Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! Look below for a list of past challenges.
Past Challenges
Only one to show for this year, but you can check out this post for a list of 2018 challenges.
Now, let’s look at what I picked for the February’s challenge! In looking through my pins, I realized I have many pins for making different kinds of feathers. I was particularly inspired by this pin for denim feather wall decor from Pillar Box Blue. Then I thought, why not try out some others as well? So, here’s my take on making feathers of all kinds!
Denim Feathers
I started with the original post & made denim feathers first. I have tons of denim scraps so I just grabbed a little of this and a little of that…
There is a pattern template provided in the post, but I decided to free-hand it. My twine is just standard brown.
I used Aleene’s Tacky glue to hold down the twine instead of the fabric Mod Podge used in the post.
Waiting for it to dry…
Then it was time to pull out all the opposite threads. So. Much. Fun. Bleh!
It did leave me with a beautiful result & I love that I was able to keep the flower embroidery!
As you can see, I’ve only finished two of all the ones cut out! It takes a good bit of time to pull out all the opposite threads, so I’ll finish them later – when I have nothing better to do. ; D
Embroidery Thread Feathers
The next feather I decided to make came from this pin for embroidery thread feathers from Infarrantly Creative. First to pick out some colors…
I settled on some gradient blue & green embroidery thread….
And I also decided to try this grass/paper covered wire since I didn’t have the fabric covered kind shown in the original post.
The instructions were to cut the strands into 3″ pieces. Each loop of thread was 6″, so I cut the loop ends, then cut it in half. I wound up using only half of the blues I cut…
I skipped the part about wrapping the wire with thread first, it seemed unnecessary to me. Time to start tying some knots…
And more knots….
And finally I’m finished! So tedious!
In the original post, they soaked the whole thing in fabric stiffener to help hold its shape. I decided to skip this step as well because I liked the movement of it. Plus I didn’t want to wait for something else to dry, but that’s beside the point!
The top is kind of chopped off looking, but I still like it.
I do like the way the colors blend together…
I just don’t think I’ll be making another one of these anytime soon. So many knots!
Macrame Feathers
For my third feather I picked this pin for macrame feathers from Honestly WTF. Being that I didn’t have any macrame cording, I tried using this nylon crochet thread I had in my stash.
Yeah, that’s just sad, but it did give me an idea for future Halloween decorations! : D
Next, I moved on to my yarn scrap bin…
I picked out some fluffy fibers & gave it another go!
That’s more like it!
Time for a trim & fluff…
This one’s more feather-ish, but I do love the fluffiness!
Fabric Feathers
The last one on my list was this pin for fabric feathers from Live Master. I plucked some scraps from my 3″ bin to try it out.
I layered the pink speckled fabric strip over the muslin strip & pinned more of the wire between the two.
The original post calls for gluing {again} & hand stitching over the center. I opted to stitch around the wire with my zipper foot. Then I did a satin stitch over the center using an open toe embroider foot. I had to drop my feed dogs & sort of work it down manually.
Trim it into a feather shape…
Then it’s time for more thread pulling – yay! Did you feel the sarcasm there? ; D
I think this one is my favorite!
All of these were fun to try, but they took way longer than I expected. Well, except for the macrame one. They did all leave behind a nest of thread or fuzz…
More to Try!
I’ve also got this pin for tunisan crochet feathers from Poppy & Bliss and a pin for crocheted feathers from Crochet Repulic on Ralvery inspired by Regina Rioux that I’d like to try out. I think these will look good hanging in my mixed media frame on the mantel shelf
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Habiba – Craftify My Love • Marie – The Inspiration Vault • Emily – Domestic Deadline
Lauren – Mom Home Guide • Maria – Simple Nature Decor
Alexandra – Eye Love Knots • Lynne – My Family Thyme
Marci – Stone Cottage Adventures • Terrie – Decorate & More with Tip
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