Donaghadee Twilight

'Donaghadee Twilight' by Studio Halt 

'My hometown! How proud am I to hail from such a pretty seaside town with such a historic harbour and lighthouse?' says Judith. 

August 2021 marked the 200th anniversary of this iconic harbour, with Donaghadee being a shipping haven for centuries and serving as a vital communications link between Ireland and Scotland.

'Donaghadee Twilight' is created with 2d needle felting technique, using short fibre New Zealand carded wool which is felted into shape using a variety of barbed felting needles. When the needle is pushed through loose wool, the needle’s barbs catch and pull the fibres so they tangle and bind together to create a matted felt fabric. The more the needle is ‘stabbed’ into the wool, the firmer and smaller it becomes. Colours can be mixed and blended together and different effects can be achieved by setting down layers of the wool also.

'The wool is my paint. I love the soft muted colours of the twilight sky contrasted against the stronger colours of the harbour wall and deep water it encloses.'

Details and accents are added using free motion embroidery on the sewing machine. This is like using the sewing machine to draw or sketch.

As this item is handmade to order, please allow one to two weeks for delivery. 

Picture comes mounted and in a frame 
Outer Frame 14.5”x14.5”
Mount aperture 9x9”