Poppy using the wet felting technique. Wool paintings for beginners: step-by-step instructions and tips. Wool paintings by Nina Mazyreva

In this master class with step-by-step photos, we will make a poppy from a very unusual material - wool. Even using the dry felting technique you can make beautiful flowers. To make it you will need:

Carded red and black;
needle No. 36 for felting;
foam sponge.

If you are new to dry felting, then this master class is just for you. First we will form the petals. To do this, we form “cakes” of red wool measuring 6x4 cm. It is not necessary that the edges be smooth, but that the size matches exactly.

Then we take small and translucent “cakes” of black wool so that the upper part is slightly fluffed and apply it to the lower part of the red petal.

Then we place the wool blank on a foam sponge and begin to roll the black wool onto the red one, holding the felting needle in a perpendicular position.

Thus we felt the entire surface.

Since wool tends to dig into the foam sponge, you need to tear off the workpiece several times and felt the side that was torn off, because there will be a lot of wool sticking out on the back side that needs to be hidden.

As a result, the black wool will be visible on the back side of the petal, so we take a piece of red wool of such a size as to cover the black one and press it down with a needle.

Next, we take the petal with our left hand and hold it between our fingers, and begin to roll the edge of the petal, making it clearer and giving it the desired shape. In this case, you should work extremely carefully so that the needle gets strictly between your fingers and you do not damage the skin of your hands.

This way we get 5 petals.

Now we place one petal on the sponge, then roll the next petal to its edge. So we connect all the petals into one whole. To make it more voluminous, the edges of the petals need to be connected in an upward direction.

For the middle we use black wool. We form a ball with a diameter of 5 cm from it and fold it a little just to secure the wool.

In the middle of the already formed flower we put a piece of wool of such a size that it covers the center and lower edges of the petals. Let's roll this fragment. Then we insert the round center and roll its edges to the flower along the edge. To raise the petals, you can roll them on the back side to a round piece.

The master class was conducted by Urezchenko I.V.

Progress.
The whole process wet felting We will conduct it on film with pimples. From the same film we cut out a circle with a diameter of 10-15 cm. We tear off the red wool for wet felting in small pieces and lay it on the workpiece, first vertically and then horizontally (3-4 layers).

We irrigate the wool with a soap solution. This will be the back side of the flower. Carefully turn the workpiece over to the front side and wrap the wool that has protruded beyond the borders of the workpiece towards the middle.

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Carefully fold the edges again and drain the excess liquid from the film. We put the mesh on the workpiece, irrigate the wool with a more concentrated soap solution and begin to lightly press, rub, massage the workpiece, that is, felting. Make sure that the mesh does not lie against the workpiece.

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We dilute the cellulose in accordance with the instructions and immerse the workpiece in this solution. We take it out, get wet, and lay the blanks in molds to dry. These can be mugs or glasses, preferably with different diameters.

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We place a piece of wool for dry felting on the tip of a black thread, put it all on a sponge and begin to pierce it with a felting needle. You need 6-7 stamens, and for strength, the felted stamens can be dipped in a mixture of PVA glue and semolina grains.

We take a larger piece of wool, form it into a ball and place it on a sponge. We pierce the ball from different sides with a needle until it becomes long and decreases in volume. From the finished blanks we form the top of the head and sew it to the hairpin.

Nowadays it is very popular to make paintings from wool using the dry method (not felting). Unspun wool is used to create the paintings. The paintings were made using tweezers and scissors.

Painting with wool- this is a special way of creating a painting without the use of brushes, paints, pencils or water, using the method of layer-by-layer laying out colored sheep wool.

We offer a master class from Alexandra Fedorova "Poppies".

To paint a picture with wool we will need:

- clamping frame of the required size(it consists of hardboard (fibreboard), glass, clamps), my size is 21x30cm

- non-woven or flannel(as a substrate)

- scissors(to cut wool)

- tweezers(for laying out small parts)

- wool of different colors(for the background you can use any other colors (I used the following - light yellow, yellow, orange, pink, green); for the poppies themselves, only 2 colors were used - bright red (scarlet) and dark red; for foliage, boxes and stems you need wool of green, yellow-green (or just light green - any shade) and brown color)

Working hours: 2-3 hours

Complexity: 1 ( The master class is recommended for beginners without experience in this technique ).

photos 2 and 3. This is a ready-made background for poppies. Detailed description Laying out the background (background of the picture) can be seen in the master class "WINTER NIGHT" - this is a fairly easy, preparatory stage in drawing a picture with wool. If something is not entirely clear, write, call - I will answer.

You can use completely different colors (for example, a green and blue background would look very nice). I just wanted to take a positive yellow color for my painting.

photo 4. To form a poppy stem, take a strand of wool (2 shades of green).

photo 5. We twist this strand and get a stem.

photo 6. Place the resulting stems on the work surface (the background of the picture), while bending them in the right places.

photo 7. To form poppy petals, you need a strand (quite wide, medium thickness) of scarlet wool.

photos 8 and 9. Cut out petals of the desired shape from this strand:

photo 10. We lay the finished petals on the surface and we get a flower like this (more precisely, the shape of the flower - the petals are not really visible yet).

photo 11. In order for the flower to gain volume and the petals to become visible, you will need dark red wool. Use dark wool to highlight the lower part of the flower and draw the veins. This is done very simply - pinch off thin strands and place them in the right place.

photo 12. Don’t forget to apply glass - under it you can see the final result of your work

photo 13. If you feel that you need to add more dark color, add it, don’t be afraid; excess strands can always be (carefully) removed.

photo 14. The end result is a flower like this. There is already shape and volume here.

photo 15. We lay out the second and all subsequent flowers in the same way.

photo 16. To draw a poppy bud you need wool of 2 colors (scarlet and green).

photo 17. Fold a strand of scarlet wool in half (we do the same with green):

photo 18. We put the scarlet blank into the green blank so that it turns out like in the photo (we cut off the excess):

photo 20. The box (lower round part) is formed like poppy petals - cut from a strand of green color (several shades of green). To make the “lid” (top part), a strand of green and brown wool is cut and laid, as in the photo.

photo 21. Now we lay out the already fading poppy flower, where the formed box with seeds will already be visible. The flower is formed in exactly the same way as the previous ones (all petals are cut out), only the petals farthest from us are laid out first. Then we place the box directly on them, and cover them with the poppy petals closest to us (photo 22). And, of course, you need to add dark red color to the base of the flower and here and there along the petals - so that volume is felt and the petals are more noticeable.

photo 23. And now the finished composition.

The green leaves of the poppy are drawn very easily, intuitively - you tear off short strands and arrange them in a “ladder” fashion, forming carved leaves.

photo 24. Please note: along the contour of the poppy petals (upper edges) a dark red frame has been added in the form of a thin strand of thread. The question is, why? In order for the petals themselves (their outline) to have a more distinct rounded shape. If this is not done, then upon closer examination of the picture, the upper edges of the petals will be “torn” (but this, in principle, is not very noticeable). And by adding a dark red outline, the effect of “torn edges” is noticeably smoothed out.

Master Class

for making flowers using the felting technique

"Poppies"

Developer: Vlasova Darina Vasilyevna

Technology teacher

MBOUS(K)OSH "Nadezha"

Simferopol, Republic of Crimea

Wallow- an ancient and fairly widespread type of folk art.

This is a special needlework technique in which a pattern is created from felting wool on fabric or felt. voluminous toys, panels, decorative elements, clothing or accessories. Only natural woolhas the ability to fall off.

Humans discovered wool's ability to shed about 8,000 years ago. For felting, the found remains of animal hair were used. After the domestication of small cattle, it became possible to use sheared animal hair.

At a circle, at school, with children, it’s also not difficult to do this for any holiday, besides, felting classes are very exciting for them, although they require perseverance, but the result cannot but please them!

There are two types of wool felting:dry And wet. At dry In felting, the wool is repeatedly pierced with a special needle.to the point of stalling.Wet felting is carried out using a soap solution.

Before we start the process of creating poppies, let's get acquainted with the tools:

For dry felting:

Needles for felting - a thin instrument, shaped like the letter L and equipped with small notches. 2 pcs. different markings.

Dyed wool

Sponge

For wet felting:

Dyed wool

Soap solution

Net

Oilcloth

For the trunk:

Wire for the rod (ours is grape wire);

Adhesive plaster for attaching leaves and flowers;

Floral ribbon

Scissors

For registration:

Beads for stamens

Floss threads

It is necessary to follow the rules of safe work with sharp and cutting objects (scissors and needles);

- The presence of a backing is an important safety aspect when felting. It should protect both your fingers and the desktop surface from possible punctures. In our case, this is an ordinary bath sponge;

Also, when working with wool, your hands must be clean;

When working with soapy water, to avoid allergic reactions, it is better to use gloves.

Our master class is divided into 4 stages: Making flowers, Making Leaves, Making centers and Assembling poppies.

Creative success to you!!!

Wool picture “Poppies”. Master class with step by step photos