This velvet devore is nuno felted using merino and silk roving. I will add more colour and texture variety later on. I am really liking manipulating the fibres directly with my hands and how I can feel them change.
And I was in the studio wondering where my muse was going to take me next when I suddenly wondered if I could make a wet felted hand - and no, I didn't use my hand as a base - it would have turned into a prune, as the wool took several days to dry! I'm not sure what I will do with it, but it's bound to come in hand-y - maybe for when I could use a hand :)
This began as a dry felting experiment with yarn and fabric bits on roving and commercial felt
and turned into a wet felted one, when I added more roving on the top:
All these random experiments are continuing to teach me how the materials interact and what effects the various processes yield.
And I was in the studio wondering where my muse was going to take me next when I suddenly wondered if I could make a wet felted hand - and no, I didn't use my hand as a base - it would have turned into a prune, as the wool took several days to dry! I'm not sure what I will do with it, but it's bound to come in hand-y - maybe for when I could use a hand :)
This began as a dry felting experiment with yarn and fabric bits on roving and commercial felt
and turned into a wet felted one, when I added more roving on the top:
All these random experiments are continuing to teach me how the materials interact and what effects the various processes yield. 
3 comments:
what fun you are having. i'm loving all your felting experiments.great hand.
I want to give you a "hand" of applause...fun works dear. Peace, Mary Helen
Deanna - it feels like 'serious play' and will be good preparation for doing a larger piece in the workshop I'm taking soon, where I'm hoping to really get a 'hand'le on it.
Mary Helen - thank you for your fun comment!
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