Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool
Lifting and Framing
A course by Dani Ives , Artist, Educator, and Author
About the video: Lifting and Framing
Overview
“Now it’s time to lift the portrait from the foam pad. This can seem daunting, but it won’t damage your portrait. I’ll show you exactly how to do it. I’ll then share different ways to frame a needle felted portrait, and I’ll demonstrate my way of framing portraits in an embroidery hoop. I’ll also share important tips for taking care of your fiber art for years to come. ”
In this video lesson Dani Ives addresses the topic: Lifting and Framing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool. Create highly detailed animal portraits that capture the story of your subject using needle felting techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lifting and Framing In this lesson, we'll see how to lift and frame your final project. To frame your piece you'll need an embroidery hoop, a pair of scissors, and a hot glue gun or some other type of fabric glue. First, we need to lift the project from the foam pad. This may seem daunting at first, but I promise you won't hurt the image and it's pretty satisfying and fun to do. My process for lifting is to hold my hand on top of the portrait, using my other hand, I carefully pull the piece of fabric from the foam pad. It'll have a little bit of resistance, but keep pulling and tugging, and...”
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Course summary for: Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool
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Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Needle Felting, Textile Design
Dani Ives
A course by Dani Ives
Dani Ives is an American fiber artist, educator and author. The heart of her work comes from her love for animals and nature. At university, she pursued a degree in biology, which led her to become an animal and environmental conservation educator. After being introduced to needle felting by a conservation colleague in 2010, she fell in love with the craft and started sharing her artwork online. She soon grew a huge online following, with over 116K followers on Instagram, and by 2015, she dedicated herself full-time to needle felting.
In 2019, she published her first book, Painting with Wool: Sixteen Artful Projects to Needle Felt. Her artwork has been featured in exhibitions throughout the United States, and at a solo exhibition in the Historic Arkansas Museum. In addition to her online shop and commissioned work, she also teaches workshops on needle felting.
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