Wet Felted Woodlands Projects

- By Annie -

Hello! We hope you are enjoying a New Year of creativity. Me and mum are finding that the year is absolutely flying by, but squeezing in any opportunity for crafty things that we can!

Back in November I showed the finished dry layout stage of one of my wide composition woodland pictures and I finally felted and photographed it so thought I would share it.

Here are some photos of it full length and also some cropped close ups for detail.

I also tried hanging it in the trees in the garden to have a play with photography and the light.
Our fibre friend, Helene, pointed out that it makes a good optical illusion as it blends in with the natural back drop so well. An accidental extra win!

Shortly after completing this one I started gathering materials for my next woodlands picture, which I imagined was going to be a snowy, cold, deep winter picture. I made a couple of batts and chose what I thought was a good winter palette made up from fibres, yarns, other woolly bits, silk and fabric scraps.

It will come as no surprise that shortly after starting the picture the idea changed a lot. I couldn't quite get on with the coldness of the palette and wanted a little more zing, and also when I went walking really the winter woodlands here are still full of quite vibrant greens and no snow, so I injected a bit more colour into it!

I think I have now finished the dry layout stage so will share it soon on the blog, it's been a work in progress on my desk for about 6 weeks now while I spend half hour here and there taking bits off and putting bits on and pushing it and pulling it, but I think it's taken shape finally! Watch this space! :)