Pictish Stone Feltie

Make a Pictish Stone out of felt!

Posted by ElizabethJuddTaylor

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Forres is an ancient town on the NE Coast of Scotland. It is well known for its MacBeth connections (the hill where MacBeth reputedly met the 3 Witches is here), Sueno's Stone, a mammoth Pictish carved stone depicting a battle, and the Witch Stones, one of which is located on a main street. It's a pretty town located near the North Sea!

This project celebrates all things Pictish--the Picts were the ancient people of this area, and they left many enigmatic carved stones behind them. This felt stone uses 2 common Pictish motifs--the Z-Rod & Disc and a Pictish Beastie (which I personally think is a Kelpie, or Water Horse). I drew inspiration for the designs from the Rodney Stone, located just a few miles outside of Forres.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Felt
  • Embroidery Floss
  • Toy Stuffing

Steps (3 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    Cut out two rock pieces from your grey felt. I have included the shape I used, but feel free to improvise! Pictish stones tend to be the same shape as a standing stone--rectangular.

  2. 2

    Using the 2 designs I have supplied, the Pictish Beast, aka kelpie (water horse), and the Z-rod & disc. Trace one design on each rock piece (you will be sewing these together, so keep that in mind when tracing the designs). I used 3 strands of mossy colored embroidery floss for stitching. Once you have traced the patterns, have fun free stitching! I used simple straight stitches and French knots.

  3. 3

    Place the rock pieces together, embroidered sides together, and sew together on a machine (or hand sew if you wish). Leave a small space open, then turn the stone right-sides out, stuff, and sew the opening up. Ta-daaaaaa! You have a soft felt Pictish stone!