Finished two new textile vases this weekend. I found 2 pieces of Evelon that I had painted years ago and turned them into vases. The one below started by dipping it into paint and then let it dry. I added a gelli print on some very loosely woven silk and tied some yarn around it.
The vase below was made from painted Evolon and then I hand stitched it and added some stabilizer to the inside and machine stitched it. Once I added the bottom and stitched it into a cylinder, I realized I needed to add a lining! I stitched up a long open ended box and placed it inside and fused the folded top edge. I also fused on some skeleton leaves made out of polyester. Finishing touch was wrapping yarn around the top.
Sue Lewis Art 