Sculpted using hand bound shibori techniques. Heat set polyester Image: Pinegate Photographics, Cardiff

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Artisan felt wall object by dellalana , 160 x 70 cm, made of natural colored merino wool in a special Japanese technique. Exploring distant lands and exotic jungles, I’m inspired by nature in…

2 posts published by satinmoon during May 2010

Beth has posted her pictures from our Tyvek play date. Now it is my turn. As always we both started out with the same idea but ended up with different results. First Play Date Beth had received in the mail a piece of Tyvek that was painted, shrunk, and covered with lace. Yes, covered with lace! It was beautiful! We tried to make one like it. First we just laid the lace on top of the painted Tyvek and ironed it. Once shrunk this is what it looked like. But the lace did not shrink and stick to…

I used leaf stamps and Jacquard Lumiere paint on the heavier lutradur. I let it dry, then I cut them out and blasted them with the heat gun set on HIGH. I straightened them out while they were still hot (yes, I have burnt fingertips to prove it.) I'm not crazy about these. I will probably get out the paints and add a layer of color. These are the lighter weight of lutradur. I discovered that they look much nicer with the heat gun set at the lower setting and some extra patience. The "leaf"…

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