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Finished Cuffs
This week has been a snatch a little felting here and there week. The cuffs dried out twice before they where ready to have the marbles added. I use elastics for doing braids in horse manes and tales to put … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Nuno Felting, Prefelt, Uncategorized, Wet Felting
Tagged felt jewelry, felting, merino, nuno felt, Silk throwsters waste, wet felting, wrist cuffs
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Felt Cuffs in Progress
This week I am working on a few cuffs. These will have bubbles in them so they have to start out really long as when I put the marbles in them to get the bubbles they shrink fast. These are … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Nuno Felting, Prefelt, Wet Felting, Wool
Tagged felt, felting, nuno felt, prefelt, silk, Silk throwsters waste, wet felting
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Classes at the Conference
This last weekend I was teaching at the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners biannual conference. Here are pictures of the Nuno felting class. There where only 3 people in this class. It was a preconference class. The full conference started that evening with … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Needle Felting, Nuno Felting, Teaching, Wet Felting
Tagged felt, felting, fiber, fibre, nuno, nuno felt, nuno felting, silk, teaching, wet felting
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Prefelt
There are two kinds of prefelt. One is needled prefelt. Commercial prefelt is done this way. It is needled just enough to hold together. I use this sometimes, it works very well. I get it in small pieces and by the yard … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Fiber Preparation, Uncategorized
Tagged felting, fiber preparation, how to, prefelt, wet felting
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Small Felt Art
A little while ago I ordered some pendant blanks in a variety of shapes and sizes. They open up so you can put pictures in them but you can see the picture when it is closed. I made some small art works. … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Experiments, Needle Felting, Uncategorized
Tagged abstract, felt, felt jewelry, felting, hand stitching, small felt art
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Making Things
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
Posted in Design, Mixed Media, Stitching, Wet Felting
Tagged blackberry case, camera cases, collage sheets, etsy, iPod case, phone cases, postage prices 2013, stitching, threads, wet felting
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Latest Projects
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
Posted in Design, Wet Felting
Tagged Beyond Nuno, cotton gauze, etsy, felt notebook cover, felt purse, felt wallet, natural fibres, natural wools, nuno felt
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Bird Houses are Moving Along
Bird houses are moving along. After I cut the holes I rolled them a little I put them in to some pantyhose tops for a trip through the dryer to get some of the fulling done. They have balloons inside … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Dyeing, Wet Felting, Wool
Tagged bird houses, dyeing, felt, felting, merino, merino wool, romney, wet felting, wool
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Bird House Time
Spring is on the way and its time to start thinking about birdhouses. I have an Easter show. Not much in the way of felt really sells at this sale, it’s mostly about food. Bird houses are the exception. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Dyeing, Wet Felting, Wool
Tagged bird house, bird houses, bird pod, bird pods, dyeing, easter show, felt, felting, fiber, fibre, product lines, romney, romney wool, style, wet felting, wool
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