Regular readers will know I decorated a stone with felt and embroidery, I have just finished another one. This is slightly bigger than the first one, and I have used more different colours rather than blending similar colours. There's some wrapped rings, ear rings, beads, sequins and lots of French knots.
If anyone wants to have a go at this, first find your stone, then cut a piece of felt big enough to cover it. Thin felt is best, or you can use any fabric, it has to stretch to fit the curves of the stone. I start with four or five larger circles, put the fabric over the stone and position them where you want them. Then fill in the spaces left with smaller pieces, and finish off filling all the gaps with French knots. Then I trimmed off the excess fabric, so that the edges barely met at the back.
Next I used really strong cotton and did a running stitch around the edge and pulled it tight. I found that I hadn't trimmed enough off, it was too bulky on the bottom.
I trimmed more off, and cut 'v' shaped notches into the edge. Then re do the running stitch and pull it all in to the centre. Better this time. It needs some pulling about to adjust the gathers evenly.
Done, that's better.
This is the first one I did. I think I like this latest one best.
I cut an egg shaped piece of darker felt to hide the gathers on the bottom.
Think I'm going to keep them for a while because I like them. ilona
Long time reader, first time commenter - these are absolutely beautiful!!
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DeleteThat rock is beautiful. They would make great Easter eggs. And paperweights. You really have an eye for color and design.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and creative. I love them both.
ReplyDeleteYour pebble is lovely and thank you for the instructions which I think as Tana said it am going to try to have a go doing one like an egg.
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Hazel c uk
Oh my gosh Ilona, they are beautiful!
ReplyDelete¡precioso!
ReplyDeleteDear Ilona..you are so artistic 🐈 from whence do your ideas come from, you see things so differently and so creatively Teresa
ReplyDeleteI don't know, something clicks in my brain. Inspiration for the embroidered stones came from an exhibition of work, I thought, I could try that.
DeleteIlona, you inspire me. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work, I am going to give it a try. Paperweight, easter egg, whatever it turns out to be will be lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness that it pretty. I think it may be my favourite of all your crafting makes.
ReplyDeleteLovely. Now I understand how you get the covers on them it makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteArilx
wow. I really like them -both of them
ReplyDeleteThe detail of the pretty stones... Amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning, just stunning. My favourite of all your crafting so far, so beautiful and creative, the possibilities are endless.
ReplyDeleteThese would make a fabulous childrens craft lesson, with glue rather than stitching for really young ones.
Once again another beautiful creation from you - something I want to try to do next year - thank you :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous!x
ReplyDeleteI can understand you wanting to keep them for a while...I would want to keep them forever if I had done them!.But maybe one of your cat charity stalls,in the future,could raffle them.I am sure that they would have lots of people buying tickets!.They are beautiful....I was talking on the phone to one of my cousins today,and recommending your blog to her cause she lives a frugal life like us all...And she said that she remembers your name from school in the village where she grew up in and still lives.She would have been 1 to 2 years younger.Its a small world!!,xx
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised she remembers my name, there aren't many of us about :o)
Deleteboth are just beautiful. very clever. Ann
ReplyDeleteI think without the stone, that embroidery would make lovely wallhangings.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking along the lines of something smaller, a picture maybe to start with.
DeleteThey would make lovely paperweights. Well done Ilona, very very pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, they would make great paper weights or door stops.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I would love to try this but am not as clever as you.
ReplyDeleteI think they are lovely, decorated stones would make a great colourful display on a patio, low maintenance! I suppose they will fade in time but then so do plants. You could re stock every year.
ReplyDeleteQuite stunning!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful!!! They remind me of a corral reef!! I love them!!! First time commenting too x
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