I have been quite busy this week, finishing the cape with hundreds of felted tassels, I enjoyed making it but it really did take hours and hours to hand felt all those tassels! I just need to edge the neckline and add a button.
This weekend I started working on a textured wall hanging that has been festering in the back of my mind since I saw a photo of icicles hanging from a roof back in November.
This is the sketch I made at the time, as you can see it really was just a seed of an idea at the time…
I raided my goody bag looking for some interesting textures and found some silk noil and different grades of wool nepps along with some hand dyed mulberry silks that I think will make a lovely, colourful addition to the icicles. You know how ice has a sparkly quality when the light hits it just right? I thought some angelina might replicate that effect quite nicely.
Laying out the base (it’s about 3ft x 4 ft)
Starting to lay out the “icicles” with some flashes of colour provided by the mulberry silk.
More on the Icicles hanging next time…
I also managed to finish my “leopard print” dress this week too, I was surprised at how long this one took, I can usually make a dress in 2 days but this took all day Sunday and then every evening last week, I finally finished it on Saturday morning! This is the front:
And the back:
I hope to get a photo of me wearing it next week…. watch this space 
The cape is wonderful – but it looks like a ton of work. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the icicle piece. I always like seeing icicles. We have a lot around here at the moment. I like that the dress isn't "too leopard" – looking forward to the modeling session
The cape is wonderful – but it looks like a ton of work. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the icicle piece. I always like seeing icicles. We have a lot around here at the moment. I like that the dress isn't "too leopard" – looking forward to the modeling session
Thanks Ruth. There's something majestically beautiful about icicles isn't there?
Thanks Ruth. There's something majestically beautiful about icicles isn't there?
Hats off to you for all those tassels! I bet you were going cross-eyed. The icicle piece looks very promising and I'm looking forward to seeing the dress 'live'.
Hats off to you for all those tassels! I bet you were going cross-eyed. The icicle piece looks very promising and I'm looking forward to seeing the dress 'live'.
Thanks Lyn, I didn't go cross eyed by my shoulders didn't half ache! Can't believe I have jumped straight into another piece (the icicles) with lots of tassels, I must be mad!!
Thanks Lyn, I didn't go cross eyed by my shoulders didn't half ache! Can't believe I have jumped straight into another piece (the icicles) with lots of tassels, I must be mad!!