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Post by teriann on Apr 5, 2012 1:31:23 GMT
This tiny little gnome is needle felted white alpaca and plant dyed wool. Her skin, hat and shoes are dyed with cleavers roots, the decorations on her dress are dyed with onion skins, her blanket with St Johns Wort and her eyes with indigo. She's not quite 3 inches tall. I put the quarter in the picture for scale. And a picture with a full size  gnome and a "life size" mouse.   |
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 5, 2012 2:47:06 GMT
Adorable! I love them in their canoe.
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Post by zed on Apr 5, 2012 9:13:29 GMT
Aaw, very sweet  |
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Post by lyn on Apr 5, 2012 10:05:02 GMT
Wow - such beautiful work!
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 6, 2012 0:17:13 GMT
She is great. I am glad you said it was a blanket. I thought she had a really cool purse.
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Post by teriann on Apr 6, 2012 12:30:33 GMT
Ann, That's a great idea! Tiny little needle felted handbags for my gnomes... that sounds like my kind of fun! I don't own a purse myself... I use a laptop backpack. I'm a bit of what they used to call a "tomboy". Is that OK to say these days? (i.e. I'd rather fix my own plumbing than wear high heals and I like to think of my gnomes as "action figures" not "dolls".) At this point my wet felting is rustic at best and limits my choice of projects. So, even though I drool looking at the fabulous felted purses people are making, real handbags are not on my to do list. Seeing all the fancy stitching on this site I considered adding a blanket stitch around the edges of her blanket... But "sigh" I don't really have any skill at that either. But now,hee hee, with this idea (she rubs her hands together in a sinister way) I can steal borrow everyones cool bag designs and market them to gnomes everywhere... (just kidding) I will be making little handbags for my gnomes though. Thanks |
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 6, 2012 13:18:05 GMT
Go for it with the purse idea. I carry a purse but it is more of a knapsack in that it has all kinds of things in it. They always weigh a ton. I always end up breaking the handles. I was/am a tom boy.
Ann
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Post by zed on Apr 6, 2012 13:59:05 GMT
You could start a trend in micro wet felting Teriann, use the quarter as a resist I have a picture tutorial for blanket stitch on flickr. The first part just shows using it around edges and the second part shows joining two pieces together, if that helps (I refer back to it a lot, I always forget how to start!) www.flickr.com/photos/zedster01/sets/72157623970571108/ |
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 6, 2012 16:31:47 GMT
Bags for gnomes - what a great idea. You'll definitely have your own niche market |
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Post by teriann on Apr 6, 2012 16:51:53 GMT
Zed, Perhaps with your tutorial in hand and a practice piece on a bit larger scale I can get the hang of it. I see it now "micro felted" accessories and furnishings" for gnomes everywhere... Thanks |
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Post by karen on Apr 6, 2012 23:28:03 GMT
Awww that is so gorgeous Teriann and i love the canoe, oh and the micro accessories would be fun |
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Post by Stargazer on Mar 10, 2017 20:27:46 GMT
Oh my goodness, love them!! The canoe gives them a purpose, telling a story. Love it!
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gnome and a "life size" mouse.
