1st November 2013

This year I have decided to investigate 'Rust and Texture' in Mixed Media Textiles.  I have been looking at man's mark on the environment in both modules and for our first assignment we were to combine our areas of interest. Having become rather obsessed with rusty objects over the summer I was keen to start and depict the varied oranges, yellows and reds of rust as a landscape, linking with a ploughed fields design.

Using Ashford Wool Dyes I dyed my own wool tops and t bags (for later use) and began felting cords and wisps of wool into my field shape. The cords became tighter than I would have liked but did give the effect of ridges. To accentuate the design I used hand stitching along the rows. 

I also needle punched many layers of different fabrics together for a dry felted field adding felt tops with a hand punch and sewing folds to create the rows.

Rust Dye on wool tops and T bags

Preparing the cords and wool tops for felting

My finished field of felt