Slow Stitching - trivet featuring green leaves on black felted wool

For this trivet I started with scraps of black felted woolen coat.  I pieced the first side which created a diamond shape of gray.  I butt the two pieces together and whip stitched them together nice and tight with coordinating cotton embroidery thread.  I stitched a wool sage leaf die cut within the diamond shape using coordinating cotton embroidery thread using a fine blanket stitch and added details in the leaf using running stitch.  For the other side I added a line of chain stitching on the left and a small wool leaf die cut in the same sage colour in the opposite corner using blanket stitch.  I added details in running stitch on this one as well.  I used two rows of running stitch one over the other to get a solid line of stitching using black embroidery thread.  I added a hanger of black cotton cording to finish it off.  I have several cut and will keep working on those.  Therese

 

Slow stitching - wool trivet with flowers on each side

Another trivet!!  For this one I cut two 6" squares - one from light blue felted sweater and the other from a warm dark blue felted woven wool fabric.  I added a die cut flower on each piece - dark blue (felted) on the light blue and a red (light weight) on the dark blue.  Added yellow cotton below the center of each of them and stitched them into place then stab stitched the outer edge and then added longer stitches to each petal to add texture.  I used yellow embroidery thread to stitch them together using a line of wonky stab stitches.  I added a hanger made from black cotton cording to finish it off.  It can be hung as art and then also used to protect a surface from heat (pie or tea pot) or from wear from a vase of flowers, a candle or piece of sculpture.  Therese