Hammered Flowers

[smallhobbit]

Yesterday's Dare to Dabble was hammered flowers.

We began with a fabric bag, a piece of fabric and a hammer.  It was quite funny seeing all these apparently respectable ladies removing hammers from their bags.



We then took some flower heads and leaves, which were placed on the fabric bag and covered with the piece of fabric.



The flowers were then hammered firmly, before the fabric was removed and the remains of the flower scraped away.



I wasn't entirely convinced with this quarter of the bag, so I used a Sharpie and added some details:



We continued on, making patterns with different flower heads:



Until we were satisfied with what we had produced:



Which left the reverse to be completed.  I decided a more cartoonish picture was called for.



Rather a noisy session, but a pretty outcome.

Comments

[garonne]

I have never heard of this technique before. Very interesting, and the result is so pretty!

[smallhobbit]

It was a new one to me, too. It works really well, even though it sounds odd.

[badly_knitted]

That's amazing, I had no idea it was possible to do such a thing. I don't imagine the bags would be washable though, the patterns would probably wash off which would be a shame because what you've achieved is really pretty!

[smallhobbit]

Neither had I! I understand someone from the morning group did handwash a bag to see what happened, but they did think the colours would fade.

[badly_knitted]

There should be some way of sealing it, but I don't know what you'd use.

[dariaw]

so cool! Your bag turned out lovely!!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[nagi_schwarz]

that does look super cool! I want to try that. Thank you for sharing!

[smallhobbit]

It's very easy to do. All you need is some cotton fabric, a hammer and some flower heads - some flowers work better than others, so you will need to experiment. I'm glad you liked it.

[yarnofariadne]

This looks lovely!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[darkcedars]

Wow, that's so neat!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Wow. This is completely new-to-me but the end result is really nice. I love it. It's great that you're getting a taste of so many new ideas with Dare to Dabble (of course I always read it 'dare to drabble' but that's another pounding with a different hammer, no?)

[smallhobbit]

New to me, too. I really enjoy trying different crafts, most of them are fun, although I wouldn't do them regularly.

Dare to drabble is different but can be just as challenging 😄

[debriswoman]

A mad sounding craft but very effective :-)

[smallhobbit]

I know - not something I'd ever have thought of. But the results are very pleasing :)

[rusty_armour]

I absolutely love the results that you obtained from the hammered flowers craft. I especially like what you did with the hummingbird and butterflies, though the whole effect is gorgeous.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm getting more confident at adapting crafts where I think the result could be improved.

[peaceful_sands]

What a lovely result - quite amazing. Would it be good for producing something positive while hammering out your frustrations? 😉

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. Very much so - I was certainly thinking of one politician while I was hammering at some points ;)

[pensnest]

What a bizarre and yet fun thing to do—spend a craft session hitting things with a hammer! Seems to be surprisingly effective.

[smallhobbit]

Not something I ever expected to do, but it was fun.

[adafrog]

That's really cool. Is it permanent, or is this a never wash sort of thing?

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I think you can wash it carefully, but the colours will probably fade.