A pretty, felted and embroidered landscape design decorates this wall plaque.
The background of this plaque has been created by felting an assortment of hand dyed fibers to a fleece fabric background, using an embellisher machine. Details of the composition have been added by hand embroidery. The irises and willow herb in the foreground are stitched in a mixture of cotton threads and tapestry wools. The water lilly flowers are stitched in a vintage flax thread.
Couching, over a slubbed yarn in shades of blue, frames the design.
The plaque is stiffened by several layers of plastic, cut from a recycled bottle, over which the embroidered fleece is stretched. The back of the plaque is neatened with commercial felt and a hanging loop, of button-hole stitch in cotton, is securely stitched in place.