I have recently had fun exploring colour and texture with another abstract wet felted project created with Merino wool.  This piece was started in one of Robyn’s workshops but as always I ran out of time so it was finished off and embellished at home.  Once it had dried I decided to decorate it using machine stitching to define the orange areas.  Once this was done, I randomly added a few old beads (from broken jewellery) and some hand embroidered stitching.  At this stage I thought the orange areas looked like land masses and the piece started to resemble a mythical ‘map’ with strange symbols which might indicate buried treasure or long lost civilisations.  I quite liked this idea so I played on this theme, adding more beads and hand stitching.

Some of the beads I used were quite large so once it was finished the picture needed a deep frame.  Ikea sell RIBA ‘deep’ frames in 2 sizes (or maybe more?) which are perfect for displaying 3 dimensional work.  They are not expensive, available in black or white and come complete with a mount and fixings for hanging on the wall. I particularly like the black as these seem to create a more dramatic effect.