PROJECT: Create 88 - 8" x 8" Canvases
PARAMETERS: Fiber Art (including textiles, fabrics, gauze, cheesecloth, yarn, thread, embroidery floss, wool roving, and paper), mounted on 8" x 8" canvases.
GOAL: Create hardcover book, showcasing this art.
This week I decided to give needle-felting another go. I use wool roving for the needle-felting. Did I have any wool roving, you might ask?
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Wool Roving |
Yes, a wee bit... Probably enough for a couple of lifetimes.
#13 - I started this piece by attaching some cheesecloth, which I'd dyed with acrylic inks, to my background.
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Cheesecloth |
Next I added the pieces of wool roving.
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#13 - Wool Roving |
Followed by machine stitching to fasten the roving to the background, and to add detail.
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#13 - 8" x 8" Canvas - Almost done |
Actually, I thought the piece was done, but I wasn't totally happy that the stamens didn't show up well in the picture. I used a black Uni Posca paint marker to outline the stamens. Here's the finished piece:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8AsTUXaRmJjMrCCXY_vqvWisEfMCXTU4UCSvx-bKa_KN-xqzMh4Rt6c_vy4b_vsLjpEmxlYBOv1buhSEKPInc5pCJ7gsHs41Vhbsm9EPO-DoYjoo7Iy_h3h0ICPXxvsCZmXo5H7vTpE/s320/8x8_013.jpg) |
#13 - 8" x 8" Canvas |
#14 - Needle-felting the wool roving:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhqUt6XFcRbwEK2u-MRRzpgA6LcytnIXcnHHITDtzdFgk6I8QQhULUZ7SpE9E7cwlJ8j5uCM2O60YdWEi_kGwIgKD8BlAekcL2-zR6DZt2PHD3tYWG8ZPM5B-X0iH-ae6e2xOdcGyob0/s320/8x8_14_a.jpg) |
#14 - 8" x 8" Canvas - first go |
Next I did free-motion stitching with my sewing machine.
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#14 - 8" x 8" Canvas - not quite there... |
I added some paints to tone down the middle section, and to straighten out the left edge of the opening. Really, a subtle difference, but it made me happy. Here's #14, finished:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6HixGf8ZcZ6lhT2qfYQ3yZ78pcGZ3cw7wadqTUv8jMqoJgl91W9SD9TZs27T2w_E_VLycQRAcu4LLCip0n8x9kg3hyphenhyphenbAldwn4judLC-D-ORMRgq8egNBeU4QbxyFdi_DiQclXsvpygw/s320/8x8_014.jpg) |
#14 - 8" x 8" Canvas |
Till next week...
1 comment:
I've used wool roving to make different colored balls and ultimately a "neck decoration" - scarf of sorts - love the texture. Also knitted/felted a few purses. Intriguing how the wool completely changes in hot water. Love your creations!
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