i cut into my corded sculpture this morning and I really like it. Take a look for yourself.
Isn’t it great? I so love these corded pieces when they work out like this one did. There is just something about them that makes me very happy. So that was a great start to my day.
Still on the list on my wall were marble pieces so I decided to do another one but a bit bigger. I got the piece wet out and rolled to the prefelt stage, let it dry over lunch hour then added the marbles after lunch and started the felting process. Felting these prices takes a long time because you can’t roll them easily so a lot of rubbing by hand and throwing but in a couple of hours I had if felted to my satisfaction and it is now drying on the radiator overnight. This is what the piece looks like now before I cut all the marbles out in the morning.
It is kind of pretty now but it will be much more intersting when I have liberated those marbles.
Also on the list were more hollow coral, I wanted them to be in orange but I have no orange in Icelandic wool so about two weeks ago I carded some red and yellow together to make an orange. I made the flat piece of felt that the hollow tubes are attached to but not until today did I make any tubes. I was able to get 6 tubes out of what I carded and after they dried I attached them. This piece will be another favourite when done.
It needs at least a dozen more tubes and they are boring to make but I have set myself a goal of 6 a day until done and I did card up this pile of orange after supper so I am ready to felt tubes tomorrow.
Another good day, I went water jogging this afternoon and just as I was finished the mums and tots water class was starting with about a dozen mums and one dad and even more kids so it was time to get out of the pool. Note to self, go earlier or later on Tuesdays.
We started with a brilliantly sunny day but the clouds rolled in mid afternoon and have stayed, the wind is coming from inland so not as cool as the ocean breeze but still not a real warm day. But it was a good day to be felting. Thanks for reading.
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All of these pieces look very interesting, Pat. The tubes are new, are they? or had you used them before, on some pieces? And I agree, the corded sculpture is stunning. Some sort of post-apocalyptic creature, or perhaps just an octopus tied up in knots… You’ve been working!
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Minnie the hollow tubes are new, I learned how to make them in Fiona Duthie’s online jewelry class and they make great coral. I needed to find something a bit bigger to start the rolling process and there happened to be a rolled up tube of mac-tac (or whatever the proper name is, I am dating myself up using this term) so I rolled it up a bit tighter, used some of those great ortho elastics, thanks Donna, and up used that to start the rolling process. I really like the finished look and they add a bit if height to the tableau.
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