This one was by Sachiko Kotaka, at Beautiful Silks.
Sachiko showed us samples of her work which includes a variety of techniques, almost too many to think about.
One special thing about Sachiko's work is her use of cut-outs as the motifs. These were very similar to the snowflakes we used to make at school as Christmas decorations - and fine motor skills. First we practised using paper then we did some using prefelts or fabric, depending on the technique we were using first.
I decided to start with fabric as my base and use prefelt for my motifs.
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| My usual colours. Some of the other ladies decided to try different things we had been shown. |
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| Previous work cut up, woven and other sections added. |
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| Prefelt as the main part, holes cut and fabric laid in the space, fabric cut to be the motif. |
So far none of the work has actually been felted, we have looked at samples and been busy laying out our designs. We go back tomorrow and I will attempt to not only felt this piece but learn more techniques. Who knows, one day I may use all this knowledge.
