Nellie"s Needles

Friday, December 10, 2010

Messing Around

I really don't have the time to mess around with this.


However, this newly discovered concept excites me.  So I went digging through fabrics and yarns last evening instead wrapping presents.  The background is a heavy upholstery fabric sample and the rectangles are silk fabric samples that I rotary cut free-hand to get irregular shapes.  Then there was the time it took to sort through a drawer filled with variegated yarns.  I found three balls made from the cloth of recycled saris.  How perfect is that?  Shadows are an added bonus element on this piece that does not appear on that first one.

Now, I've really got to get those presents wrapped before anymore playing.  All of my holiday chores must be completed before I fly out of here next Wednesday.  But I think I'll find the time to couch the rest of the yarn in place.  Then I can take the piece with me to play with the knotting and cutting of the yarn.

4 comments:

Colleen Kole said...

oh my goodness-this is so pretty-I could easily be distracted by this! Can I try this?

Joyce said...

That's going to be wonderful..

Heather said...

The colours in this piece are so uplifting. It is going to be beautiful Nellie - I hope it lets you get all your jobs done before it claims you!

Unknown said...

love, love, love it! reminds me of my days spent at a loom and how happy I was using yarn. I can feel your excitement.