Kelli Nina Perkin’s post about making beaded spools got me (Lorri F) all fired up! I’ve been looking for a new ornament idea and with Kelli’s inspiration, this sweet little angel ornament was created!
The spool was wrapped with white wool roving from my local yarn store and beaded – Kelli style. The skirt and wings are tulle and the angel’s head is a sweet little felted ball with a needle felted face. The angel hair is hand-dyed roving bits (mixed with angelina fibers) purchased at our local Handweaver’s Sale.
Back view with tulle wings and hanger hand-sewn to back of spool
- Button and button thread used to sew bead, head and skirt together.
Wool Roving - needle felted ball - Ball after wet felting
The felted head was made by loosely needle felting a ball of white roving about the size of a ping pong ball, working it for about 5 minutes. Then I dipped the ball into hot water, put soap on my hands and rolled the ball around in my hands with palms together for about another 5 minutes. Rinse the soap out of the ball and let it dry.
I then used hand-dyed roving and felting needles to add her eye lids, nose, mouth and rosy cheeks.
[...] I started with a needle felted head and a beaded body which I explained how to make in a previous post. [...]