I began by sketching out some initial ideas on an A2 design sheet of the potential shapes for my physical textile moss wall, I looked at a fixed rectangle shape following my research on existing green wall structures, I also considered a more abstract shape that would be more accurate to a natural environment. However I also considered using some of my materials I gathered from my primary research visit to Sunny bank mill and the small business called Scrap where I bought a recycled wooden circle and felt this would be perfect to include into my work and repurpose it for my outcome creation.

Once I had chosen what shape I was going to put my design onto, I did a more detailed plan within my sketchbook and compiled together some of the materials I needed and the method I thought would be best to make it following my media experimentation week. I settled on the circular shape using the recycled wooden board I bought from Scarp at Sunny Bank Mill.

Before I went straight into creating my outcome I created a small sample piece on some cotton fabric in which I experimented with different shapes and sizes of pom poms, aswell as cutting them to create different textures, some more rounded like types of moss whereas others had a more scraggly wild appearance. I began sewing them together onto fabric alongside scraps of felt to fill in the gaps. 

I used a YouTube tutorial in how to make neater pom poms and adapted them from there. My friend lent me some pom pom makers which sped the process up a lot! they were three different sizes and although I was only using scraps of different yarn and string for this initial exploration I knew this technique was successful and was going to give me the desired affect.

I bought green and brown coloured yarn from Hobby craft to create an array of different coloured and styles of pom poms for my moss wall outcome over the Easter holidays, I did have help from my mum and dad and we made ALOT. I needed enough to cover the entire board however I did buy sheets of recalled felt to layer onto the wood and apply the 3D pom poms onto.

The process step my step written in my sketchbook and how I layered all the pom poms I had created and how I created one of my final outcomes! Initially I had left gaps and wanted it to have a more abstract application however I found covering the circle entirely and giving it a fuller look was more effective in how I wanted this final outcome to look.

To take my outcome further I decide I wanted to look at some alternative purposes instead of just a wall decoration. I kept the theme of circles clear throughout and had noticed the circular wall lights at college and took photos of them.