Thursday, 10 March 2011

One way of using old smocking pieces, vintage fabric and silks


I wanted to see if I could use the 1950's smocking pieces in a different way.
Having found an old folk tale about how a rainbow was made, which included two birds I set about making them using the smocking fabric.

Here are some more close-up photo's from the completed work.
You can read the story on my 'Feltissimo' blog





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6 comments:

  1. Hen10 March 2011 at 16:38

    Fantastic! I love all those little flowers, too.
    Hen x
    (You can see a bit of the gorgeous strip roll I recently bought from you used as a brooch backing in my latest blog post.)

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  2. Sandie10 March 2011 at 18:12

    Glad you like it Hen. It took ages to make the little flowers as most of them are embroidered and padded. Just love the brooches, they look super.

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  3. ted and bunny10 March 2011 at 19:20

    Sandie you're just SO clever- can you send me close up of the birdies and I'll do a link
    xx

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  4. Bright Shadows13 May 2011 at 18:46

    Amazing, so much detail!

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  5. Magpie Shinies21 May 2011 at 21:13

    I just stumbled upon your blog and this is soooooo amazing! What an incredible talent you are. I would love to be able to do craft/artwork like this, so inspiring!

    Kimberlee of Magpie Shinies

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  6. Sandie22 May 2011 at 10:57

    Thank you for your lovely comment kemberlee. I'm glad you like the felt work. It did take rather a long time to do. My granddaughter loves it and has it hanging in her bedroom for all of her friends to see.
    Sandie

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