Crikey Not Christmas 2022 Part 6

 Crikey Not Christmas 2022 Part 6

After winding the Yarn around the Circle I had an idea. Since it reminded me of a Vine I decided to make some Ivy to add to it.

Ivy Template

 

First of all I needed to find a suitable Ivy. There are many different types. I settled upon Hedra Helix also known as English Ivy.

I drew a rough design to use as a Template. I wasn’t sure about the Size I needed so I made it slightly larger and could Trim later if necessary.

Ivy Test Piece

 

After I had my Template cut out I decided to try it out first on some scrap material. I used some of the Rib although I did know that this would slightly alter the outcome.

White Ribbon Disaster

My initial idea was to use some White Ribbon that I had as Edging. It was a complete Disaster. It was not only difficult to manoeuvre it around the corners but also distorted the Shape.

White Paint Trial

 

Next I tried using White Paint to Edge the Ivy. Although this was more successful than the Ribbon I still wasn’t entirely happy with the result.

Chalked Design

 

I decided to put it to one side for now and using the Template Chalk out the Shape.

Chalk Design Flipped

 

As the Ivy does change direction I Flipped the Template over and drew some Shapes with that Design

Roughly Cut Ivy

Once I had Chalked out all the Designs I roughly Cut them out.