Linda told me I had to put this on my blog! I've seen some wonderful felt brooches around and about and fancied having a go at making one. The felt is a jumper of my daughter's which I rescued from the charity shop bag because a) it was wool, and b) I absolutely LOVE the colour. I put it through the hot wash and it came out shrunk enough to fit a toddler, since when I've been working on pieces of it. I'm not actually going to show you attempt one (too embarrassingly bad) but no.2 above is an improvement. I added a panel of silk taffeta and explored some of the decorative stitches on my sewing machine.
After adding another panel, velvet this time, I took it downstairs and had a go at hand beading and embroidering it. This is the part I'm less pleased with - perhaps I should have had a more definite pattern in my mind for the beading, I just did it randomly and I'm rather afraid you can tell! I don't see it as finished, but am resting it for a while in the hopes that inspiration might strike. What I want to do is how do you do beading "properly" and is there a book I can learn from? Answers on a postcard please ....!!
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I thought the first pic was the finished product - and I love it - but now that I see the beading - I like that one equally as much!!! Kind of abstractly placed which works very well with it!!!
I like that green also -
Rosie I think its great....very original. Don't be so self-critical! (Now where have I heard that before.....?) I love the idea of washing an old woollen jumper to felt it then use for creating - I'm going to do that!! Now make another with a structured pattern of beads and stitching and see which you like best.
Big hugs
Linda x
hi rosie - beautful color!! you know, there are some wonderful crazy quilt and bead embroidery books out there...i was lucky enough to learn from a local woman here years back...she wrote a fun little book called the garden of beadin' her name is nancy eha and you can order it from her website...but i rather like your idea of letting it sit and coming back, you can always change it...i am a random beader myself...
okay...i looked her up...her website is beadcreative.com and her old book has been redone but you can find it there...when i took classes from her, we did stitch samplers...maybe that is what you could do here...make several of these and play with beads!
and i agree with linda...don't be too self-critical...you are an artist already...half the fun is the playing
I am glad Linda go you to post this, I think we can all be very self critical at times, but to me it looks lovely :)
I am sorry I don't know anything about beads either but would love to find a good book on crazy quilting because they always look great to me. I could see one of those ribbon stitched flowers on this piece, but I personally like a bit of random beading.
How cool! I would tell you to put it on your blog too! Now I'll have to add "woolen items" to my mental list of things to look for at thrift shops :)
Of course you should put it on your blog. Its something lovely that you've produced very imaginatively and creatively.
I liked the first picture too, beautiful colours very soft and subtle and jewel like.
Keep it up and don't be so critical of yourself.
very inspiring and lovely Rosie ... you make me want to play with wool and beads!
and you should always listen to Linda ;)
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