I have been wanting to try various wet felting techniques. After some reading, I tried my hand at what I have read is called shibori felting. I had a stash of wool that I was not too crazy about, so I figured if I messed it up, I would not be too heart broken ( strange I know to be heart broken about wool, but I seem to fall in deep like with some of my purchases..lol) So here is my attempt. Interesting result....a mutated butterfly maybe. I have some new ideas floating around in my head now that I see how easy it was to manipulate the wool. Off to play some more....
its great to experiment like this - hope you continue with more!
ReplyDeleteI've seen this in a recent magazine and thought it looked fascinating, must give it a go one day. I was thinking moth looking at yours rather than butterfly because of the more muted colours! xx
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, the colors do make it look like a moth!!
ReplyDeleteI want to try it with silk fabric and a light merino top. I think it would be interesting to then dye it after felting, before taking the marbles out.
Oh, I like this guy/gal! I can just about feel him/her. I think this was a successful experiment for sure!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely looks like a moth. Maybe it would look good felted onto a scarf?
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