For one of my applique projects in Level 3 Stitch, I decided to use a nuno felted background and create a piece similar to the ones that I make to sell in a gallery. Here’s the beginning of Shades of Green. Guess what? It reminded me of a forest, so on to the applique.
I added silk organza for the tree trunks, a mix of chopped up fabric for the leaves and stitching for the highlights. The finished piece was framed and is now hanging in my hallway.
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Ruth Lane Art 
the colors are spot on to make you feel like you are in the forest. Lovely piece.
Thanks Nancy! It’s nice to be able to show all the work I did for this class now š
That’s looking really promising Ruth. I saw your previous project and thought how fab that was! Keep going and let us know how you construct these lovely pictures as maybe one day when I get going again I can have this as a guide to try to learn.
All the very best Ruth.
Thanks Carol, I’m glad you are enjoying my work. These pieces were done in a class at http://www.gailcreativestudies.com/ and I won’t be sharing processes here because the work was created under the guidance of an instructor. But there is plenty of free content and more instruction here: https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/
You can almost smell the forest! The nuno texture is great for this piece. How did you apply the chopped up bits for the leaves?
Thanks! I do like the contrast of the background texture to the smooth silk trunks. The chopped up bits were all hand stitched down.
I agree with Lyn – you can almost smell the forest. It is definitely inviting exploration.
I’m sure the silk & felt are a good foil for each other
Thanks Antje, I do love using the silk organza on the nuno felt.