{"id":1009,"date":"2014-10-11T22:47:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T22:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2014-11-07T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T12:27:04","slug":"11th-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/?p=1009","title":{"rendered":"11th October 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a lovely sunny afternoon trying our hand at making lace felt. With trays at the ready and fibres ready to lay down, the hard work began. It wasn&#8217;t too much of a workout but making lace felt is nice and quick and can be made into brooches or panels. This fabric is lovely to stitch and bead into as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1014\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"Making more peices\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2257-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1017\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24.375px;\" alt=\"Really working hard to felt the fibres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2263-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1011\" alt=\"The starting point\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2254-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1012\" alt=\"Learning the process\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2255-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1013\" alt=\"Fun had by all\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2256-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1015\" alt=\"A variety of colour ways\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2258-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1010\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"A fine layer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edAM_2275-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1016\" alt=\"Laying the fibres onto the plastic bag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2259-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1018\" alt=\"A good choice of colours\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2265-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1019\" alt=\"Pulling the fibres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2267-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2269.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1020\" alt=\"Lovely and lacey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2269-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1021\" alt=\"A fine example\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2270-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1023\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\" alt=\"Variation of colours\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2272-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1022\" alt=\"A streak of colour\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2271-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1024\" alt=\"Using pastel colours \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2273-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2274.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1025\" alt=\"Lovely and lacey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2274-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2276.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1026\" alt=\"A fine example\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2276-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1027\" alt=\"A finished piece\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2282-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1028\" alt=\"Layering a different colour\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2286-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1029\" alt=\"Pulling the fibres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2287-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2289.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1030\" alt=\"Chosing the colours\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2289-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1032\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24.375px;\" alt=\"Lace felting in action\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2292-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1031\" alt=\"Design process\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2290-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2293.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1033\" alt=\"Fibres ready for felting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2293-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2295.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1034\" alt=\"Lace felt after drying\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2295-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1035\" alt=\"Felt in progress\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2297-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2299.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1036\" alt=\"Lace felt ready for layering\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2299-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1037\" alt=\"Selecting the merino wool\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2300-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1038\" alt=\"Thinking of the next stage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2301-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2302.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1039\" alt=\"A finished brooch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/edSAM_2302-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a lovely sunny afternoon trying our hand at making lace felt. With trays at the ready and fibres ready to lay down, the hard work began. It wasn&#8217;t too much of a workout but making lace felt is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/?p=1009\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1009"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1048,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions\/1048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sewforth.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}