Thursday 8 June 2017

Finally finished sample felt piece

Back in February 2016 ( was it really that long ago?!), I posted about a new piece of felt I made, based on neolithic cup and ring carvings.  You can read that post here.
I found this photo to use as inspiration. (photo from:
This was my sample piece, which worked reasonably well.  I said I just needed to embroider it, to give the circles and spirals some definition and a raised texture.
Well, more than a year later, I have finally finished it.  The stitching does bring out the circles and it has raised them a bit too.  I think the felt needed to be a little thicker so that the raised areas would be more prominent.
Here are a few closeups so that you can see the stitching and the way the areas have raised.
 I do like the effect, although I wonder whether using a different stitch (rather than back stitch) would be more effective.
 I quite like the idea of chain stitch, although perhaps that might be too dominant, or stem stitch, or split stitch. That means I need to make another piece, doesn't it? (although I could have a practise on a scrap piece to see which stitch I like best).   Hmm...seeing as this one took me over a year to get finished (in my defence, I do have lots of other hobbies - gardening, paper craft, jewellery making and reading, which all need my time) perhaps I had better not make any rash promises about when I'll do it!

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  1. The stitching looks very effective against the wool, a lovely project. Your bracelets in the previous post are also gorgeous, I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

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    1. Thanks, Josie. As with most crafters, I have lots of ideas and not as much time as I would like! I would like to continue to work on this idea though.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Definitely intriguing. And I suspect that the thoughts will keep percolating in your head till the day when you 'have' to go back and explore these ideas further.

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    1. Thanks, EC. You know me so well - those ideas and thoughts are indeed 'percolating' and I know I will continue to work on them. It would be a lot easier (but I suspect, less fun) if I could just concentrate on one thing at a time!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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