For weeks I’ve had some ideas rattling around of some different approaches to making felted material for my work. Up till now I would first dye various fibers then pick and choose from that stash to use as I laid out layers to wet felt. this would leave me with bags of unused dyed fiber. Since recently I’m taken with monochromatic felting (the better to emphasize texture), why not felt first and dye later?? I also wanted to try out using cotton cording as a resist while felting creating ridges or channels (if cut open).
So yesterday i had the opportunity to experiment with my 90 year old Mom as my studio assistant!
Felting with Mom 1
mom felt 2
What fun! The results are drying on the porch. I’ll let you know how successful this all was soon.
Karen Kamenetzky Fiber Art 
June 15, 2013 at 2:30 pm |
LOVE hearing what you are up to! Can’t wait to see the results…
June 16, 2013 at 7:37 am |
Thanks Patricia!
June 16, 2013 at 4:15 am |
Felting with your mom, it seems very special to me. I hope the results of your partnership are great, but I think working together on it was the greatest creation.
June 16, 2013 at 7:41 am |
It really was a remarkable afternoon! She was so worried she’d “do it wrong”.I think she was surprised at how much I just wing it. I kept saying, “You really can’t make a mistake felting!”. : )
December 14, 2013 at 9:17 am |
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