Paper Mache Day

I took a break from sewing today and did 5 hours of gluing newspaper strips  LOL

 The denim vest I got from the Op Shop and covered in clingwrap was the first to be covered.  The vest now has about 5 layers of paper so far.  When it is almost dry, I will take it off the mannequin and hang on a clothes hanger to continue drying.

  This is the view from the back.

Next was this small umbrella.  This took a while to cover and it is now drying with 4-5 layers of paper.

Overall view of the umbrella

A few smaller items were then started for the local display in January/February next year.  There are trays, bowls, start of the letter 'D'   

The blue tray in the foreground will be covered with selvedge off-cuts.

There are also those in the spare room waiting for the afternoon sun to shine to continue drying.  After enough layers of newspaper, I usually cover them with a couple of layers of coloured paper to make painting/decorating easier.

Now it's back to sewing aprons.

Happy quilting !