beading complete!

Finally finished up beading the back piece of this little felted top

I've been working on! I really love the way it turned out, and the beading

adds just the right amount of weight to keep the front from slipping forward

when worn. I decided to finish it with two rectangle side pieces that will snap in.

Can't wait to finish this one!

close up-- orbital paths

Mixed materials -- mostly plastic and semi-precious stone

finished up beading on front!

Still working on the back!

work in progress..

Here are a few photos documenting a bit of my process, as I work towards making

this little wet-felted top. I only have the front completed so far. Today I will work on

the shape/felting of the back panel, and attach both front and back at the shoulder

with needle felting. I wished to make something real native, again, thinkin'

about my photoshoot with Ali. So, I think I will leave this piece open at the

sideseam, with maybe a lace-up detail on each side... we will see!

Close up texture photo. You are able to see bits of matter left behind

in my wool roving. I left most of it in, and just needle felted clean roving

over top to decrease the visibility.

Clean cut edges, and needle felted touch ups. Also, I believe the beading is

about 3/4 of the way finished (after four days of work..). I'd like to add a bit

more of the turquoise/copper color combination.

one by one

Pyrite encrusted hemline. Other materials include wooden,

stone, and plastic beads.

Wooden carved skulls found at Beads World.

Water current-inspired swirls in these clear plastic beads/pyrite.

I'll put up photos of the completed piece once I get there!

thoughts empyrean

What a great weekend!

Very interesting things are now on the horizon.. and I'm beginning to feel a bit better

about my work ethic too. Though I'll admit I have been somewhat absent up until this point

creatively, I have been able to bounce around a bit socially. Now, after seeing my very

beautiful earth-people Emily Theobald and Ali Scarpulla Saturday night, I feel I'm back

in touch with my insides, and getting down with productivity.

The three of us finally solidified plans to work together at some time

in Mid-March. I've thought of this for a long time, now, the moment seems right.

So, over the next few weeks I'm going to create a few pieces that hold a deep meaning to me,

based upon this idea of wet felted neck-wear accessories, maybe even a top, we'll see

how far it goes...

I began by creating a shape with wool roving, then completing one process of

wet felting. After the fabric dried, I needle felted in the blue and gray shades,

other shades of white as well, and then did the hand beading around the hem.

I machine stitched in darts, to give the collar some curve to the neck, then

trimmed the inside and needle felted the seams towards the CF closure (snap).

Afterwards, I laid down another layer of felt, to give a clouded effect, and

completed the second process of wet felting.

Pieces like this will also be sold on my Esty site once I get that up and going.

Hopefully towards the end of March.. so keep a sharp eye out if your into it!