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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 22, 2014 15:17:56 GMT
Lovely Cathy! The picture definitely has a tropical feel. Nice use of colors and movement. I'm sure the angelina is more apparent in person.
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 22, 2014 16:19:49 GMT
Perhaps you could do small drops of clear glue or some type of acrylic medium on silk or organza, let it dry completely and then nuno felt it down?
Or perhaps small spots of silver leaf? Or you could use metallic thread and stitch French knots.
Your piece does have a lovely movement to it.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 22, 2014 17:25:37 GMT
Thanks, Marilyn and Ruth! Yes, the angelina sparkles in person but still does not remind me of the dampness of the rain forest. I will try a couple of Ruth’s suggestions--not the silver leaf though, as I don’t have any.
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Post by janekiwi on Oct 22, 2014 21:54:01 GMT
I am starting some long overdue promised for a birthday slippers but my hearts not in them, I always worry about sizing and as these are for someone living in a different city I wont be able to check on the feet. I only have a scanned copy of his foot to be going on and this is only my third pair so fingers and toes crossed please. I am really enjoying doing samples for the on line Surface and Design course I am doing with Fiona Duthie, learning lots and testing different felting methods. Here is a few of my week 2 samples. samples week 2 by janekiwi, on Flickr
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Post by MTRuth on Oct 22, 2014 22:00:08 GMT
Great samples Jane - best of luck with your slipper adventure
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Post by janekiwi on Oct 22, 2014 22:05:05 GMT
Forgot to say to Cathy that a while ago I made a vessel which had shells and such, I also sewed some silk french knots and some tiny dark purple shiny sequins. I thought the sequins really looked like glints of water.
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 22, 2014 22:10:33 GMT
Jane your samples look great! Cathy (luvswool) and I took the class in spring and had a ball.
I haven't done slippers yet, but if you have the scan and know the shrinkage of the wool you're using, you'll probably be fine. Was this a request for slippers? Is there anyone in your family with a similar size foot that could be your test model?
Nada (Halay) does a lot of slippers, perhaps she'll be able to offer some advice.
Good luck and have fun!
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 22, 2014 22:13:12 GMT
Jane, I just noticed your avatar isn't showing. Maybe it's just my computer.
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 22, 2014 23:38:07 GMT
not showing for me either
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Post by halay on Oct 23, 2014 3:39:18 GMT
Janekiwi, perhaps I can be of some help with slippers: Here is a table showing different sizes of shoes (see the first column - it refers to European sizes). A very common size of men's slippers is for example 42. The second column shows the length of actual foot in cm. The third column shows the length of the resist yoou need to make. For men's shoes I need approx. 300 - 350 gr of wool, depending on the size. Make sure that you lay more wool on the side where the soles are going to be. I usually make two piles before I start workingk: one for top layers and the other one (bigger) for bottom layers. As for the wool I always use coarser wool - between 29 - 31 mic. which shrinks well. I don't know which wool you are going to use. I have very good experience for example with shetland wool, while new zealand wool doe not shrink so easily. I buy wool from Wollknoll Germany and there is another one I like (Bergschaf) mixed with bamboo which gives very firm felt. Don't be afraid of making slippers but be ready for a lot of work during the process of fulling and shaping. If you have a last it will be easier meaning that you can put your slippers in the washing machine after which they will shrink even more and retain a beautiful shape.
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Post by halay on Oct 23, 2014 4:55:21 GMT
Janekiwi, your samples are great!
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Post by janekiwi on Oct 23, 2014 6:10:17 GMT
Thanks for the good tips, encouragement and support :-) Nada that's a very helpful chart. Not so helpful is the fact i am using some untired wool that my sister passed on to me, she had been given by a friend who was moving, several bags of natural hairy and rough looking stuff. It has been carded but not washed so even though it is old it still has a lovely smell of sheep. I have not done samples to test the shrinkage, I know I should but figure these darn slippers will be the test. Not that I am weighing out my wool just going gung ho as I normally do. I am hoping that this Surface Design course will help me curb that :-) I have Avatar issues, have tried in the past to upload one but no joy and have not got round to trying again. Will do soon. I have only just got to grips with posting photos in general! 007 by janekiwi, on Flickr
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Post by zed on Oct 23, 2014 9:46:52 GMT
Your samples look great, Jane I like your picture as it is Cathy The only things I can think of for raindrops is using light and shadow to suggest them, or maybe if you don't mind texture, something like nepps under the surface or plastic fibre, I used it for frost once and it does have a damp look in real life. feltingandfiberstudio.com/2012/01/19/surface-texture-challenge/
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 23, 2014 12:43:12 GMT
Thanks for the tips, Jane and Zed. It will be fun experimenting with these new ideas for simulating raindrops. I just happen to have some silk thread, plastic fibers and sequins in stock!
Jane, I love your samples, especially color choices. So glad you are enjoying the SD class.
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 23, 2014 13:54:21 GMT
Nada, thanks for posting the chart again for Jane.
Jane, you sound like me just jumping in. I'm not sure the SD class curbed that for me though. :-). Good luck with the slippers.
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