so, yesterday i had a great day out at my cousin marie's gaff in the wilds of norfolk - great weather, wonderful company (marie has two boys and a HUGE garden with a ton of great stuff so my boys were in heaven.) the only trouble is, marie's husband mike sells sewing machines for a living. and so i came home rather poorer than i started because i bought an embellisher. if you don't know what that is, it looks like a sewing machine but has 12 needles but no thread. it meshes fibres together to make a solid fabric. most of the needle felt work i've seen incorporates lots of fluffy fibres and threads, and is a bit 'flouncy' for my tastes, so i wanted to put my own spin on it with strong simple shapes. check out this out to see the machine website. i'd been thinking about buying a machine for a while, and this is such fun to use, i wish i'd bought it sooner. the above 'tiles' are my first little foray into the needlefelting world, do you think i might have possibly had my 'scandi' design in mind when i did it?!
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14 August 2009 at 16:47
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15 August 2009 at 07:31
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16 August 2009 at 04:48
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16 August 2009 at 10:37
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16 August 2009 at 13:43
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20 August 2009 at 13:18
very nice for your first needlefelting attempt. it actually looks quite advanced to me! it can only be done with protein based fibers right?
Wow, that's so cool!
Good effort, love the combination of shapes.
Amazing work!
Smart! Love the new Scandinavian inspired design too. Perfect for homewares?
Yum! This looks amazing!
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