I was wondering how everyone hung their wall hangings, if they make them?? I am having a go at some at the moment. It's a pity that space is an issue at the moment. Never mind..
With my wall hangings, I generally make a resisted sleeve at the top, and disguise it with embellishment whilst felting it. That way, a rod can be slipped into it no worries, after it is done, and no one can see.
Another way of doing it, is to resist join some tabs at the top, if you like that way, so that you can also hang it onto a rod.
If you like to put a backing onto your wall hangings, you can sew a pocket onto the top of the lining for the rod to go through.
The list is really endless.......have fun figuring it all out.
Best wishes
Julie, in a bushfire ravaged and smokey skied Perth
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I've recently become interested in giving some of these a try. I haven't been
able to find a lot of direction though - some websites suggest using felted
jumpers/sweaters (when is the last time you saw a real wool jumper in a
secondhand shop?) Others say t use pre-felt, others suggest using wool quilt
batting and needlefelting on top.
It has taken me a while to be able to answer this question of yours. I do hope that you have not forgotten or given up on having an answer.
Wall hangings. I make them, and I must confess, I do a lot more of them than any other thing that I felt now.
I use a backing of Cotton Voile, put two layers of wool (not knitted or spun) then comes the design, and maybe silk fabric. I arrange it the way I want it, wet felt it all, then when done, I get out the embellisher to finish it off, then the sewing machine and do some other finishing off with machine embroidery. Wall Hanging completed. Oh, I do make allowances for hanging on the back. If I want to make it thicker, I end up stitching on a backing with an envelope for a rod to go through, or alternatively, I stitch on some ribbon in loops for dowel to go through. Then hang. If you are like me, and have brick faced walls in the house, you do not need to put any hangers on, as the fabric and wool will adher to the brickwork without any other assistance.
Hope you took a look at Julie’s pics
in the photos, she has made some beautiful wall hangings, Julie is also our
travelling feltmaker, having travelled overseas with her feltmaking!!!
An embellisher looks like a basic sewing
machine but instead of having a sewing needle it is loaded with a number of
felting needles ranging from 5 needles in some models up to 12 needles in the
top of the range. These are a little different to the felting needles we use
for hand needlefelting as they are shorter with some of the shaft cut off. There
is a number of different models available priced from the low $300 up to over
$1000. I love mine, but they are not everyone’s cup of tea!
Make sure you let us know how you go with
the wallhangings!
Cheers
Sandie (who is starving – hubby offered
to cook dinner but it is now 7.08pm and still no food – smells great but
I need some on a plate!!)
"Anyone who
thinks they are too small to make a difference hasn't spent the night with a
flea in their bed!"
An embellisher is a machine similar looking to a sewing machine that has five felting needles where the one sewing needle goes, and needle felts at a speed. Requires no thread.
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