It gave me the idea to do some felting CONTAINING this lily image, well, an approximation of it anyway.
So... I chose three of the lilies for their shape and placed a mix of orange and yellow wool over a layer of greens. It's not quite as simple as it sounds. I did put a bit of groundwork into it.
Now time for lots of elbow grease in the form of soapy water and agitation to get those fibres to hook onto each other. I must have done a good job because it shrunk so much more than I expected- more length wise than width wise so my lilies are fat. Before felting, it was very close to the same size as the bubble wrap. Felting is definitely not an exact science.
Next step - machine embroidery - another new skill I am just getting to know.
Yep, the leaves look a bit odd, but it is EXPERIMENTAL textiles and I am having so much fun experimenting.
Following is what I had hoped to be their shape, thanks to a bit of elongation in Photoshop.
And here is another piece I added to my samples folder for the CONTAIN subject, which is basically drawing pictures with the sewing machine. I hope I've got enough life left for all the ideas I have swimming around in my head.
2 comments:
It looks FANTASTIC Lesley!! You're certainly making me want to give felting another go.
HI Lesley
Thank you for your comments on my blog. Your felted lilies are lovely.Have you tried washing machine felting? Seems you are quite close by- we shall have to meet up at some stage.
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