Saturday, August 28, 2010

Felted Geode Pin Cushion


At Conversations-in-Cloth this month, our resident felter and fiber artist taught us how to make felted geodes that can be used for pin cushions. She brought a great pile of hand-dyed wool that was heaped up on the center table. We picked the colores we liked, layers them, and "worked" it into a ball.


This is my geode put back together. Just like real geodes, it has kind of a humble shell. The most exciting part of the evening was when we cut them open at the end of the night to reveal the patterns and colors within. Ooohh! Ahhh!

2 comments:

Edie said...

What did you use to cut them open so you get a smooth cut?

edie

Michele Matucheski said...

As I recall, we had some regular kitchen knives there. Some straight and some serated--depending on the effect you were looking for. It was kind of like cutting an orange in half.