I have spent a lot of time writing on many subjects lately, especially spirituality and homeschool, as it is a thread that weaves through the tapestry of my life. The other day I had an opportunity to give to my boy’s choir teacher, because it was her birthday, so I wanted to do a little post about Handwork. A nice change.
I enjoy knitting, though I am not a professional, nor can I read patterns well, not yet anyway I’m young still. I love to sew, by hand and machine. I can probably sew better than I can knit. Also, I have been trying to work more with roving and felt and had my eye on a Pinterest project. Here’s a screenshot.
Isn’t it a beauty! I thought I could make this little felt picture quick enough to gift the next day. I began around dinner and was done by 10pm. That included eating dinner, and caring for the children.
The first thing I did was lay out some undyed grey roving, and shape it into a circle. Then I began the background by adding two layers, upper and lower. I use special spiral needles from Cedar Ring Circle Co op.
It didn’t take long to get the two layers down and then I worked on the white candle next and learned a little something. It is easier to add roving as you go. I added a little too much, but I was able to pull it apart and rework it. I added the accent colors just like the example above and here it is, but I am not finished yet.
Next needs to come the solid felt backing, so that I could make this a wall hanging. I happen to have a full sheet of orange, so thankfully that worked. Be careful when sewing on the backing not to mess up the felted picture. It is delicate. I did this part of the process the very next morning after making the scene.
I added an embroider floss cord on the back and viola! Here’s the final picture below. I feel satisfied with my handwork, and we had a lovely gift for the boy’s choir teacher. She volunteers each week at the church and it is important for my boy’s to practice reciprocity, to a patient and caring teacher. This was fun.
Feel free to find this project on my Felting Board.
And you can locate me over on Instagram where I post my projects a bit more.
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