After making all kinds of berets and socks and even more garments and patterns I wanted to make something different. I love stained glass, the shapes and the colors.
The idea to translate stained glass into wool and nålbinding arose while I was doing free-form nålbinding.
The projects of the ''free form needle binding'' had been done in the washing machine at a temperature of 60 degrees and 1200 rpm spin speed.
The Oslo needlebound projects had become a firm, solid material through felting.
So first make the fabric with the Oslo stitch, cast on 40 stitches, then make a round tube of 15 rows.
Then put it in the washing machine to felt.
This is how the tubes come out of the washing machine.
The wet tubes are cut open and then folded neatly flat.
O, yes, I almost forgot to mention, how big are the tubes for the washing and what do you have left in the end?
Now just need to needlebind all the colours.
And now the designing begins 🙂
In the top left of the photo you see my first attempt.
Then the puzzling begins, to see if it will work out.
Looking, arranging, and combining primary colors or secondary color combinations. Designing is a beautiful, relaxing moment that helps the composition unfold.
These projects will serve as wall decorations.
The photo should actually be horizontal.
For my next project, I’m going to make the “lead” with black wool using dry needle felting.