more punching, more heat, more Iggy ~

Here's a little more progress made on that punch I'm working on 

using wool needlepoint tapestry yarn ~

since the wool has no 

'sheen' to it, I thought it was looking a little dull ~

so I added some DMC pearl cotton to the process to see how it would look together:

I like it :)

this is the back of my work on my hookinpunch© frame

 Here is a close up snap of the front,

you can see the face and wings are done entirely in wool yarns...

giving the finished loops a very nubby-texture with lots of interest and no 'sheen' at all ~

the wool make 'fibers' in the loops, giving it a very textural look

here is a snap of the back, or working surface ~

you can see where I went in and punched the darker grey outline 

around the head/wings using pearl cotton...

it has some 'sheen' to it, thus lending even more depth and texture.

back or working surface of my design in progress ~

here is the front again,

not-so-close-up this time, so you can see the addition of the pearl cotton ~

I really like how this is coming together, and am looking forward to seeing this completed today!

almost finished with the punching...

while taking these photos, Iggy was sitting on the chair across from me in the keeping room...

I tend to talk to myself, uh, yeah, out loud....so he always thinks I'm speaking directly to him.

well, I usually talk to him too.

he looked like he was agreeing with my choice to add the pearl cotton to the wool ;)

Iggy Approved.

 and for those of us that have been sweltering

 in the hot, humid weather these past few days:

...remember this?

ahhhhhhh.......or should I say:

bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

Have a beautiful Monday my friends ~

create something wonderful!

* Blessed be * 

Lori