Helen O'Hara – Community Artist – Joondalup, Perth, WA
Friday, 24 August 2018
Woven Sari Needle-Felt
I couldn't resist buying these sari silk scraps from the Thread Studio at the craft fair - just look at those colours! I wanted to use them in needle felting. Felt is defined as a non-woven fabric. Not any more!
I slit a piece of acrylic felt and wove the sari silks through.
I used my needle felting machine to felt them together again. All the slits are gone and the felt and silk are now one fabric. It looks great on both sides.
I cut out some potion bottle shapes and then needle-felted them to a wool felt background. One bottle is a bit wonky, maybe it's drunk? I'll sew into them next.
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