Wednesday 15 May 2013

Mixed Media Piece with Felt, Fibre and Fabric

Late last year, I did a post talking about sorting out my felt scraps (actually, I think it was mostly moaning about bureaucracy) and putting them in 'categories' depending on size. I recently went through them again looking for pieces big enough to make bookmarks, and started to wonder what to do with the really small pieces. They are the piles at the bottom of this photo. Some of the pieces on the left are about 2 inches long and a quarter of an inch wide–really small. I wondered how it'd look if I just pushed them close together on top of a piece of fabric and sewed them into place. So, I tried. I kept to similar colours and added some pieces of fabric because I liked how the nuno felt pieces looked. I also added some art yarns for a bit more texture. This is it when I'd finished two thirds of it:


This is a a bit closer:


I originally planned to do the bottom part in lighter blues, but I had some gorgeous green shades, and thought this would look better.


Looking at it from a different angle:


The texture is really nice:


And of course, a Supermacro close up :)


12 comments:

  1. Beautiful color combination. Looks so pretty for table mat or make it a purse. I particularly love the turquoise.

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    1. Thanks, Terrie :)
      I did make it into something, well, two somethings :)

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  2. OOOh Love it - ripples of vibrant colour and squidgable texture!
    Really enjoy all your Supermacros too! ;)
    Ali x

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    1. Thanks, Ali :)
      I take far too many supermacros! There's just something cool about seeing a fibre poke through a fabric weave that I can't see in 'real life'.

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  3. What a great way to use those scraps. Love the colours and textures.

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  4. I love this Zed. Great use of scraps.

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  5. I love this idea!!! Did you sew it on muslin or a cotton fabric? I guess either would work. It must have been fun to stitch the pieces to gether.

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    1. Thanks, Sherry :)
      It was on some thin calico from Ikea, and yeah it was fun, pausing to add in felt, find a nice bit of fabric or yarn, probably as close to weaving as I'll ever get :)

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