Felt and silk brooch in the shape of a boot. Christmas gift

A felt and silk brooch that I have made in the shape of a boot.

Now in my etsy shop 

 When making the felt my the wet felt method I covered the merino wool with pure silk. This has given the brooch a wonderful tactile smoothness. To get a spotted pattern on the boot I needle felted afterwards which has left tiny spots over the surface where the underlying wool shows.

The hand embroidery adds further detail and I used vintage silk threads to work stem stitch and french knots.

 Brooches need to be handled quite a lot, so in order to make the brooch firm, I have sandwiched a layer of Decovil light iron interfacing between the felt front and the vintage fabric back to which I added a secure pin.

 This pretty felt brooch will make a wonderful addition to a jumper, cardigan, dress or blouse. It would also look great on a bag.

The customer will receive the felt brooch packaged securely in a box. I will then place the box in a plastic postage bag to keep dry.

Feltissimo has many years experience of shipping items. I pride myself in ensuring that all items arrive at their destination in good condition.

Lilac garden felt brooch by Feltissimo

Click here to find this brooch in my shop

 

 

My inspiration for for this pretty felt brooch was a country garden.

I make all of my felt by hand, using Merino wool fibres. By using the wet felting method, I get the the wool fibres to entangle together to create a firm felt fabric. The machine stitching I have used on the felt brooch has raised some areas creating small flower beds which I filled with embroidery. A variety of stitches were used using vintage recycled silk threads. Further texture was added by using 1930’s rococco ribbon flowers. I also added on this brooch two other lilac vintage flowers, to make this felt brooch unique. 

Unique felt brooch with 1930s rococco ribbon trim. Yellow garden by Feltissimo

Now in my Feltissimo etsy shop

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My inspiration for for this pretty felt brooch was a country garden.

I make all of my felt by hand, using Merino wool fibres. By using the wet felting method, I get the the wool fibres to entangle together to create a firm felt fabric. The machine stitching I have used on the felt brooch has raised some areas creating small flower beds which I filled with embroidery. A variety of stitches were used using vintage recycled silk threads. Further texture was added by using 1930’s rococco ribbon flowers to make this felt brooch unique. 

Measurements - approx. 8.5cms/3.34" deep x 8.5cms/3.34" wide at the widest points.

This pretty felt brooch will make a wonderful addition to a jumper, cardigan, dress or blouse. It would also look great on a bag.

 The customer will receive the felt brooch packaged securely in a box. I will then place the box in a plastic postage bag to keep dry. Feltissimo has many years experience of shipping items. I pride myself in ensuring that all items arrive at their destination in good condition.

Lovely felted floral brooch - Alpine flowers

Feltissimo on Etsy

A lovely felted brooch made from Shetland wool fibres and Tussah silk. Two Alpine flowers have been pre-felted in blue merino wool fibres and then felted onto the base. The centre of each flower has a collar of vintage pure blue silk. The brooch is also embellished with gold coloured vintage silk thread embroidery.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 as been sandwiched between the felt and the vintage fabric backing. A secure pin has been sewn on to the back.

 Measurements - approx. 7cms x 5cms ( 2.8" x 2" ) at the widest points

The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

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Pretty felted brooch - falling leaves

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A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of red, orange and green with some white silk fibres added to give the effect of the wind. The leaves have been raised slightly by adding machine stitching. The small stems have been embroidered in chain stitch in matching colours and then the red background is covered in tiny french knots in vintage silk threads.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing has been sandwiched between the felt and the French vintage fabric backing .

A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

An ideal birthday or Christmas gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

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Rippling sand in more ways than one.

It has been a few weeks since my last post and for that I apologise. I've been busy taking my daughter to numerous hospital appointments as she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. At 38 years old with two young children, you can imagine the shock for her and her family.

I am trying to snatch some spare time to do some felt making as I find it is so theraputic especially at stressfull times, so please be patient with me if I don't blog as regular as I would like.

My latest venture into feltmaking has been making some elastic structured felt. I bought the book 'Filz Experiment' by Annette Quentin-Stoll and although the book is in German, the excellent photo's give you some idea as to what to do. I started off making a few small pieces which I made into brooches and have just managed to find time to place them on Etsy. 

You can find them HERE

Rippling sand brooch FB20

The reverse side is covered with French vintage fabric.

Rippling sand brooch FB21

I've also made a cuff and as I'm keeping that myself I haven't photographed it yet. I'll show you that in my next blog.

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Pretty felted brooch, floral, vintage fabric - FB4 Christmas gift

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A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of yellow, light green and white.The design has been created by embellishing with a vintage French fabric flower.

 

 In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the felt and the woven wool backing. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

 Measurements - approx. 4.8cms x 5cms ( 1.9" x 2" )

£6.50

 

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

 

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Pretty felted and hand embroidered brooch, felt pin. - FB10

 An ideal birthday or Christmas gift item, that is if you can part with it.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Feltissimo

A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from merino wool fibres in various shades of cream, light green and blue. A simple cellular design has been created using antique silk threads in grey, yello and dark pink..

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the felt and the woven wool backing. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

Measurements - approx. 6.7cms x 4.3cms ( 2.6" x 1.75" )

The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

£6.50

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Unique felted and embroidered brooch with 1930s rococo ribbon trim - Autumnal colours

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A pretty handmade felt brooch/pin made from three layers of merino wool fibres in shades of blue, aubergine and green .The green areas are raised which have been enhanced with machine stitching. The lower green area has beautiful 1930's rococo ribbon embellishments. Embroidery in shades of yellow and pale blue make a wonderful textured effect.

In order to make the brooch firm, a layer of Decovil 1 iron on interfacing as been sandwiched between the back woolen fabric layer and the front. A secure pin has been sewn onto the back.

Measurements - approx. 9cms/3.5" deep x 7.5cms/3" wide.

 The brooch comes attached to card and in a cello fronted bag. The postage bag is plastic so as it doesn't get damp in transit.

An ideal gift item, that is if you can part with it.

Experience in shipping world wide.

#felted brooch #felted pin #embroidered antiquesilkthreads #embroidery #felt #handfeltedbrooch #brooch #gift #Feltissimo #pin #accessories #floral brooch #antique #rococoribbon #Autumnalcolours