Some progress, further distress, and a resolution?

Ok, well all three pieces have been distressed much further by fraying, burning back the edges with a heat tool and introducing some holes through the felt:



Picture 1 - The top fabric has been pruned backed to show much more of the layers beneath (25cm x 25cm)








Picture 2 the straight edges have been cut and burnt back and some minor holes introduced (21 x 21cm)




Picture 3 Likewise cut and burnt back to reduce the piece (19 x 19 cm)














When laid out on the proposed backing fabric it looks out of balance to me.




















So I have tried adding extra sheer fabric behind the second and third pieces, although the amount gets less for each piece. See picture 5 below:







However, are the sheer fabrics behind too straight and is there now too much going on? Do I need to remove some of the backing fabrics to lighten it up a bit?