Scottish artist Pauline Hann creates garments using hand felted fabric. This jacket is a good example of the great texture and color combinations one can get. I know I've had less than satisfactory experiences with commercial felt lately, but that aside you have to admit that this felt has so much more character!
If you want to see the possibilities for creative clothing/hats available when you make your own felt, spend awhile looking at the work of Elynn Bernstein. She has a great way of layering her pieces to create a nice feeling of depth - and a wonderful sense of color. I've been looking at felt more as a fabric (as opposed to a craft material) and Elynn's work inspires me!
Come back on Monday for a tutorial on how to wet felt small pieces - a beginning step towards these inspiring pieces.
Happy Creating! Deborah
Hi Deborah
ReplyDeleteI'm going to attempt to sew cabbage leaves out of fabric. I was thinking two types of fabric for texture.
Do you have any hints or have you made these before??
Many thanks
Chrissie (New Zealand)
That could look nice! I've never done that - I would think you'd need fabrics that have quite a bit of stiffness along with the texture. How about felt? I've been playing around with putting some texture in felt I'm making from roving with a wet technique. I'll have a tutorial up on Monday. You could also get stiffness in thinner fabrics using fabric stiffner - I've used Aleene's before with good results.
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