CanGames and Felting Convention 2025 Part 3

Sunday

Am I awake? Im not sure, it may be Sunday? Or maybe its second Saturday? Give me a moment I may make more sense after my meds. Yes, Surprise!! its Sunday and we are heading back to the curling rink, Glenn has at least one more train game and something else and I am back for the very exclusive side of the convention, Felting!!!

You are probably more interested in seeing if anything has gone wrong with the young mer I am working on.

I had a couple comments that; “we would find out soon who you are using as a model for your voodoo doll”.  I suspect I have to be more careful in where I rest my needles.

 11.1) “Are you doing voodoo?”

11.2) posterior delts and lats building up.

I am starting to add muscles, I keep adding an extra muscle to help hold up his head so he can see where he will be swimming. If I dint he would swim into things while looking at the lake bottom.

I started herring cheering and odd grunting noises coming from the middle of the hall. Lets go investigate.

12.1) block stacking game without words?

This game seemed to be two groups of cave men, and women, one whom had to get there cave mates to stack shapes in a particular way without saying anything. They seemed to communicate yes and no by hitting the table with a blow up club once or twice. Each team seemed to be making a different combination so you could not just look at the other team. Each team seemed to have a judge or referee, keeping an eye on how they were (not) communicating. They seemed to be having a great time. Each time a block was confirmed, by their leader, to be in the right place, the whole team would grunt and cheers!

12.2) Monster mash

I spotted this game starting and wondered over to check out the map board of rooms and lots of monsters waiting to start the game.  You play a monster and fight other monsters. The table was full of little rooms with lots of detail again they look like they were having lots of fun.

I had seen this from a distance and it looked like robots or meck fighting in a tropical location, but when I got closer I realized what I was looking at.

12.3) a game with Lego mecks

Anything with Lego’s has to be fun!

13.1) One of the other vendors was a bindery which had handmade books and bound fanzines

I was drooling at his cutter and behind that is a small press!! He showed me the hand stitched spines on his note books. it was all very interesting (no don’t get into another craft!!)

Ok, this is a felting and gaming convention we should really get around to the felting part before we get distracted and get lost in a game!

Technically there were more votes for “Orca” as a boyfriend, but the concern from the “Sturgeon” voters, that she would likely lose her family to her possible in-laws, was a concern. So I have decided on the more difficult sturgeon.

 14.1) on to the fish-y parts!

14.2) adding the Pelvic fins

14.3)Adding wool to the fish part and adding Fins at the hip(Pectoral fins), more lower fins(Pelvic and anal fins), Dorsal fins and a cool tail (Caudal fin).

I guessed at the length for the wire for the fins, but as I added wool I can already see I may be short. We will find out as I add more wool and firm up the under layer.

14.4) building up the fiber and consulting some of the reference photos

I know I was wanted to watch the live action kill doctor lucky game, but I am sore and very tired. Glenn is happy with all his gaming and is content to head home. So I am packing up and sending him out to the car with all my stuff.  At least felting, wet or dry, is lighter to carry around than his blacksmithing stuff!  I was a bit too quick with the packing up to get a photo of how far I got the under structure so I will have to get one after I get home.

So far no sign of the missing teen-Mer-dotter, but I am sure she will notice if I work on him here in the office.

If you lose one of your Mer’s and need to make another to lure the first back. I suggest re-watching the Mermaid felt along with Sara (Sarafina fiberarts)

 14.5) This was my notes from reviewing Sara’s videos, I modified this a bit from her original. You can extend the body length with extra wire if your fish is longer than the average Mer-person.

Mer-Boyfriend has gotten hold of the needle that was in his back and is prepared to work on his fishy-bits if I don’t get back to work soon!

 15.1) preparing to self-felt!

 15.2) considering where to poke first

I am trying to explain to him that I am a bit busy this week, but maybe he can come to a demo next week and I can continue working on him!

If you are in Ottawa next May long weekend, I hope you will consider visiting CanGames (their web site will give info on games being played and the cost of the convention).  I am sure you will enjoy trying some of the games and then drop by with your drop spindle or (dry) felting and join me for a bit!

have any of these games got you thinking of sheepish versions you could invent?