As I worked along, I wasn't sure how I was going to finish the edges. I finally decided that I liked all the raw edge pieces going on and wanted to leave them. I backed the whole piece with a bit of hand dyed scrim that was just the right size. I think it was a good decision.
Here's a close up. The whole piece is hand needle-felted, hand stitched, and hand beaded. It's about 12" x 15" not including the hanging parts. Now I need to figure out what to call it! This is one of the pieces that will hang at Eye of the Eagle in Clayton in August.~Michelle
7 comments:
That's gorgeous Michelle!!!Too bad you weren't here to enter at the woolfest! Maybe next year I can enter it for you!
Beautiful colors! And big CONGRATS on Sew Somerset!!
You have a wonderful "hand" to your felting and have inspired me to return to a piece I have left unfinished. Imagine and Live in Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
I will run out to pick up SEW magazine :O)!
Really nice Michelle, somehow it reminds me of the sea.
Wow that is absolutely gorgeous. Nice work on the felting. I've hung a few pieces like this and decided that I like to use a piece of knotted, a bit crooked branch that I sand and stain a nice rich color to compliment the piece. My two leaf pieces I did this way.
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it serves the purpose and adds a bit of texture and uniqueness.
Michelle! that is beautiful. Congrats. How about a piece of bamboo or a rough stick? I used some branches from the trees in my backyard for one hanging I did. I love the earthy-ness of it.
It's beautiful Michelle! Here are some titles......Beached, Enchanted, Low Tide, Seas Drifted Dreams or Dreams Adrift.
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