Small, rectangular sample of decorative felt panel in natural, cream-coloured felt decorated with multicoloured design. The textile is decorated with 2 sunflowers, growing from a brown and green grown into a blue sky. The coloured wool has been inlaid during the felting process.
sample (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting); textile
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