Embellished felted balls
Felt balls are very easy to make and embellishing them is fun. Take a handful of clean wool staple - any colour and ball in your hand. Tie it in the bottom of a stocking or tied in an organza bag. The finished ball will be about one third smaller than your original piece. Simply throw the ball into the washing machine with your general wash. The natural felting ability of the wool will create the felt and the tied shape will give the desired firm.
Now you can adorn with beads or embroidery thread. It is fun to try exaggerated thread experiments like elongated buttonhole or chain stitch
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for