Hand-Woven Mat/Art Piece

I made this lovely mat piece for my Uncle and Aunts silver wedding anniversary. Took me forever to weave and come up with the design of what yarns to put next and how I wanted it to look but I think its a sensational piece. I'm very happy with this design as it took me ages to make! Absolutely love the varied textures and the colour balance is just right with feathers trapped between the raffia which I did zig-zag sewing on the machine with orange coloured machine thread which adds to the textural quality of this piece. I originally designed this to be a Mat however its a very unfunctional precious mat as you cant wash it and its quite delicate. My Uncle and Aunt saw it as an Art piece and were placing it on the wall and I thought "Hey! I never thought of it like that!" But from thinking that and seeing a different perspective of my piece it does look rather good on the wall. Delighted that they loved it!!  

(Copyright © 2012 Hannah Bramall All Rights Reserved)

Purpley Orange Purse

This purse didn't take me that long to make. Though I did keep putting it at the back of the pile because I didn't really know how to join it so it fastens like a purse. I backed this purse up with cardboard so it was firmer, and used lots of different textural yarns from soft and fluffy to the straw like raffia (one of my favourite mediums to use). This is a strong focal point of this particular purse. It stands out because of the colour and shape, its very eye catching and makes you want to touch it to see how it feels. Though I put it off, this purse is definitely growing on me. I love the colour!!

(Copyright © 2012 Hannah Bramall All Rights Reserved)