Remnant
Remnant. I like this word. I like the sound and I like the meaning. A remnant is defined as a small part that is left over after the majority has been used. I have lots of remnants I have bought as bargains but most of my remnants are true left overs. Having made these felt squares from a long abandoned felt jacket , as you can imagine , I had lots of remnants. I thought perhaps they could be become part of another felt piece. Maybe combining then with some natural white Shetland would be an interesting experiment. I choose a selection of remnants , looking here a bit like tombstones. I laid out Shetland fibres. And a felted the two together. After drying the piece needed to be stitched. A choose to use the same collection of stitches I had used in my felt squares ,…
