Couched Cushion- GREEN!
I've been working on a series of pillows that I'm calling "COUCHED CUSHIONS", slightly more "adult" (i.e.: no funny little guys on them). Here is one in the green colorway, in honor of the upcoming St. Patty's Day festivities:
I'm calling them "COUCHED CUSHIONS" for the method of couching that I've used on the pillow top. From the book Second-Time Cool, "Couching is a method of attaching thicker yarns to the fabric and so giving a single line more weight. Usually, there are two working yarns, the thicker laid yarn (which can be one or more strands) and the thinner couching yarn. The couching yarn is stitched over the laid yarn to attach it to the fabric. The term 'couching' comes from the French verb coucher, which means to lie down."
Above a close-up showing the slubby, color-variegated wool yarn which is stitched over with DMC floss. With felted wool balls on the sides, this is a 14 x 14" pillow with a polyfil insert.
WOW so cool. What a great idea to use with my hand spun that I don't want to crochet with.
Posted by: Megan | March 27, 2007 at 05:57 PM
Absolutely stunning! I adore the colors, incredible textures, and pattern. Beautiful.
Posted by: carrin | February 24, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Wow, the colors and texture of this are amazing! I like that the fibers you couched aren't of a uniform size, and they make me think of little worms wriggling through the threads. :)
Posted by: Valerie | March 20, 2006 at 04:15 PM
i love that pillow. it looks like my doodles. practically every notebook i have since highschool has it's margins filled with doodle mazes like that. and i've wanted to incorporate the idea in something. and there it is!
Posted by: maryse | March 17, 2006 at 07:28 AM
No no no first girl with wild haor
The darling dog with butoon collar
Now very beautiful cushion that I would carry around all day singing LOOK look look what I have a Jewel!!!
Stunning! I cannot image how much time that took to make!!
Posted by: Tongue in Cheek | March 17, 2006 at 03:47 AM
That is one inspired cushion. Beautiful, Megan!
Posted by: joanna | March 17, 2006 at 03:32 AM
Fabulous. Just gorgeous.
Posted by: Amanda Lee | March 16, 2006 at 06:47 PM
I love it I love it I love it !!!! I would like to "dormir" (sleep) on it !!! "Il semble être si doux" (it seams to be sooooo sweet) !! "Gros bisous" (big smooches) from the belgian french speaker LOL !!
Posted by: Sandrine (alias Didine!) | March 16, 2006 at 06:03 AM
Beautiful, Magan! I love the colors!
Posted by: Rose | March 15, 2006 at 08:45 PM
Thanks for all the comments! Yes, the process is fun, and kind of challenging, as MIJK alludes to! You have to keep the 'maze' of yarn going in such a way that you don't 'clump' colors together. With couching, the thumb on your non-dominant hand gets to feel useful! :-) The think I like best about doing this technique is that it's designing-as-you-go. Also, educational for children, as they trace their finger along the path!
Posted by: megan | March 15, 2006 at 05:46 PM
Beautiful..I love it. It is a fun process, yes??
yes, it is.
Posted by: Dawn | March 15, 2006 at 04:10 PM
do you also eat gummy worms while you are working on these pillows?
Posted by: Doug | March 15, 2006 at 03:47 PM
I love the look of the slubby nubby yarn. So cool. And the colors are wonderful too.
Posted by: amy | March 15, 2006 at 03:42 PM
I love how it is a random and blanced design at the sametime!
Posted by: mijk | March 15, 2006 at 02:43 PM
Very cool. It looks like it would be pretty fun to do too, no?
Posted by: Siri | March 15, 2006 at 02:41 PM
Am really loving this! You have such a lovely way with this technique, and I agree that the colours are gorgeous!!
Posted by: wilsonian | March 15, 2006 at 01:51 PM
Gorgeous!Love the rich colors.
Posted by: myra | March 15, 2006 at 01:47 PM
This is really beautiful!
Posted by: emma | March 15, 2006 at 01:19 PM
Wow...striking!!
Posted by: Jan | March 15, 2006 at 12:31 PM