Colour Wheel Proddy Sample Miranda Auckland

I decided to do a spiral on the hessian and blend the colours into each other. I used fleece fabric and cut the tabs about 3/4” by 2”.

I drew the pattern onto the right side of the hessian and used a spring hook. I did a row around the edge first and then did various rows of the different colours to see how they looked. I got to the stage when I could not see the lines so I had to start on the reverse side. It was not easy working on the wrong side as I could not see how the colours were blending.
It was so thick when I finished that the edges curled up so I have sown some hessian tape around the edge at the back.
I am pleased with the result.

 

Rapsody in Red Debbie Marias

I wanted to experiment with needle felting and rag rugging in this piece after seeing a piece in Rug hooking magazine.  I used a combination of cotton printed fabric, old tights and t-shirts basing the design on crazy patchwork.  I thought I would try a different shape this time so chose the heart design.