Author Archives: zedster66

Denim Notebooks

Posted on May 23, 2013

I remembered recently that I have a huge bag of denim scraps, so when I was thinking of making a couple of new notebook covers, I got it out and had a look through. I wanted a really ‘worn’ and … Continue reading →

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Mixed Media Piece From Felt Scraps

Posted on May 17, 2013

Last year I was talking about sorting my felt and fibre scraps into categories. I sorted my felt offcuts by size ranging from long and wide to short and narrow. This photo shows them. I was trying to work out … Continue reading →

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Purses and Designs

Posted on May 9, 2013

I’ve done a little bit more work on a couple of the purses I started. I’d already sewn up one of the slubbed white ones, and now I’ve added the button and button-hole. I thought doing large-ish blanket stitch around … Continue reading →

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Sewing and Experimenting

Posted on May 1, 2013

I’ve been trying to continue with the things I learned during Ruth’s challenge for getting 5 minutes of fibre time into each day. I don’t always manage that and often end up with one or two days where I have … Continue reading →

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Pink!

Posted on April 25, 2013

On my last post I showed you a sneaky peek of the ripples and ruffles of the nuno felted piece I made for Ann’s challenge. Well, here’s the finished piece in full: Here it is from another angle: It’s kind … Continue reading →

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Coppery Bronze Felt

Posted on April 19, 2013

I hadn’t handmade any new felt for a few months until this week. I knew I’d have a spare couple of days for doing layouts and felting, so I went through my supplies and got a few things together. I … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Fibres and Fabrics

Posted on April 11, 2013

A couple of felt pieces I chose to make into things for etsy recently were both made using nylon fibres. This first piece has crimped nylon fibre which I dyed myself, blended with merino tops. The felt had a really … Continue reading →

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Making Things

Posted on April 3, 2013

I mentioned recently that I had a look through my box of felt pieces to make things with. I think I put as many pieces back as I kept out (I think anyone who makes felt knows how hard it … Continue reading →

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Latest Projects

Posted on March 24, 2013

I decided to take the plunge and open an Etsy shop. Don’t worry, that doesn’t mean I’m going to start making sticks with feathers and crystals stuck to them or adding ironic moustaches to all my notebooks   Lyn was … Continue reading →

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Threads and Yarns

Posted on March 12, 2013

Around this time last year I was still doing the Take A Stitch Tuesday challenge. I struggled with it, and didn’t always enjoy it, but I did like what I produced when I used some felt offcuts from a piece … Continue reading →

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