Monthly Archives: January 2016

Foiling Experiments

A few months ago, someone (sorry I forget who) posted on the Felting and Fiber Studio Forum about adding some textile foil to a piece of felt, this had me fascinated so I rushed out and bought some to play with, these are the results of my initial experiments.

I used a wooden stamp of a zebra for the first one, unfortunately I used PVA glue and when I tried to full the felt some more after the foil had been applied, the glue dissolved and the foiling disappeared so I reapplied it when dry and now it looks a bit fuzzy.IMG_5864

This one was drawn free-hand with textile glue straight from the tube, I think it worked pretty well and looks much more impressive in real life.

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Q1 Challenge 2016 – Part 3

The 2 hats are definitely taking shape, I’m not entirely sure I like the shape or fit of the chain hat but I like how the chain links are mobile

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I’m really pleased with how the flame hat is coming along though:

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IMG_5854I’m planning to add some textile foil to the flames just to finish it off but it is very nearly there!