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Post by lyn on Aug 16, 2015 20:47:27 GMT
I recently made a small, experimental piece of nuno felt from 4 layers of white merino topped with waste scraps of net.  Teri Berry missed her vocation as a seer - this is her comment about the net felt: "My money is on it becoming a card or incorporated into a larger piece by the end of the month!" From the net felt I made a small picture 'Sydney the Seahorse' and it's framed and on my wall. (There's a couple more photos and a bit of detail on rosiepink's blog post.)  |
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Post by Teri Berry on Aug 16, 2015 20:54:21 GMT
Wow, Lyn he's absolutely stunning! Far more beautiful than everything I had in mind for your tutu felt. Afraid, I'm not much of a seer after all  |
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Post by MTRuth on Aug 16, 2015 21:30:09 GMT
That turned out wonderfully! He is adorable.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Aug 16, 2015 21:52:08 GMT
Very clever use of materials, Lyn….the background reminds me of those 60’s chenille bedspreads.
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Post by Shepherdess on Aug 16, 2015 23:57:55 GMT
Great seahorse Lyn. You are so imaginative. What it s the net? it looks like tulle for a tutu
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Post by angie on Aug 17, 2015 3:15:07 GMT
Sydney is wonderful! I love the texture from the netting and the mixture of colors. It is really nice! |
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Post by halay on Aug 17, 2015 4:12:20 GMT
This seahorse is superb, what a clever idea.
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Post by lyn on Aug 17, 2015 7:31:26 GMT
Very clever use of materials, Lyn….the background reminds me of those 60’s chenille bedspreads. Oh yes, it does. I can remember having a candlewick bedspread with wavy lines on it when I was a child. The white lines in the fabric made me think of wavy water - I tried laying it both vertically and horizontally, but vertically looked best. |
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Post by lyn on Aug 17, 2015 7:37:14 GMT
Great seahorse Lyn. You are so imaginative. What it s the net? it looks like tulle for a tutu Yes it's just the kind of net you'd use to make a little girl's tutu. |
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Post by zed on Aug 17, 2015 9:24:08 GMT
That's gorgeous, Lyn! You should join one of those sites where you upload your photos and people can buy cards or art prints, it doesn't cost anything and you set how much you get (fine art America is one).
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Post by lyn on Aug 17, 2015 11:41:11 GMT
ooooo ... nothing ventured eh? I'll give it a go!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 13:21:44 GMT
Truly a very super gorgeous Sydney the seahorse.
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Post by elizabeth on Aug 17, 2015 16:57:38 GMT
Love it, love it, love it!!! Where in the world did you get such pretty scraps of net?
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Post by lyn on Aug 17, 2015 17:10:57 GMT
Thank you Elizabeth - the net is the kind that you might make into a tutu for a little girl for ballet classes. It's widely available in fabric shops in the UK in lots of colours. Have you looked in fabric shops in your area? I noticed on Etsy that it's called 'English Net' etsyIt's also on ebay (worldwide shipping) ebayI only used three colours (yellow, blue and pink) but where they overlapped they formed new colours! |
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Post by elizabeth on Aug 17, 2015 18:07:05 GMT
OH Gosh, Lyn. Now I have to go to the fabric store! ;-) The last time I looked for net there were so many different weights I was lost. Some were very fine and others very loose. I think I can tell how open the net you use is.
Thanks for the post.
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