I finished this piece yesterday.   The top photo is the piece wet but not felted.  I struggled a bit with design as I started without an end in mind.  In

the middle I almost gave up and started over but I find that if you persevere the messiest pieces can turn out to be your most creative.    I purchased some really unusual fiber at the Jefferson Sheep and Wool Show this year.   It is a 2-3 inch thick mat of fibers similar to silk hankies.  It is really shiny and stretches like a silk hankie.   I decided to stretch it across the fields in the foreground and hoped that it wouldn't be excessively glossy.   It was variegated from dark greens to bright yellows.   I crossed my fingers and hoped that it would felt in as some fibers just lay on the surface.  As you can see from the before felting photos it was pretty bright and glossy.  The after felting is much more muted.   It's perfect.  I wish I had it in other colors but then again a landscape artist will probably use mostly green and yellow greens anyway.   This piece finished to 13 x 18.   Next step is finding the perfect fame.