I was rather pleased with the felt wall hanging which I made for a friend's Christmas present - she loves Mark Rothko, and I made an interpretation in felt of one of his paintings. It was quite a technical challenge, working with three pre-felts with their differential shrinkage rates, and roughly a dozen colours of merino wool tops from Wingham Wool Works to get the subtleties of Rothko's colours. It took three attempts, but in the end it passed my quality control, and the recipient expressed herself delighted with the result, which is now hanging in her home, so it must be ok...I will upload a photo on here some time, although I don't know how well the subtle luminosity of the colours will show.
Also - recently went to see the exhibition Warp & Weft at Craft in the Bay http://makersguildinwales.org.uk which was excellent although there was less in it than I had expected. And I am so looking forward to Wonderwool Wales at the Royal Welsh Showground in April! http://wonderwoolwales.co.uk
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