[Not all features of this blogpost will work when viewed as an email, to view it on my website click on the title above]
These are set B spheres, you can find set A here
sphere B1 – use arrows to see all of the photos
contribution by Fran Harkes “I had a small felted pebble shape that I previously embroidered so I attached it to the sphere, it’s the bit that bulges out. The lower bit is a piece of Tyvek that I painted and then melted with an iron. I then coloured it in with felt pens and stitched it to the sphere.” 
contribution by Dee Priest : “A lacy sort of motif attached with red thread” 
contribution by Rebecca Cordery: “I added the cream cord and beads at the loose ends” 
contribution by Jane Spencer : “Dangly diamanté earring” 
contribution by Lynn Snowden : “Fringed threads round beads” 
contribution by Sandra Shiel : “row of double herringbone with beads added” 
contributions by Angela Boyce : “stitched a tiny scissor charm on and added a little clay pendant to the base.” 
Contribution by Annie Mac :”Trim- sequins and embroidery from my stash. Had this a long time” 
contribution by Alli Scott :”Woven long stitch with a small silver button” 
contribution by Carol Macdonald :” Blue and gold fabric decorated with gold purl” 
contribution by Julia Carter:”Added some white zigzag stitching (supposed to look like a zip!) an old bit of zip and some random white stitching ‘cos it was fun.” 
contribution by Deborah Kenward:”Silvery chain added”
sphere B2 – use arrows to see all of the photos
contribution by Fran Harkes: “I needlefelted some yarn on to the sphere and then stitched over it with cotton thread.” 
contribution by Dee Priest : “Needle felted lace and wool surround overstitched” 
contribution by Rebecca Cordery:” I added the beading inside the squiggle embroidery already there. I thought the colours complimented.” 
contribution by Jane Spencer : “A big diamanté pendant with a funky little bead at the top to hold it on” 
contribution by Lynn Snowden : “couched work and stitches” 
contribution by Sandra Shiel : “Spray of flowers. Green straight stitch with clusters of white beads for flowers.” 
contributions by Angela Boyce : “stitched little paper flowers on with a Swarovski crystal in the centre.” 
Contribution by Annie Mac :”Flower from left over felted frabric, button and stitch” 
contribution by Alli Scott :”Added vintage embroidered cuff” 
contribution by Carol Macdonald :”Gold buttons” 
contribution by Julia Carter:”lazy daisy flowers on 2 triangles of painted interfacing appliqued on” 
contribution by Deborah Kenward:”Purple/silver ribbon added.”
sphere B3 – use arrows to see all of the photos
contribution by Fran Harkes “I needlefelted the rust and green coloured fibres on to the sphere and added a silk cocoon that I cut into petal shapes, and it became a flower.” 
contribution by Dee Priest : “Needle felted swirls and a strip of organza selvedge crisscrossed with variegated thread” 
contribution by Rebecca Cordery: “I added the fabric flower” 
contribution by Jane Spencer : “Old jewellery” 
contribution by Lynn Snowden : “felted tassel” 
contribution by Sandra Shiel : “stem stitch and lazy daisy with added beads” 
contributions by Angela Boyce : “stitched on a flower pendant” 
Contribution by Annie Mac :”Ribbon with sequins and beads sewn on” 
contribution by Alli Scott :”Added pop can tops and hammered bottle top” 
contribution by Carol Macdonald :”Chain stitch through lock washers” 
contribution by Julia Carter:”Stitched a strip of denim with yellow thread and appliqued to sphere” 
contribution by Deborah Kenward:”Fabric covered plastic bobbin centres added”
sphere B4 – use arrows to see all of the photos
contribution by Fran Harkes “Just a circle of red stitching on this one.” 
contribution by Dee Priest : “Needlefelted swirl with herring bone stitch” 
contribution by Rebecca Cordery: ” I added the bead cluster” 
contribution by Jane Spencer : “Brightly dyed curly sheep licks needlefelted and plastic beads sewn on” 
: contribution by Lynn Snowden”Couched threads” 
contribution by Sandra Shiel : “Satin flower with pearl button on centre and bugle beads added to edges and seed beads on petals” 
contributions by Angela Boyce : “A crazy stretchy cord stitched on; my friend gave it to me as I took a fancy to it.” 
Contribution by Annie Mac :”Fabric beads attached to fluffy already there” 
contribution by Alli Scott :”Long stitch spiral around existing work” 
contribution by Carol Macdonald :”Chain of couronnes and washers” 
contribution by Julia Carter:”Couched a spiral of string with different coloured threads.” 
contribution by Deborah Kenward:”More Drizzle stitch in orange, and purple ‘bead’ with melted orange net in”
sphere B5 – use arrows to see all of the photos
contribution by Fran Harkes “I added some pompoms and also some silk cocoons that I found in a charity shop.” 
contribution by Dee Priest : “Needlefelted felt petals that wouldn’t stick stitched with thick thread plus wiggly stem” 
contribution by Rebecca Cordery: ” I added the butterfly buttons to the balls” 
contribution by Jane Spencer : “Old jewellery buts with dangly bits” 
contribution by Lynn Snowden : “Sashiko patch. Stitching.couched border. Bright tassel all in colours that picked up on the top decoration.” 
contribution by Sandra Shiel : “Satin flower with pearl button on centre and bugle beads added to edges and seed beads on petals” 
contributions by Angela Boyce :” A tree, machine embroidered on dissolvable fabric and then stitched on with leaf shaped beads.” 
Contribution by Annie Mac :”Stretchy trim with bobbles stitched on an held by buttons on each end” 
contribution by Alli Scott :”Added vintage embroidered cuff” 
contribution by Carol Macdonald :”Curtain ring attached with woven bars and heart-shaped button” 
contribution by Julia Carter:”Added tree roots” 
contribution by Deborah Kenward:”‘Spider’ stitch (bottom right) and Picot stitch added to some already there (top left)”
sphere B6 – use arrows to see all of the photos
contribution by Fran Harkes “The green in the centre of the spiral is a bit of a hand dyed silk rod (charity shop find). I needlefelted it to the sphere, added a spiral of plastic tubing, then stitched over it with variegated threads.” 
contribution by Dee Priest : “A piece of free matching that would not felt so wisps of wool over the top and couple of stitches doughnut things” 
contribution by Rebecca Cordery:” I added the orange wobble finishing cord” 
contribution by Jane Spencer : “Copper bells” 
contribution by Lynn Snowden : “X stitch” 
contribution by Sandra Shiel : “Three lace flowers with pearl button at centre decorated with tiny seed beads” 
contributions by Angela Boyce : “added beads to the previous netting fabric and then added a pink ribbon covered circle on the base and added beads to the top edge of it.” 
Contribution by Annie Mac :”Button threaded with wire, twisted to make a hanging hook. Shiska mirror holders and pearl hearts stiched on fluff” 
contribution by Alli Scott : “Added rope heart and vintage button” 
contribution by Carol Macdonald :”Beads on rick-rack and dragonflies” 
contribution by Julia Carter:”Scrap of old naturally dyed fabric stitched with yellow and green and appliqued.” 
contribution by Deborah Kenward:”Chain stitch added”
So that’s another collaboration over, it’s taken 7 months, and has been the most awkward one so far. When each participant took photos of their contributions I had to identify which sphere it was so I could add the photo to the appropriate folder so I could eventually add them to this blog. The spheres looked very different from different sides and it was really hard to know which was which. This caused my brain to almost burst on a few occassions, but we got there in the end. The spheres are heading off to their new homes today, and I can safely say that I won’t ever be using them in a collaboration again. See ya , spheres!
EDITED TO ADD : you can see more of my collaborative projects here..
https://www.mcanaraks.com/category/projects/completed-collaborations/
Oh poor you! What a brain ache! They do look gorgeous though. Thank you for all the fun!
Thanks for taking part, frustrating fun, I would call it
See ya spheres lol,,,,,they were a real challenge for all of us, but an enjoyable one! Lovely blog post
Thanks for collaborating, once again
I loved reading through this and scrolling through the pictures as the spheres transformed. Thank you so much for organise. It was an absolute privilege to take part.
Thanks for reading it Rebecca, and for taking part in the collaboration
Fabulous collaboration and the blog is a great record of the contributions
I loved taking part
I’m glad you enjoyed it Jane, thanks for reading the blog.