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Post by lyn on May 9, 2021 9:02:03 GMT
Please see the blog post HERE for more details, but here's my entry for the second quarter challenge. I was inspired by a ceramic plate decorated by Clarice Cliff in 1929.
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on May 9, 2021 9:28:47 GMT
I love this. The blog post is really a mini tutorial and very very helpful for how to work with prefelts.
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Post by caterina on May 9, 2021 11:21:59 GMT
I really love it, Lyn: such a clever interpretation of the original!
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Post by MTRuth on May 9, 2021 17:22:24 GMT
Great color combination Lyn, very spring!
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Post by charley on May 11, 2021 18:32:37 GMT
I love those Lyn, really so beautiful, and I love how the colours remained distinct and vibrant with the black yarn. Did you make all the various colours of pre felt with the intention of this project? You make it seem an achievable project for beginners from your step by step process.
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Post by lyn on May 11, 2021 21:30:59 GMT
I love those Lyn, really so beautiful, and I love how the colours remained distinct and vibrant with the black yarn. Did you make all the various colours of pre felt with the intention of this project? You make it seem an achievable project for beginners from your step by step process. Thank you Charley! Yes I made the pre-felt especially for this project after I'd decided which colours to use. The pre-felts retained their vibrancy because the underlayer of fibres didn't migrate right up through the pre-felts and the black yarn really made the colours 'pop'. Why not try a piece of 'stained glass' using this simple method? 1. Draw a simple pattern of shapes then colour them. 2. Trace the shapes from the pattern onto freezer paper (to enable you to cut out shapes from pre-felt). 3. Place the coloured pattern underneath a piece of bubblewrap with the smoother side facing up. 4. One by one, dunk your felt shapes into warm soapy water then place them on the bubble wrap, using the pattern that shows through the bubblewrap, as a guide. 5. Cover the shapes with 2 layers of wool fibres, cover with net, wet the whole thing down, draw a bar of wetted soap over the net, then gently agitate the felt with a bit of soapy scrunched up bubble wrap for several minutes (lift and replace the net a couple of times to prevent the net sticking to the fibres). 6. Remove the net and replace with bubble wrap. Gently press down on the bubble wrap to get a 'seal' with the underpiece of bubblewrap. 7. Flip the whole thing over and remove the bubble wrap that's now on the top. 8. Make some black yarn (preferably 100% wool and not too thick) wet and soapy then place it where the coloured shapes join. 9. Net it over, draw a bar of wetted soap over, then gently agitate the felt with a bit of soapy scrunched up bubble wrap. 10. Carry on felting in your usual way.[/li]
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Post by caterina on May 12, 2021 11:51:03 GMT
Thank you for this walk-through step-by-step guide to this technique, Lyn! Now I am itching to try it! :-) Caterina
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Post by lyn on May 12, 2021 16:02:48 GMT
Thank you for this walk-through step-by-step guide to this technique, Lyn! Now I am itching to try it! :-) Caterina You're welcome - there's no need to involve a resist (as shown in the blog post) for a flat piece of stained glass felt!
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Post by charley on May 12, 2021 18:19:46 GMT
Thank you so much Lyn for such a wonderful walk through your technique, I really will try this soon - just need to finish my quilt first.
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Post by lyn on May 12, 2021 20:35:28 GMT
Thank you so much Lyn for such a wonderful walk through your technique, I really will try this soon - just need to finish my quilt first. I hope you will be able to share a photo? I love quilts.
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Post by charley on May 13, 2021 17:51:58 GMT
Definitely will do Lyn.
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Post by MTRuth on May 23, 2021 12:38:23 GMT
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Post by lyn on May 23, 2021 12:55:50 GMT
Wonderful! It reminds me of Art Deco glasswork.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 23, 2021 16:39:00 GMT
It turned out great. I will comment not the blog later.
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Post by charley on May 23, 2021 18:03:02 GMT
I really like this, and i does look like a part of a stained glass window.
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