This is the work I made for the workshop by Jean Rill-Alberto.
The abstract design of geometric forms is first drawn, then stitched, onto paper. Some shapes I coloured in. It's fascinating to work with abstract shapes and to see what happens if you combine them, or highlight some of them. Also the stitching on paper is a real favourite of mine!
Something I have wanted to try for a long time is wet felting, a process of continually rubbing wool fibers together with soap and water to form a firmly felted object.
A workshop by Jeanette Appleton was the perfect opportunity : an exploration of contrasts in colour, texture and surface by using the felting technique on a sewed piece to which running stitch is added.
I loved this technique and the surprising results, for instance how different the silk fabric and synthetic fabric reacted to the felting process. It calls for more exploration! And using wool is always a big bonus!
I added some running stitch to silk and synthetic fabric, which then became the starting piece for the wet felting:
