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Post by wolgelukkig on Nov 6, 2016 14:57:30 GMT
I am a big fan of Kitty Korver, a dutch felt artist who uses unusual felt technics like relief carved images. www.alligt.nl/KIKO/This is my attempt to make such a wonderful object although I do not have the skills to make carved reliefs. I used 3 layers of white merino with in between layers of unwashed grey Gotland fleece, the coarse black gotland hairs popped up nice through the white merino. After washing and spinning I treated the felt with wallpaper glue to get it sturdy but remaining the feel and touch of the felt. With the glue still wet I glued the felt on a plastic fruit plate ca. 45 cm. in diameter. Cut and felted the edges to get them straight and when dry I painted the image on the felt with textile paint. Even my husband liked it. Wow! Sorry, sorry, I have tried it 5 times but cannot get the imagelink inserted. So here is the link if you would like to see the picture you have to copy-past the following link in your browser. myalbum.com/album/bDXr1JufWIry |
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Post by Deb on Nov 6, 2016 15:31:18 GMT
I love this! A really sculptural stunning piece. Would love to try something like that myself.
Did you remove the plate, or is it still behind the felt to give it structure?
Did you wrap the felt around the edges of the plate, to create that neat edge?
Thank you so much for sharing!
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Post by wolgelukkig on Nov 6, 2016 15:59:04 GMT
Hai Deb: I did not remove the plate, to give it some more strength and again yes, I wrapped the felt around the edges with a seam of about 3 cm.I than had to felt the seams some more to get them tightly stretched around the edges of the plate. Thank you for your reply. It is so much fun to do this and actually quite simple! The secret to get the felt flat is to full it a lot (thank you Teri) and to keep it flat in this case ( the gotland fleece tends to keep popping out) with the glue. I never glued it before but learned it in a russian tutorial and it really makes a big difference.
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Post by lyn on Nov 6, 2016 16:20:55 GMT
Magnificent plate and I like your painted design in the middle. Great experiment too!
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Post by jwugg on Nov 6, 2016 17:57:52 GMT
A very nice result. I'm not really sure why the glue in the felt is needed, if the felt is glued to the plate? But it's very smart
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Post by halay on Nov 6, 2016 17:58:18 GMT
Congrtulations on your experiment. Turned out great!
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Post by tracey on Nov 6, 2016 18:59:20 GMT
Wonderful, looks very stylish.
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Post by triciaf on Nov 7, 2016 14:00:34 GMT
It is really stunning! So elegant.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 7, 2016 19:36:27 GMT
That's wonderful!
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Post by zed on Nov 8, 2016 11:53:42 GMT
I love the effect of the Gotland migration!  Very neat painting, too |
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Nov 8, 2016 16:05:54 GMT
The felted plate is a great, understated decor object for your home, and the shell design is a nice addition.
After looking at Kitty Korver's site, I wondered about this feature of her felted plate:
"The hardened shell, made of solid, self-made felt, with wooden beams visible at the back as a starting point."
Wooden beams? Do you think something was lost in translation?
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Post by wolgelukkig on Nov 8, 2016 17:10:59 GMT
"The hardened shell, made of solid, self-made felt, with wooden beams visible at the back as a starting point." Wooden beams? Do you think something was lost in translation? Hello luvswool and dyestuff, Kitty makes huge felted plates and the wooden beams are like a frame to help the object standing or hanging. She sees it as part of the artwork and makes them visible. I hope I explained it correct because english is not my native language,I am Dutch too. |
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Nov 8, 2016 17:50:41 GMT
Yes, thanks. Quite good explanation! So the wood supports the object but the object was not constructed with the help of wooden beams. That makes sense.
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 9, 2016 0:56:47 GMT
I like both pieces. Yours turned out really well and looks like classic sculpture
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 9, 2016 1:34:39 GMT
Great job Madeliene! It really is stunning. How big is it?
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Very neat painting, too 
