This was a rather exciting week here in the UK.. not only was Friday the Spring Equinox (and what a wonderful first day of Spring it was!) but we had a solar eclipse.. also on Friday, preceded by a super moon on the Thursday night.
I decided to honour the heavens with my work on Thursday and Friday.. making a vest, similar to the Jacobs one in the last post but different..
For this one I used black and white Shetland fibre with lots of Wensleydale locks. I had a clear idea in my mind.. and had scribbled a quick sketch on a scrap of paper the night before :) I wanted an eclipsed sun motif on the back, a silvery silk mother moon riding just above the heart, locks fringing the collar front and bottom edges and white Shetland lines running up from the bottom.
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| Quick planning sketch |
I decided to use just 2 layers this time so it will be a more supple felt than the Jacobs.. white on the inside natural black outside.
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| Front: laying out one side, wetted then covered with bubble wrap |
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| Front: laying out second side to overlap the first. I decided to add white lines running in from the arm hole here.. designs almost always evolve en route :) |
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| Back: building the eclipsing sun motif |
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| Well rolled.. armholes have been cut and healed.. still loads of shrinkage left to go |
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| After rolling for ages (don't ask me how long.. 2, 3 hours) I added more heat and started alternating throwing, massaging and rolling.. while trying it on Sally from time to time to check the fit and see which bits needed more work |
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| Drying. The silk full moon and the white line details show up just how I hoped :) |
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| An eclipsed sun from prefelt and Wensleydale locks |
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I'm planning to add a branch button closure this week.. I'll post an update with all the buttoned vests / jackets later in the week :)
xoxo
2 comments:
Good shape and beautiful texture. Love so much your explanation of sorts of wool. Great help for our making. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Terrie :) Glad it's helpful xx
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