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Post by koffipot on Nov 27, 2011 17:07:23 GMT
A small lampshade, silk voile, merino wool, un-gummed carrier rods, de-gummed throwster's waste and honesty pods from the garden - sometimes called 'silver pennies/silver dollars'. Dyed in brown and red onions skins, Hand spun (rustic) merino trim.[img src="[/img] ![]() "] |
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Post by zed on Nov 27, 2011 17:31:49 GMT
That's gorgeous, Judith! I've been wanting to use Honesty for ages, I haven't come across any. It looks great  |
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 27, 2011 19:29:12 GMT
Wowza! I love it.
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Post by pamd on Nov 27, 2011 21:17:21 GMT
Okay, just so I don't have to go searching once again - what is Honesty?
Love the lampshade, btw. Absolutely gorgeous.
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Post by koffipot on Nov 27, 2011 22:30:18 GMT
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Post by lyn on Nov 27, 2011 23:09:47 GMT
The lampshade is terrific - you need to click to enlarge the photo to see its full glory.
I haven't yet tried to incorporate vegetation into my felt - so many things to try and so little time!
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Post by shelley on Nov 27, 2011 23:14:22 GMT
oh...pretty.
So - with lampshade you make a flat piece and stitch it? then do you stich it onto the frame or on top of existing lampshade or straight onto the frame? Do you you roll it? How come the beautiful leaves (is that the honesty) doesn't break up.
soooo many questions....can you tell I like it!?!
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Post by karen on Nov 28, 2011 0:18:53 GMT
Oh Wow Judith that is gorgeous, i'd never heard of Honesty before either , i'll google it as your link isnt working , sorry
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 28, 2011 0:35:06 GMT
Judith - I hope you don't mind but I modified your post so the link would work. To put in a link, just paste it in and then highlight. One of the little buttons that looks like a world above the post box will make it a link.
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Post by karen on Nov 28, 2011 0:50:05 GMT
Oh i should have known that ruth , sorry
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Post by koffipot on Nov 28, 2011 9:56:23 GMT
Thank you Ruth for that info.
Shelley, I bound the frame in soft cotton tape so I could stitch the shade onto it. However, I have made shades where I've just slipped the new one over the existing. This is OK if both shades are fairly thin, otherwise you wouldn't get much light through.
This, I made flat, I used one of Anns favourite tools - the Tupperware star lid to rub, then rolled a bit. I thought the veg. matter might break up, but it was fine, I think it had probably absorbed enough water to fepp it maleable.
I then dyed it in the onion skins dye.
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Post by shelley on Nov 28, 2011 14:13:33 GMT
Oh yes I get it. Thank you.
Now I've been looking for a star tupperware lid....did you get yours recently?
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Post by pamd on Nov 28, 2011 18:42:13 GMT
You guys are just the most annoying people!!! Honesty seeds are available from Amazon and etsy. I don't think it will do well in my area, but I might try anyway.
I got a tutorial for a splat and now I have to go look for a tupperware lid. My heavens, what's next?
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 28, 2011 18:44:03 GMT
I'm sure we'll think of something else, LOL!
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Post by karen on Nov 29, 2011 0:13:13 GMT
LOL Pam our mission on this forum is to annoy you as much as we can |
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