I’m having fun exploring free motion on top of roving that’s been felted to a water soluble stabilizer. Using stabilizer makes adding wisps of roving, layer by layer, fun and easy to manage. Plus it gives you something to hang onto.
It was just begging for stitches...
You’ll learn to create all of these elements in Paula’s workshop... The Art Scarf
Here’s a quick movie which shows the making of the leaf nearest the center, formed using merino wool roving over a special stabilizer. The result is soft, drapable and washable. This needle felting process is shown using BabyLock’s Embellisher: