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Denim Notebooks
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
Mixed Media Piece From Felt Scraps
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
Posted in Experiments, Mixed Media, Stitching, Wet Felting
Tagged camera case, fabric, felt offcuts, felt scraps, journal cover, mixed media, mixed media felt, notebook cover, stitching
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Sewing and Experimenting
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
Posted in Experiments, Other Fibers, Stitching, Wet Felting
Tagged acrylic, camera case, nuno felt, purses, ring pouch, stitching, synthetic fabrics, synthetic fibres
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Synthetic Fibres and Fabrics
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
Posted in Other Fibers, Stitching, Wet Felting
Tagged camera case, etsy, felt case, gadget case, glasses case, nuno felt, nylon, rainbow, synthetic fibres, synthetic nuno, trilobal nylon
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Fabric/Fiber Postcards
Have you ever made fabric or fiber postcards and sent them in the mail? I have done quite a few of these over the years and thought you might like to see some that I have made and received. They … Continue reading
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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My Beaded Book
One of the things I wanted to start doing was adding more video tutorials to the site. So I thought I would give making a video a try. My husband is running the camera and I am turning the pages … Continue reading
Posted in Beading, Stitching
Tagged beaded book, Beading, beadwork, hand stitching, raised chain band
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A Little Stich Practice
I finally put the free motion embroidery foot on my Sewing Machine. I did a small sample to see what different movements did. I used contrasting thread so I could see what I had done better. As you can see I did … Continue reading
Finished Stitching Project
I’ve managed to add quite a bit more stitching to the felt piece I’ve been working on lately. After the yellow and orange stitches I added a square of burgundy around the yellow and then some rows of black stitches … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Stitching, Wet Felting
Tagged nuno felting, stitching, texture felt, wet felted
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January Projects
I’ve been trying to find ways of having a few projects on the go so I can work on them for a few minutes at a time where possible. A few months ago, I posted about a couple of felt … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Experiments, Mixed Media, natural wools, organising, Stitching, Wet Felting
Tagged alpaca, angora, hand stitching, machine stitching, mohair, natural wools, teeswater, texture felt, wensleydale, wet felting
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