Flare

I have finished the project that I have been working on: my first 'bib'-style necklace, called 'Flare':

The surface is felt I made from merino roving, silk hankie fibre, silk throwsters waste, silk fibre, silk carrier rod fibre, cotton scrim, silk/metal organza and silk velvet.  Onto the surface I have added many beads, couched gimp thread and gilt purl goldwork wire, and detached chain, colonial knot, woven spider's wheel, bullion knot and seed hand embroidery stitches.  


She ties with hand-dyed silk ribbon:

and looks like this in situ:

This one is really quite a statement...!