Author Archives: ruthlane

About ruthlane

When I discovered felting in 2007, I finally found the creative outlet for which I had been searching. I love that the versatility of fiber allows me to “play” with a wide variety of materials including wool, silk, fabrics, yarns and threads. Creating one of a kind fiber art pieces to share with the world fulfills my creative passion.

Summer Sunrise – Nuno Felt Landscape

Posted on July 9, 2020

I have been working on a set of nuno felted and stitched landscapes and I have finished another one. This one I am currently calling Summer Sunrise unless I come up with a better name. Here’s how the piece looked … Continue reading →

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Final Bark Color Mixing Experiment

Posted on July 1, 2020

I tried one last experiment with creating bark and color mixing. I showed you last week my attempt with color mixing with a drum carder. And there was another experiments here.  I had part of the mixed batt left over … Continue reading →

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Color Mixing with Drum Carder

Posted on June 23, 2020

Experimenting with color mixing by drum carder was on my list of to do’s and I got around to that this past week. I created a sample with similar colors when color mixing by felting alone in this post. First … Continue reading →

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Update on Nuno Felted Landscapes

Posted on June 15, 2020

I started working on some nuno felted landscapes in April. It has been stop and start on getting them completed. But I thought I would give you an update on the results so far. I showed you Flathead Lake at … Continue reading →

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Playing with Color Mixing in a Bark Sample

Posted on May 30, 2020

I’m still playing around with Ponderosa pine bark samples. This time I wanted to play with colors and add some nuno felted silk to the top layer. I wanted to see how neutralized the colors would become with fiber migration … Continue reading →

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Second Quarter Challenge with Differential Shrinkage

Posted on May 22, 2020

I needed to figure out something for the second quarter challenge and I wanted to continue my experiments with differential shrinkage. So I decided to combine the two projects. I had also read somewhere online to check out Soosie Jobson’s … Continue reading →

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Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Online Class Registration

Posted on May 14, 2020

The registration for the four modules of Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach is now open. Classes will begin on May 29, 2020. Each class is $45.00 US and can be taken from anywhere. Click … Continue reading →

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Shades of Green – Nuno Felt with Applique

Posted on May 6, 2020

In my Level 3 Stitch class, we are working on applique this session. After creating an applique using silk organza, I decided I wanted to see if I could combine a nuno felted background with silk organza applique. I thought … Continue reading →

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Nuno Felted Landscape – Flathead Lake

Posted on April 28, 2020

After doing lots of machine stitching on the last landscape that I showed you, I decided to try a more minimalist approach. This is the starting point after nuno felting. I then machine stitched the distant mountains as well as … Continue reading →

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Whitefish River Landscape

Posted on April 20, 2020

I showed you the start for this landscape last week. It’s based on a photo of the trees in winter on the Whitefish river. I really like the way the orange branches look against the sky and in the reflections … Continue reading →

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