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Post by pamster on Jan 19, 2019 2:56:06 GMT
Thanks, Lyn. I’m supposed to be concentrating on pictures but I’d rather be experimenting with 3D shells so I will have to try to strike a balance between the two. I can really relate to this Lindsay, I'm supposed to be making samples for the stripey scarf and perfecting the ruffled scarf but got inspired by your air plants [there is a nursery in Melbourne that sells them so you can browse through the many varieties] and Zed's post on the coil pots with decoration on the resist.
I used some bright green angelina fibres and a layer of very crimped raw wool on the resist and then two layers of 27 micron merino, which got turned inside out. I wish my photographic skills were better
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Post by pamster on Jan 19, 2019 2:59:18 GMT
Beautiful Pamster, my favorite colors. Great job. Perhaps add more fiber to the ends. You can always use a flashlight to see if there are any holes before you start Felting. Thanks Marilyn, I might try the flashlight idea. I have been working on getting a more even coverage but still find thin bits sometimes.
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Post by lyn on Jan 19, 2019 7:33:10 GMT
Love the air plant pot Pamster!
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Post by lindsay on Jan 19, 2019 8:00:57 GMT
That air plant pot is soooo cute! I’m really pleased you were inspired to give it a go.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 19, 2019 16:00:02 GMT
Cute little pot!
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Post by zed on Jan 19, 2019 21:09:57 GMT
Very nice!
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 19, 2019 23:14:45 GMT
The air plant pot is so cute. It made me think of the fancy icing and decoration on top of a cupcake.
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Post by Antje on Jan 20, 2019 20:31:26 GMT
Pamster, your lovely pot works well with the air plant.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 21, 2019 18:06:58 GMT
Beautiful Pamster, my favorite colors. Great job. Perhaps add more fiber to the ends. You can always use a flashlight to see if there are any holes before you start Felting. Thanks Marilyn, I might try the flashlight idea. I have been working on getting a more even coverage but still find thin bits sometimes. Once you’ve been Felting for awhile, you’re get more even coverage because you’ll have mastered the pulling and layout processes. Just keep working at it.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 24, 2019 1:34:13 GMT
My daily dose was sorting my prefelt and making 2 backgrounds for some pictures. I am not sure how they turned out as while they were rolling I got called to babysit.
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Post by lyn on Jan 24, 2019 7:31:43 GMT
Know that feeling Ann - as I get older it gets harder to carve out time that's guaranteed to be uninterrupted.
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Post by lindsay on Jan 25, 2019 7:57:04 GMT
My daily dose yesterday was finishing a landscape commission that I’ve been doing for a while. I trimmed the edges, worked them a little to soften them then gave the whole piece a final rinse. It’s drying now and as I’m away for a few days so I will frame it next week and the owner will collect it next Saturday. I’m reasonably happy with how it’s turned out but rather nervous about whether the person who commissioned it will like it. I’m now very clear that I’m not going to do any more commissions of a landscape from a photo that I don’t know but is very familiar to the commissioner. It’s impossible to know how they see it so I end up trying to do an exact copy of the photo which is impossible and ultimately pointless - if they want the photo then they already have it!
I’ll post a photo next week.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 29, 2019 17:12:50 GMT
I have been stitching on my new hand stitch tree piece and free motion machine stitching some hearts for Valentine's Day cards. I will show photos in a post to come soon. What's everybody else doing? We have 4 degree F cold weather today. But at least the sun is shining
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Post by lyn on Jan 29, 2019 21:58:57 GMT
I have been stitching on my new hand stitch tree piece and free motion machine stitching some hearts for Valentine's Day cards. I will show photos in a post to come soon. What's everybody else doing? We have 4 degree F cold weather today. But at least the sun is shining What?? That's -15.5C! Brrrr. We're dipping down to -1C tonight (30F) but we're forecast sun all day tomorrow with a high of 6C (43F) - no ski-ing here Ruth! I've done a little bit of felt sampling for my personal use and a little bit of helping someone with their felting learning.
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Post by Antje on Jan 29, 2019 22:29:47 GMT
Oh boy Ruth that's cold (thanks for the conversion Lyn). Today was 2.5C with us but very wet so the cold was bitter and went through to the core - horrible. I much prefer a 'dry' cold, or better still a gorgeous mid 20sC sunny day.
After my hectic bookbinding workshop on Sat, a chill-out Sun, and a tidy all the bookbinding stuff away yesterday (here there and every where)....I’ve been thinking about my on-the-go project and doing online research into crafty things....hope this counts.
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