Sunday, May 15, 2011



Embellish...  hmm... just bought a new "Embellisher" (felting) machine a few weeks before the theme was announced... I wonder what I'll make???

The central image of "Mary's Garden" is made entirely on the felting machine.  Silks, cotton lace and vintage linens were torn, cut and placed over wool batting and needle felted together.  Added scraps of hand dyed papers, paper netting from potato bags, millner's flowers and embroidery were then applied, again, with the embellisher.  I then flipped the piece over and stitched the picture of the dog and girl, using dark blue thread in both my bobbin and top threads.  The resulting piece was then embellished onto a piece of leafy fabric which I had quilted in hot pink, and a few 3-d flowers and butterflies were also applied.

Embellish?  Yes...



Here are a few close-ups...

10 comments:

  1. Now THAT'S embellished! I especially like the figures of the child and dog (his face is amazing).

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  2. WOW Vivika, that is definitely embellished! Lots of texture there and I too like the stitched girl and dog over the background elements.

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  3. For such a new tool, you sure have mastered it! Great images and wonderful textures.

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  4. What a fun piece! Great way to break in your new toy.

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  5. This is such a joyful piece! Gosh & you just got your embellisher! That was serindipity! I love the image of the dog & girl.

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  6. nice texture and the thread sketch is fabulous.

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  7. Vivika, such great texture! And I love all the handwork. Super piece!

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  8. It's so whimsical and playful ~ fun to look at.

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