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Post by charley on Jul 4, 2020 18:14:29 GMT
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Post by charley on Jul 4, 2020 18:20:57 GMT
Ok, I can see the dropbox picture on the forum.
It is a needle felted on wool, picture of some irises from my garden, done as part of work for the felt group that I am with, meeting up weekly, although the classes are via zoom at the moment. I have added some hand stitching with embroidery thread on top. I have not decided what to do with it yet, although I am thinking a cushion cover with a linen border at the front.
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Post by lyn on Jul 4, 2020 21:42:56 GMT
The irises are beautiful Charley and I love the hand stitching. It would make a pretty cushion cover.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jul 5, 2020 0:08:26 GMT
The irises are very nice. I like the stitching. I wouldn't have thought to do it like that.
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Post by lindsay on Jul 5, 2020 7:44:47 GMT
I agree with the others. Very pretty and I do like the sound of the cushion cover with a linen boarder.
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Post by MTRuth on Jul 6, 2020 18:42:12 GMT
Very nice irises. Good that you are still meeting up even if by Zoom. I was wondering how the needle felting will hold up to use over time as a cushion cover?
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Post by charley on Jul 6, 2020 19:20:30 GMT
Thank you all for looking. Yes, Ruth, I'm not sure how it will hold up really, but I think/hoping that the stitching will help it stay in place. I have washed it once, by hand - before stitching, so keeping fingers crossed. I think I will put some stabiliser on the back too, and I am hoping that the cushion will have 'gentle' use.
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Post by charley on Jul 8, 2020 18:20:43 GMT
www.dropbox.com/s/gfg6i2uuno9m9rl/IMG_0986.jpg?dl=0www.dropbox.com/s/a71b3c0pgmy11gm/IMG_0988.jpg?dl=0I have made my needle felted piece into a cushion cover. I added some machine stitching to the irises and stems; for the border I used some usable pieces of linen from the legs of worn out pants, stabilized the whole, and backed with a square from an old sheet. The back of the cushion is a piece of greyish Ikea fabric picked up from a charity shop last year. The cushion form was similarly found! I am very happy with the result.
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Post by lyn on Jul 8, 2020 19:21:52 GMT
What a fabulous cushion! The colour of the linen border is perfect - it makes the irises 'pop' - and I love the way you sourced your materials.
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Post by MTRuth on Jul 8, 2020 20:10:51 GMT
What a great result. And good for you for up cycling your fabric.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jul 9, 2020 2:03:10 GMT
Irises my fave! Lovely!
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Post by Shepherdess on Jul 12, 2020 12:09:05 GMT
They turneout really nice. You should be proud of it.
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