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felt geodes

dayenu | Posted in Photo Gallery on

i have been making felt “geodes”……. and working on the best technique

 


Edited 9/28/2007 12:01 pm by dayenu

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    dayenu | | #1

    and here is a blue one- each is hand dyed and hand felted wool with hand dyed locks and hand beading inside.

     

     

    1. moira | | #2

      These look lovely - beautiful colours - and as if they were fun to make - but what are 'geodes'?? This is a new word in my vocab!

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        dayenu | | #3

        a geode is a rock that when split open  reveals an orbit of crystals. from the outside they are drab lumps and inside is a secret... hence my felted/beaded version.

        I am exploring felt as a medium. and this week I started a weaving class.

        1. solosmocker | | #4

          I love these. Your secret treasures are so cool. Are they fastened to the wool or is this a receptacle of some sort? What is the size? Thanks. solo

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            dayenu | | #5

            these fit in one hand. I am working on making then about 6-8 inches diameter and finding a way to install a light inside them. I think as a grouping they would be quite nice.  Thanks.

  2. stitchintime | | #6

    If you made them smaller, you could attach some sort of pin to the back and use them as decorative lapel pins or decorate a felt beret with them.

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      dayenu | | #7

      if they were smaller i couldn't fill them with the beads. for lapel decorations I use felted flowers or small medallions that are flat and beaded extensively. I also make small pins with punch needle ( igolochkoy) silk thread on silk noile. Plus the drab outer part is shellaced witha mixture of floor polish and white glue to make it feel like a geode when you pick it up. rough and crusty.

      but they would make excellent tree ornaments so I am making a whole bunch to send to friends.

      1. stitchintime | | #8

        "for lapel decorations I use felted flowers or small medallions that are flat and beaded extensively."

        That's what I thought they were from the pictures. My mistake. But we are thinking along the same lines. They are very pretty.

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