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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Mar 3, 2014 10:30:15 GMT
Having had a go at making baby booties I decided to have a go at making pods, and they have become quite addictive The first five are merino, silk, embroidery and beading, I used a round template some small and some larger just to experiment   |
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Mar 3, 2014 10:32:17 GMT
then I woke up this morning thinking I wonder is it possible to add a machine embroidery to a felted pod and here is my first experiment  |
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 3, 2014 13:06:27 GMT
Wow you have had a good time. The group has a very nice underwater feel.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 3, 2014 16:32:38 GMT
Those are wonderful and I love to add machine embroidery to felt. All of your embellishments really make the pods unique.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 3, 2014 22:38:37 GMT
Carole, you did have some fun with those pods! As Shepherdess says, they very much have an underwater feel. Really nice large one!
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 3, 2014 23:41:21 GMT
Carole, I can see why you're addicted! They are beautiful and the beading and stitching really add a nice finishing touch. Let's see the baby booties!
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Mar 4, 2014 7:43:03 GMT
Where can I see other machine embroidery on felt? and I thought I was breaking new ground with that one ::)they remind me of under water plant life too Here are a couple of baby booties, my first attempt   |
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Post by lyn on Mar 4, 2014 9:38:01 GMT
The pods are beauties! Defo got an underwater theme going on there and it's wonderful - love the colours you've used.
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Post by halay on Mar 4, 2014 13:46:08 GMT
Carole very cute pods! I especially like the green ones.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 4, 2014 15:32:10 GMT
Ruth has done several pieces. I think Lyn has too. learning free motion embroidery is on my list of things to do. I don't have any other links but I have seen several felt peices that have been embroidered on both by machine and by hand
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 4, 2014 17:37:14 GMT
It's on my list as well Ann.
Carole, thanks for posting the booties. They are adorable! Are they hand embroidered? I also like your new pic.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 4, 2014 21:33:43 GMT
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Mar 5, 2014 7:37:20 GMT
thank you for all those links, I can see today is taken care of now  the embroidery on the booties is simple hand embroidery, as is the embroidery on most of the pots, but the swallow pot is a pre digitised embroidery, I love free hand machine embroidery and have even had a go at that technique when you free hand machine embroider and have part padded to raise images or shapes - can't remember what it's called, is it trapunto - here is a wee pic of a sampler I was working on:  |
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Post by zed on Mar 5, 2014 11:20:20 GMT
I agree with the underwater feel  Very nice and sculptural |
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 5, 2014 15:43:22 GMT
I do believe what you are describing is trapunto. The leaf sampler is great. How did you get the leaf shapes on there? It looks to me like you laid the leaf down and then sprayed dye around the leaf and the leaf worked as a resist. Or was it something else?
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the embroidery on the booties is simple hand embroidery, as is the embroidery on most of the pots, but the swallow pot is a pre digitised embroidery, I love free hand machine embroidery and have even had a go at that technique when you free hand machine embroider and have part padded to raise images or shapes - can't remember what it's called, is it trapunto - here is a wee pic of a sampler I was working on:
