Thursday 16 June 2011

My Creative Space ...

My creative space as been filled with the obsession of felting an old jumper for the Hottie Challenge over at Curlypops.




The first jumper I got didn't really felt, there might not have been enough wool in it. All the tags had gone and it was only a few dollars, so I thought I would give it a go. I used my front loading washing machine on a 90 degree, heavily soiled wash.

I got a bit rough with the second one. Having used up all my dirty jeans for the attempted felting with the other jumper, I threw in a pair of Tori's old canvas shoes. I figured that the weight of the shoes would give the woolen jumper the pounding that it required to felt. I know that I could have felted over the stove top, but I have a 4 year old and a 4 month old ... the "hand" approach was never going to happen in my house.

Reasonably happy with the felted result, I have cut out the shapes and now I have to work out where to put my leaves and the embroidery.

5 comments:

Lisa said...

looks fabulous !! love the whole thing love the leaves.
hugs
xo

lamina @ do a bit said...

That is gorgeous... love the little leaves.. so pretty!! :)

Jennie said...

It looks great!

Cathie said...

ahaaaaa!

Thea said...

This is one of my favourites I have seen so far. Believe me, pure wool would felt on it's one if you threw it into a hot water machine cycle.