another scene.
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 9, 2013 18:43:38 GMT
For the next one, you could change the colors in the background to be a little more grayed. That would make the colors in the front tree more prominent. As the distance increases, the colors gray.
But I think it looks great and I agree with Judith, perhaps a little hand stitching. You could stitch down more silk hankies to make it more dimensional as originally planned.
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 9, 2013 21:47:16 GMT
I like the way it turned out. If you want to add texture maybe adding some neps under the silk next time would work.
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Post by Pandagirl on Dec 9, 2013 23:38:07 GMT
Thanks Ruth. I did try graying the tree behind the big one. It's a very good suggestion. I will definitely make a bigger effort next time. I also like the idea of adding the hankies and stitching. There is some bumpy texture it's just not real obvious.
Ann I think adding nepps next time is a good idea, too.
Thanks for all your suggestions. With all these great ideas, my painting with wool is bound to improve. :-)
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Post by zed on Dec 13, 2013 9:37:04 GMT
Wow, Marilyn, that is gorgeous! It reminds me of a hazy early morning autumn sun that lights up trees.
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Post by jufergu on Dec 13, 2013 12:24:06 GMT
I think it looks good. You really don't need to add anything. One of the big problems with using so much texture is that it is difficult to keep things from looking over worked. Too much pattern, color, texture will just make distractions. Less is more. I am working on this problem myself.
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Post by Pandagirl on Dec 13, 2013 18:56:33 GMT
Thanks Zed and Judy!
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