As promised an up-date on the ‘Small 3-D Projects’ featured in the last post…
After all the hard work making the felt projects the FUN starts with embellishing!
It’s a much more thoughtful relaxed process, choosing threads, hand-stitching, beading and adding finishing touches… It’s an opportunity to sort through all the beads, buttons & threads you’ve had for ages and have forgotten about...
I personally love variegated threads—they are perfect for stitching felt. The colours have already been carefully selected and blended or better still hand-dyed. I prefer the cotton perles which come in different thicknesses -there's SO many to chose from...
I try to keep my stitches simple and let the colour in the threads do the work!
Fern, fly and running stitch are favourites, together with French knots. Small purses don’t need much embellishment, little clusters of beads + buttons help create texture.
Sometimes the blended fibres in the felt are enough and no stitching is needed.
Special beads and vintage buttons make perfect fastenings. Alternatively the decorative clasps available on-line give a really professional finish...
The success of the 'Small 3-D Projects' workshops means there will definitely be more planned for the autumn, with Christmas in mind!
Any of these small projects make perfect gifts…
...and this little blackbird purse has flown away to a new home,
to a dear friend who has a birthday this week...