Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Felting

I've been wondering what felting is for a looooong time, and saw it mentioned on Micki's blog. I just HAD to go buy myself a felting needle and base pad and give it a try. Now... all I did was add a little bit of fiber & yarn to an existing piece of wool felt... but it was really cool! All you do is stab this needle thingy into the fiber & felt... and it joins the fibers together. I did an ATC size, added an iron on picture, did my feather stitch, added some beads, and wala... here's what I got:
Now my visions include landscapes of mountains and trees and sunsets - all felted... (yeah right). Need more supplies!! Or... wasn't I going to organize what I had with this new year and NOT buy new? Forget that.

17 comments:

Naturegirl said...

Oh you are so crafty! This is great!:)NG

Anonymous said...

oooh this is great...I've been dying to try needle felting, I am the queen of buying new supplies to try something new and then get overwhelmed wanting to do it all. lol! BUT now you've inspired me to maybe go ahead and try it. eek! :)
xo

Anonymous said...

Hey, that's cool! I always adore the photos you add to your little qc! I would love to add such a look to my ones, too! Where do you get those photos from?

Cat said...

I have a few CD's of picture files that I have bought on ebay. Search on "image CD".

Tongue in Cheek Antiques said...

Oh "felt" is a very enjoyable medium to work with, I like your artwork using it!! It shows a different depth like you said!

Anonymous said...

Hi Cat! This is great . . . you are so full of ideas and know just where to add a little something to your ATC's....bits of yarn, ribbons, tulle, atitches. I love it! Joy

Anonymous said...

Well, Cat, you have created another great piece. And don't you find that stabbing that needle up and down is a great way to get rid of a little stress. LOL!

Thanks for the link to my blog. :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful........I have been doing a little bit of crazy quilting, since I got my book.....i'm trying the different stitches, and I just ironed on material to freezer paper, and ran a picture through my computer...IT WORKED! Thank you for you help.... I have so much to learn and now you added felting....lordy......

Anonymous said...

hi it's me again....letting you know that it's all your fault...LOL!LOL! I now have a needle felting tool with this brush thing to use under it AND 3 bags of various 100% dyed wool. NOW will I do it?....I better now that I've typed this.
I'll keep you posted!
XO

One Crabapple said...

Laughing

How great to see a SPARK !

Yes ! you have to go with it !

I see you have a knack for this (without a doubt!).

This is so pretty. I love the colors. The texture is so soft and warm... I want to touch it !! Your stitching is perfect around the edges and love the curly fibers.

Yes please get started and learn everything so you can teach me !

L/S

One Crabapple said...

Now the stuff I called "curly fibers"...is that just some of the roving you have tucked and felted in so make it look that way ? NICE !

Cat said...

The curly look to the fibers resulted from felting textured yarn into the felt - the finer fibers felted in and the curlies stayed on top.

Micki is right - felting is great stress relief!

Anonymous said...

Good job! It's great to hear the excitement in your post. I like the part about being a stress reliever!

Beth said...

Oh,,wow,,that is cool. And you just pick right up on it,,your good with the needle girl! Uh yeah,, one of my resolutions this year was "no more art supplys, no more Michaels,,but how many times have I already been there? Ha! Lady says "woof" to Blue!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful little ATC. Now I want to try it!

As to supplies...you never can have too many!!

Anonymous said...

Just taking a break from my lastest project and decided to do some blogging. Guess what my project was? Felting on wool! Gotta love it I am still following in your footsteps

Anonymous said...

WONDERFULL WORK LOVE TO SWAP ATC WITH YOU PLEASE mail me.
hugs
Dorte in Denmark