This black and white one to the left is one that's in progress. As with my drawn mandalas, I start each of these with no plan - nothing is sketched out ahead of time. Each stitch I take leads me to where the next stitch should go, and I just keep working outwards until I feel like the design is complete.
Now to decide what to do with them! I've been thinking they would make pretty cool pendants, so I made a couple to try out:
I've been wearing this one all weekend, and I love it! I'm seriously considering making a bunch more of these for my Etsy shop. I certainly have enough felt & embroidery floss to get started...it's just a matter of finding the time. They are quite time consuming to make, but they're a small project, so they're extremely portable. That means I can take one or two of them with me everywhere to work on at any given moment. Perfect for my lunch break at work, or waiting at the doctor's office. Fun!
2 comments:
These are AWESOME! You should make them into pins, too! I did some mandala type designs as pins, except I made mine with beads and wool felt, and they sold really well. So you see I'm already in love with the whole idea!!! Have fun making them!
I just wanted to pop my head in and say I love your embroidered mandalas!
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