Friday, January 3, 2020

Felt is... felty

I have a love-hate relationship with felt. It's easy to cut out, easy to work with, simple to embroider, doesn't require being seamed... And it's plastic. Yes, even the wool felt is mostly plastic. But I've had a thing for working with it lately, so there it is. I saw these lovely wreaths and garlands constructed with felt leaves, and well... I had to. Frankly I needed something to do during holiday parties, and embroidering felt leaves was it. But then I had to figure out what to DO with them. In the end, I got the best result by gluing the leaves to stems of floral wire and then twisting the wires together into a long garland.