Maggi at work
First attempt below; front and back. I worked on a piece of dyed silk and laid wool and silk fibres on top before wetting, soaping and rolling. The final step involved whacking and bashing - great fun :-) Hopefully if you click on it you can see that the silk puckers and creates a lovely effect.
Second piece; front and back.......my fav one. Looking forward especially to sewing on this. Not sure which side to use though!
Maggi kindly gave me a piece of blue cotton velvet to use for my Spirit Cloth cushion.
I now want to find something to stitch around the edge........maybe :-/
Peachy has been helping me choose fibres and fabrics for my latest sewing project.....
I can empathise with that.... ;-)
........so sweet.
(Click on the photos)
If ever you get a chance....go there :-)
28 comments:
Wonderful post and what a pillow...just gorgeous! Of course you had me laughing again ...as the Prince was up to no good...omg toooo cute. Maybe the fibers smell like catnip to him or in a prior life he was a quilter and it just gets him excited:) you know like when I see paints and stamps and things lying about I feel like doing the same thing,,,don´t you?...have a super Thursday!
Peachy looks like he is a great help!!!!! I can relate to that going *crazy* with fabric though...I know how he feels.
Your cushion has come up a treat and I love your nuno felting (my favourite kind of felting, nuno felting).
What fun for your to get together with Maggie...very envious of that wonderful studio of hers.
Jacky xox
could just imagine cycling along that viaduct..perhaps one day I might take the kids camping there! I dont think you need an edge around that fab cushion as it would detract from all the work at the centre. Got the page by page book from the author yesterday so will be working on that soon..great photos and art on here as usual (thanks for visiting my blog and pity you having to take 16 kids up the liver buildings!!!)
wonderful images and love the cushionx lynda
Love Love your pillow.....I have tried wet felting a few times and I really like the process......
Peachy reminds me of my Simon just wants to be in the middle of everything....so precious.......
Love the photos of your kitty with the felted piece--I can see why he would like it so much1
Fantastic pillow, love the felts, love the colors... xox Corrine
I love those colours Linda and nuno felt too - you've created such lovely texture in your pieces. The cushion is beautiful just as it is. Peachy obviously takes a very active interest in your work and must be a boon when you need slightly distressed fabrics! The photos are hilarious. Your weekend away pics are stunning - great location.
I was reading your post, loving your vibrant colours and thinking I'd like to try nunofelting someday when I just burst out laughing at Prince Peachy's antics, isn't he adorable. I have to lock my wool away from Billy as he will do the same. Love the spirit cloth embroidery extending onto the velvet, inspired :)
Wow.... your pillow is absolutely lovely...... great job with all of it.
Awwww...little Peachy....what a fun guy to have "helping" ...... hahahhahah........
Another fabulous post Linda! I just love your spirit cloth cushion - it looks really sumptuous. What a great idea to put the spirit cloth onto a darker piece of fabric - it really works so well - I think I would like to have a go at something like that with mine, if you don't mind. I love it.
I think Peachy has a very special talent for selecting fabrics and trims - he certainly seems to be giving it his undivided attention! Aren't cats funny!
Your felting looks good - I have never done it but it looks quite intricate - looking lovely.
Barbara :)
I love your cushion cover, the different fabrics make it very textural and interesting. A beautiful post and lovely colours.
I think the cushion look great as it is. Love the colours you have used in your felted pieces. Glad you had a lovely weekend away.
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Brilliant play you two are having and your pillow is stunning Mz L
Lovely post so full of so many things to enjoy...your Prince P has very good taste..of course!
Love the pic of you on the lawn
oxo
Fun photos, Linda. You like the same colorways as I do! That Peachy is just too cute. Your hiking photos make me want to hop on a plane...I wish!
Lovely work! I think we've been to that view - we went to a pub for a meal overlooking the viaduct - would love to walk it
Oh it's all lovely! Would love a day at Maggi's.
Did you see the Nec....castle flower all over Chelsea?
Peachy is the best for helping you
I think he loves your work , soft and warm Linda !!
Beautiful place there for walking !
Love ♥RINI♥
Cor, what a studio - wish our garage wasn't so full of BICYCLES! I am really intrigued by the spirit cloth - I love the way you've integrated it into the background with stitch.
Oh my, what fun you had in Maggi's garage. I'm not envious or anything, honest ... Absolutely LOVE your spirit cloth and the new cushion - particularly like how you've extended the stitching, which looks fab. As for that darling pussycat, better not invite me to your house or I may kidnap him!!
What a lovely engaging post Linda - what a treat! Love your cushion - and Maggi's workshop - cor! I wish I lived nearer! Your collage of colours - stitch and pix - is gorgeous. The last photo - the fairy castle - that's my favourite!!
What a great post Linda. I just love the cushion and I wouldn't add anything to it. Peaches has such good taste, of course. I keep telling myself to get over to Bakewell and do the Monsall Trail, beautiful photos. Should have tidied the garage for the photo shoot!!!
Linda, you look great in that last photo, must be all the walking and pilates :)
What fun spending a day in Maggi's workshop, I just LOVE what you created, and I also love your Spirit Cloth pillow, and all the digital work, you have been a busy girl :)
What a great post. I love the pillow. And I can totally relate to Peachy's fun with fabric. I sometimes feel like throwing all my fabric onto the floor and just rolling in it :)
And the pictures of your outing are beautiful. Thank you for sharing a little of your world.
oh yummy wonderful work, looks like a great studio space, you two must have had great fun!! just beautiful!!
Love the way you've softened and continued the edges of the spirit cloth piece into that lovely deep coloured velvet. Wonderful detail.
Beautiful photos, and the stitching on your piece looks wonderful! Love your helper in your art room, I have a couple of helpers myself!
Fairy castles!
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