Pictures and Brooches February 2017 class

Last night I was over in Annan teaching a needle felting class. Big thanks to Laura at Mad Notions once again for having me.

beautiful Galloway beltie and heart brooch

sheep scene 

here we are having a riffle through my odds and ends bag I always let my students take home some wool to practice with.

some more finished pictures and a brooch.

Last night we were working on layering techniques to create wool picture from scratch. First select the main green you are using for background. Then pull small sections for a 3x3 picture roughly 4 inch pieces we then fluff out each piece We layer our wool and right angles then diagonals to start 5-6 thin layers  then add small amounts of other shades of greens greys and a touch of pink or purple for heather. This creates a more natural background as there are not many patches of grass that are all the same green. When felting a background be sure to felt lightly and lift your work off your foam pad and turn over regularly.

Wethen added sheep and Galloway belties (everyone loves a beltie cow).

The finished artworks are very good its amazing what you can achieve in an hour and a half.

Hope the little tips help
Christine