And then I thought, "wouldn't it be super cute if the cherries and stems and leaves were wool"? And then I thought "wouldn't it be extra super cute if I MADE the wool fabric"?
At this point I realized I was crazy, but the idea just wouldn't go away. So I headed to my local fiber shop and got some lovely wool yarn, and spent about 10 hours knitting some cloth. I washed it 3 times in hot water, and viola! I have knitted wool fullcloth, ready to be made into appliques!
It needs to dry overnight, then tomorrow I can really get going on the minis. Yeah, I said "minis"... I just KNOW I'm going to love this so much I won't want to give it away. So I am making 2 at once... one for me, one for my DQS8 partner :)
WOW! The colors are beautiful and the wool looks so cool! How smart of you to make your own wool - I've never heard of doing that - well I've heard of felted wool, but never really thought about using it as fabric in a pattern! You are very clever!
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Laurie
Ok, couldn't stand it, so here I am from DQS8 hoping to find out more on the felted wool teaser you put up on the flickr pool. Cherries! It's going to be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Gorgeous colors! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Can't wait to see it come together!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds totally cool.
ReplyDeleteGo girl! I only saw this done on an old Martha Stewart the other day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors, can't wait to see the finish!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
KT
crazy yes, but totally fabulous!
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