Several weeks ago, after a few months hiatus, I finally made it back to a meeting of The Needlework and Textile Guild of Media.
My Show and Tell was all six Steps of my EGA Master Craftsman program for canvas. Everyone was quite interested. It was fun to see them all together! The fireplace is at the framer getting ready to go to Boston. I digress.
The demo portion of the evening came from Merril who showed us her felt applique pieces. Then, we selected 6 pieces of varying colored felt shapes and threads. She gave a handout with whipstitch (hidden and visible), blanket stitch, running stitch, and backstitch to use to attach the shapes to a 6″ square gray piece of felt.
I played with the shapes until I got an arrangement I liked. How would you have arranged them?
Then, I attached each shape with a different stitch.
Since we were given 2 large square bases, I made a second piece rather than use it as a backing for a small potpourri pillow.
I came up with the second design to allow me the opportunity to practice the French Knot technique taught by Judy Jerow. I learned that all felt is not created equal. I had to switch to a denser felt because the French Knots were sinking into the fluffier felt. Her French Knots are the tiniest! I used Wildflowers 027 Lemon N Lime for the flower. And, I wanted to try a scalloped buttonhole described by Mary Corbet (https://www.needlenthread.com/2013/04/stitch-fun-scalloped-buttonholed-chain-stitch.html). For that, I used Wildflowers 066 Jade. Very nice effect.
They are a perfect size for trivits. So, I ordered 2 of them from YarnTree. They withstand up to 350 degrees. The felt was just as thick as what would fit.
Join us at The Media Arts Council (11 East State Street in Media) at 7 pm on Tuesday June 13. It’s always the second Tuesday of the month. On July 11, I will share my limited experience with goldwork.
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