I had a look back through my old posts expecting to find my style or felting techniques to have changed over the year but I'm not sure they really have. Certainly I have learned some better ways of making felt but for the most part I am still using the same basic techniques such as nuno felting and using resists and inclusions in my felt. The only obvious change is my choice of fibres, a year ago I was almost exclusively using merino but lately have been using more Corriedale and BFL. Have you noticed any changes in your felt-making over the last year or so?
Here are a couple of pieces I have been working on this week.
The finished pumpkin bag:
And a couple of pods:
I have also been working on a second lichen-inspired wall hanging which is currently drying with various pins holding the lichen folds in place. I will post a photo in a day or two when the pins come out.
Linking up to nina-marie, off the wall Friday
I LOVE them all!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your pods . Congratulations on a year of blogging .
ReplyDeleteThank you both :)
ReplyDeleteLove the pods!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda :)
DeleteYour works are amazing Teri and I think you've learned a lot! Even if you are not using new techniques all the time they still build up your skills and confidence. Congratulations on your blogs' anniversary and very well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Galina, I am sure you are right, the quality of my felt may have improved even if the techniques have largely stayed the same.
DeleteCongratulations! I love the pumpkin bag!
ReplyDeletethank you Sylvia :)
Deletecongrats on your anniversary. I'm right there with you, about a year. Your felted work is awesome. I've never seen such interesting things. I want that pumpkin bag!!! LeeAnna at not afraid of color
ReplyDeleteThank you LeeAnna, I aim to please :) The pumkin bag will go on Etsy in the next day or two and if it hasn't sold by next weekend it will take pride of place in the Sonning exhibition :)
ReplyDeleteTeri - the pumpkin bag is stunning! And your pods are all wonderful. I think the quality and sophistication of design of your felt have really improved over the last year. If you have time, I am sure everyone at the forum would enjoy seeing your pumpkin bag and pods.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth, I admire your work so much, this is high praise indeed, you have put a big smile on my face :)
Deleteyou make felt so 3 dimensional, it is so intriguing the shapes that you create. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy, I confess it is the 3D and textured felt that really captures my imagination, I like the challenge of planning the resists and shapes :)
DeleteHappy Blogaversary Teri !!!!
ReplyDelete(I know : a year rushes by !)
I love the pumpkin bag very much.
But also your pots ! Did you make the multi layered one with
only one big resist inside and smaller at rhe sides and top ? It
looks great with all the different layers
Thank you Els :), you are absolutely right, the first pod was made by layering resists on top of each other over a large circular resist as the base.
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