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Blog > The Blue hussif or handy-hold-all. English roses on felted wool and silk

 

Hold-all/Hussif – Roses on felted wool and silk – page 113 

 

A Beautiful kit for the new book: The Art of Felting and Silk Ribbon Embroidery 

Textile Artist_FeltingLearn how to make gorgeous three-dimensional roses on a rich and textured hand-felted background. The background is handmade from African wool and mohair and rich silk fibres have been added for lustrous effects. Learn all the secrets of how to make a successful masterpiece using silk ribbon embroidery and stumpwork techniques.    Click on images to enlarge     Hussif       *** Do you have the book?  You will need to follow the instructions on page 113 of the felting book. Read more about it here.     Please note: the felt is made by Dana Biddle and her team and they live very far away from our studio. So if we run out of the felt and they have to make it for you,  it may take 3 or 4 weeks for your kit to be packaged and sent to you via our very reliable international courier.    The felted Hussif kit contains: 1) Handmade (each piece is unique) felted background in rich shades of beautiful blue: approximately 51 x 27 cm (20 x 10.6 inches) 2) Blue or cream or grey organza backing fabric, which will be the supporting fabric. 3) Blue, green or turquoise hand-made felt larger than blue felt above which forms the lining of the Hussif 4) 4 skeins of Rajmahal Art. Silk and Maxi Mouline cotton thread 5) 3 x coloured bamboo, silk mohair and bouclé yarn 6) Woolly fibre to form the shadows 7) Glass Bugle beads 8) 12 packets of Di van Niekerk’s hand-painted pure silk ribbons as follows: 1 x 7mm silk ribbon, 5 x 32mm silk ribbon, 6 x 13mm silk ribbon 9) 5 different kinds of needles 10) Colour picture of the completed piece to guide you as you work   Enjoy!   IMG_2612 PS. This kit would also make a lovely gift for someone special in your life ~  ~   *** Do you have the book?  You will need to follow the instructions on page 113 of the felting book. Read more about it here.  
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