Felt & Stitch Art

Shoal of Fish

Lyn

I wanted to make a felt picture that would be 'bright, sharp and minimal', and after much doodling and pencil-chewing I developed my idea.

I made a lot of pre-felt, in many different colours, to cut into shapes to experiment with, then when I was happy with the felted pattern I added some free motion machine stitching to really sharpen it up, but I still wanted 'Shoal of Fish' to stand out some more so I cut it away from its background and stitched it to a stretched canvas that I'd painted white.

Shown below is a cropped photo from another piece that I made at the same time and it made me think that with the right angles and colours this would be a great way to create an abstract landscape picture.

I'm enjoying this way of felting - I think it has potential for more experimentation!