Time to take a break from arty stuff, so here’s something I did just because I liked the idea. I’ve always thought that the “yin-yang” symbol looked a little bit like two cats cuddling up together, so I did a drawing of the idea.
The original Yin-yang idea
It wasn’t all that easy, because the whole design had to be perfectly symmetrical and the two halves had to fit together exactly. However, after a lot of fiddling it worked. Then I thought that one of the nicest things about cats was that they’re usually so furry, so of course these cats had to be made with a furry fabric for the applique. So I got out my embellisher (needle-felter) and some cat-coloured bits of wool roving and set to work felting the roving onto a fabric backing. And as I wanted the cats to be striped, I used two colours of roving for each one.
Wool roving felted on to fabric for applique
And here are the cats after stitching.
The Yin-Yang cats
OK, it isn’t exactly the same shape as the yin-yang symbol but that wasn’t the point. The yin-yang was just the starting inspiration for what turned out to be a more complex design
Your cats are very unique. I love them and I am not a cat person. They look quite comfortable with each other. Thank you for the fox. He will make a special gift for an unsuspecting person.
Jane in Kansas
Hi Love your idea for using cats in a yin-yang pose. Your creativity is always so inspiring! Thanks for sharing your artistic interpretation.
This is a great idea. I love it. Very cool.
Thanks for sharing.
I love it!
It reminds me of a tesselation..clever lady!
That is so cool!
Love this – the facial expression is purrfect!
Mia, love your yin/yang cats. I’ve never done wool felting but your cats look amazing. Something for me to try. Thank you so much for sharing your artistic vision with us.
How cleaver to embroider over roving. Yin-Yang cats are so cute, they make me smile. 🙂
Oh, these little guys are just sew purr-fect in sew many ways. Love them. Beautiful project, as usual. Great texture, great everything!