Light-blue Layers

This tapestry was so fun to make, and was the first time I experimented with layers by cutting away instead of adding more on top. First, I crocheted with second hand brown yarn to create the texture of the core of a banksia. Then, I got those gorgeous red stripes from a pair of pants that were fraying and irreparable. For the green leaves, I cut away the shape of the banksia, except for where I wanted leaves to be. On the very top, the whole shape of both flowers and leaves was cut out of the blue fabric. Lastly, I used some fabric bias tape for a neat, pale green edge. The bias tape, green fabric and blue fabric are all from Reverse Garbage! So, every material in this tapestry was headed to landfil until someone stepped in. 
 
A5 size