Project - Felted Stones



I love stones. I love collecting them, on the beach, in the mountains. Smooth pebbles with interesting patterns, angular rocks with inclusions, a stone from a special place. I once took a small piece of flint from the garden of John Fowles' house (trespassing, I know, but what a thrill! - one of my favourite authors, but I would never have done it in his lifetime). For a while now I have been wanting to have a go at making needle felted stones, and here are my first two attempts.

The first one is inspired by a marbled pebble (large picture and top right corner). The second (bottom right corner) is a more gnarly fantasy stone, created as I was experimenting with a different surface texture. Having never needle felted before I am still working out the possibilities, and I may have pushed that one past being 'stone', but a very useful exercise nonetheless. I bought my supplies from Hope Jacare Designs on etsy, including blended wool tops and a gorgeous hand dyed silk cap.