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Post by zed on May 20, 2014 10:27:18 GMT
These are a couple of pieces I made recently using felt offcuts. They are both machine stitched. This first one was made using thin strips of offcuts: This next one was using very thin pieces, lacy edges and wispy bits pulled from nuno experiments: The blue strips were just sewn onto some thin cotton fabric, then put through the washing machine. For the multi piece, I used some interfacing then white prefelt, and this was put through the washing machine too. You can see in the top right, the interfacing wasn't quite big enough so that bit went wonky. I made a white one over the weekend, but used a large piece of muslin under the prefelt.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 20, 2014 12:43:19 GMT
great use of scraps Zed. I really like the blue one.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on May 20, 2014 12:56:35 GMT
Very clever, Zed! Will you use these new creations as wall hangings, or something else? Glad to know you're a member of the "waste not, want not" club!
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Post by Pandagirl on May 20, 2014 13:43:29 GMT
I love the blue one Zed. Nice job. I keep everything, too. It's good to have some ideas of what is possible to do with them.
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Post by koffipot on May 20, 2014 15:10:45 GMT
I keep everything too, they always come in for something at some time. I just need more storage space!!
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Post by halay on May 20, 2014 15:45:40 GMT
Good idea, I assume that all the offcuts were not only felted but also fulled ? Did they change (shrank more) after you put them in the washing machine?
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Post by MTRuth on May 20, 2014 16:26:29 GMT
Those are great Zed - do you have plans for them? I bet they have a wonderful texture.
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Post by lyn on May 20, 2014 17:01:22 GMT
I can see a coupla funky covers there?
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on May 21, 2014 7:25:19 GMT
looking good, they both have a Stewart Stephenson vibe going on, what a great use of scraps, what will you do them next? :-)
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Post by zed on May 21, 2014 9:36:27 GMT
Thanks a lot everyone The blue one actually looked better before, but the pieces I used were from 'good' felt. I had thought about book covers, or camera cases, but really just wanted to try something out. They did shrink, the multi one shrank more because the pieces were less felted before. Judith, I have lots of large Flora tubs with labels on them like 'Medium wide' 'small narrow'. Thornton's continental box is good for 'Long and thin' ones One thing I learnt after the first ones, it will try to felt to itself, so for my white one I tacked some netting to the front and back and it was neater.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 21, 2014 14:10:49 GMT
not sure what size they are but they look like great hot pads to me.
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Post by zed on May 21, 2014 16:21:01 GMT
That was one of my first thoughts actually, Ann, that they'd make great trivets/hot pads. Maybe I'll use my 'really boring' offcuts for that
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Post by jufergu on May 22, 2014 22:24:50 GMT
Oh, we are on the same train of thought. I am working the same process with cotton snippets. I use water soluble stabilizer to sew it all down and then put it in the washer and dryer. I am doing a series of these because I just love doing them and I have so many exhibits coming up. It is a lot of work, but the results are so tactile. I love what you have done.
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Post by Pandagirl on May 22, 2014 23:06:43 GMT
Judy, please post some pictures!
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Post by zed on May 23, 2014 8:51:15 GMT
Thanks, Judy Yeah, I'd like to see photos too! I did consider water soluble stabilizer, but the metre I got cost a fortune and I have so much spare white prefelt This one I did a while ago used fabric too, I used the electric machine and zig zag stitch which made an interesting effect Mixed Media art by zedster01, on Flickr
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