Monday 9 April 2012

Bird Pods

A few weeks ago I decided to have a go at felting a bird pod. Ann from The Felting and Fiber Studio had recommended using balloons as a form to keep their shape while drying, and I'd finally got round to ordering some from ebay. The first one I made had 2 layers of natural Grey Merino to start, then I added lots of raw Gotland locks around the edges and added two layers of Gotland roving that Karen had sent me. I added some carded Gotland fleece, banana fibre and a few more locks to the top before felting.


The second bird pod I made had 2 base layers of natural brown Merino, then again some raw Gotland locks, though I used some darker grey and black ones this time. The top 2 layers are dark brown Corriedale wool, with some washed Gotland fleece and bamboo fibre on top for extra interest.


The last bird pod I made was for my girlfriend who really likes natural white wools and fibres. I started this one with two layers of English 56s. The locks I used were Teeswater, Mohair and older Angora goat locks. The Teeswater locks are really long, some of the ones I had were 15 or 16 inches, so I used those across the top to come out at both sides. The top two layers were merino 64s, then for extra texture I added some combed teeswater tops, Angora and Mohair locks, some very crimpy Bluefaced Leicester, and some carded bamboo fibre.

4 comments:

  1. They really do look beautiful Zed, my favorite is the one you made Sange, i love that one although i love them all lol
    I will have another go shortly and see if i cannot make it look like a harry potter sorting hat lol

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  2. Ditto to what Karen said. I still think they need eyes! Did they go outside yet?

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  3. Wow! Zed they are gorgeous! I like the middle one- with the browns and texture. I can just see a bunch of a fantails living in them!

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  4. Thanks, Kaz, Ruth and Hannah :)
    The grey one is outside and blue tits have been pulling at the locks :)

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