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Post by lyn on Mar 2, 2015 16:05:36 GMT
I went on a couple of art workshops in January - great fun but I'll never be another Leonardo! I managed to produce an acrylic painting (of sorts) of two fish on a plate and my daughter and I both thought the composition would look good in felt. I wet felted the background with merino wool and a boucle type yarn to edge the plate, then wet felted some white, aqua and turquoise felt from which to cut fishy shapes to needle felt onto the background. The fine details and colours were added with tapestry yarn, mohair yarn and brightly coloured merino wool. It's approx 50 x 33cm (20"x13").
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 2, 2015 16:19:17 GMT
Wonderful interpretation of fish on a plate. The colors are serene and the fish are quite realistic looking. No machine embroidery?
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Post by lyn on Mar 2, 2015 17:38:39 GMT
Not this time Cathy - all the details are needle felted with a single needle. There's something quite therapeutic about spending a few hours stabbing away and seeing the piece 'come to life'.
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 2, 2015 18:38:25 GMT
Beautiful piece Lyn very realistic looking. Nice mix of textures.
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Post by zed on Mar 2, 2015 19:03:33 GMT
Gorgeous, Lyn
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Post by halay on Mar 2, 2015 19:38:43 GMT
Very nice Lyn, and very realistic. Is this going to be a wall hanging?
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 2, 2015 20:27:10 GMT
I love your fish. And it's a wonderful color scheme. The yellow right behind the fish really make them "pop" off the plate
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Post by Frances on Mar 2, 2015 20:59:56 GMT
Awesome - must take lots of practice to get to that level of needle felting.
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Post by lyn on Mar 2, 2015 21:18:20 GMT
Thank you all for your lovely comments.
Nada - yes, it will be a wall hanging - but of course I have to work on the hanging bit yet.
Ruth - after I'd made the background I was a little worried that the yellow was too bright, but it does serve well to make the fish pop out.
Frances - adding details to a flat piece of felt with a single needle is surprisingly easy - grab a piece of scrap felt and just have a go - you'll be amazed. Tip: it's easier to needle felt with wool fibres that have been 'messed up' or try using yarn as it needles easily into a piece of handmade felt.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 5, 2015 23:07:41 GMT
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Post by lyn on Mar 6, 2015 9:46:10 GMT
You're right Ann - needle felting with yarn is a very good way to get 'felty' text (and it's so quick!)
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Post by ncquilter on Mar 6, 2015 17:21:27 GMT
I've been MIA lately.....working hard to unlock the secrets of wet felting bowls. You've been so encouraging and a couple of your comments helped steer my efforts. ONE - the need (and difficulty) of evenly distributing roving....and using enough of it! Practice isn't making the process perfect, but there is improvement. I'm attaching a photo of 4 completed bowls.....the center two are the most successful. I'm putting away my supplies for a few days as I head off to a quilt retreat (our group of 14) has been doing annually now for 6 years. No grand show stopping work goes on....even though most of us are professional quilters, we are way too distracted for that type of work. This is all about fun.....leaving all personal and world problems in our locked cars after they are unpacked.
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 6, 2015 17:30:37 GMT
Mary, the bowls look great. Practice makes perfect. Enjoy the process and have fun at your retreat.
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Post by zed on Mar 6, 2015 18:00:43 GMT
Very nice, Mary
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Post by lyn on Mar 6, 2015 18:06:15 GMT
All the bowls are pretty but my eye is really taken with the blue and white-spotty one!
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