Some of my friends belong to an exclusive felting group that meet during the week - well I work during the week but besides that, they have no room for another person so when I found out that they were having Charity come I practically begged to be part of it - luckily for me, one of them was unable to make it so I got to take her place (happy dance!).
Since I found out about it, I'd been collecting fabric, wool and embellishments - I always love to stretch myself and do something really different for me when given the opportunity. My inspiration fabric was a lovely yellow chiffon with aqua blue flowers - I had also taken an aqua sari as well as a deeper saffron sari (been collecting them for a while) and a selection of lovely fine laces, silk ribbon trims and a great find at a thrift shop - a saffron top comprised of netting and beading which I promptly cut up to use - mainly on the center back of the coat which gives it just the right touch of glimmer. I love, love, love, working with tone on tone and then adding touches in another colorway. My original intention was to have it aqua on one side and the yellow/aqua on the other but the aqual sari was not quite wide enough so the creative spirit took over and the coat became yellow - before I added the deeper aqua touches, I was a little worried that I'd end up looking like a canary!
Could you give us a link to Charity's website...the coat is stunning on you!
ReplyDeleteDeb
Beautiful coat!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Deb and Robin! are you both felters? www.sharit.net is Charity's web site!
ReplyDeleteThank you Margo for the link. I have done a bit of felting, needle and wet. Always a bit amazed and surprised by the outcome.
ReplyDeleteDeb
dear Margo-beutiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteMargo, you look beautiful in both the coat that you made and the jacket that you purchased from Charity. You are so photogenic! I'll bet that we're both hoping for cooler weather so that we can wear our new creations;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Dawn - I think I look awful in pictures - don't like seeing myself at all; mouth is always open or eyes closed! You on the other hand always look gorgeous and poised!
ReplyDeleteI've finally decided on the closure - a fused glass button (a friend makes them and I've asked her to make a yellow one) with a felt loop which should be quite functional. Since my coat sleeves are short, I made some very fine silk with a little wool gauntlets in the aqua/teal with just a touch of yellow to wear with it.