I used embroidery thread that I had, it was strong enough and only broke a few when I was pulling them.
Dyeing was the next challenge, originally it was going to go with a friend piece that she was working on, but I couldn't get the vibrant colors that she had in her weaving, so I went with colors that I would like. Purple, green & yellow
I didn't really like the colors so I re-folded the felt in the opposite direction, tied it so the folds would stay and added a brown dye.
Now for the fun part, I made a pair of boots! I didn't take pictures of the process, but here are the finished boots.
With my ancient techniques of Felting and Shibori, my new vision is a wearable pair of boots.
5 comments:
Love it!!
The boots are gorgeous! I've see shibori done with fabric, but not like this. Beautiful! We are going to start following your blog. :) --Jennifer & Joey (stop by and see ours when you get a chance)
ooh, I love shibori. When I was in art school I took a whole course on shibori and tie dye and it was really a lot of fun. If you want to get really vibrant colors, try using some silk in your felt, it sucks up the dye like nobody's business.
I love the boots, those would be nice here in Eugene in the winter.
I like the button closure--these look great!
Thanks everyone! Janel, what a great thought, I will try that, it was really fun to dye after the felt was made. Thanks T! Tan Family I have been to your blog & forwarded it to a couple friends!
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