For most of us, including me, the beginning of a new year is time for reflection and a time to set goals for the new year. This year I want to explore new fiber and textile techniques and art forms. I'm not sure where this journey will take me but I'm sure that I will enjoy the challenge and adventure. I have to confess that before I retired I collected books, tools, fibers and fabric so that I would be ready to pursue my love of textile art. So I have a lot of information at hand to explore new techniques. One of the first techniques that I explored was to use my punch needle to create an art piece. The first piece was small so that I could get the feel of it. I plan to use this little sun face on a garment or bag of some kind. The second piece combined punch needle and wool felt applique. Although I thoroughly enjoyed this art form, I don't have a lot of wool felt and/or floss or thread for punch needle so my projects using this form will be limited. Unless I manage to shrink my current stock of fabric; I won't have room to build up stock for this art form. However, I won't say never.
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| Punch Needle Sun Face |
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| Punch needle detail |
Wool Felt and Punch Needle
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