Categories
- We have spent a lot of time and effort in setting up this site. Please respect the content on this site and understand that it is for your personal use only. If you would like to use anything from this site, please contact us first. All contents of this website are Copyright © The Felting and Fiber Studio. All rights reserved.
Archives
Author Archives: shepherdessann
Dog Hair Felting
This is a throw back post I thought you might enjoy because there have been a few people asking on Facebook about felting with dog hair. Just like sheep there are different kinds of dog hair and even the top … Continue reading
Posted in Other Fibers, Uncategorized, Wet Felting, Wool
Tagged curles, curls, dog hair, felt, fur, other fibres, wet felting
23 Comments
Felted Flower Class
Wednesday I taught an evening class in flowers at the Ottawa Valley Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild. It is a bit rushed for beginners to get both flowers finished but everyone got it done and we all had a good time. … Continue reading
Posted in Classes, Silk, Teaching, Wet Felting
Tagged felt flower class, felt flowers, silk hankei felt flowers
12 Comments
First Quarter Challange Finished
Yay, I got it done in the first quarter. I didn’t seem to be able to do that last year. So let’s hope this is a good sign. You can see the beginning of this here: https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2019/03/03/landscape-in-progress-1st-quarter-challenge/ I have slowly worked … Continue reading
The Finished Hat
So this week I managed to finished the hat in my last post. I left you with this picture: Next I covered it and rubbed it for a while. then rolled it up and into the dryer with no heat … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Felted Hats, Silk, Uncategorized, Wet Felting
Tagged felt hat, hat blocking, silk hankies
12 Comments
A new hat started and why it isn’t finished.
This week I decided to try a new style of hat. As it’s the first one and I don’t know if it will work I am making it fairly plain. To save time I started with a template I already … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Experiments, Felted Hats, Sheep Farming
Tagged bottle lambs, lambs, wet felted hat
14 Comments
Landscape in Progress (1st quarter Challenge)
I have been slowly working on the 1st quarter challenge. I started with a piece of white prefelt to work on. Starting at the back I adding the sky and the mountains. The mountains are prefelt as well. Next I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 1st quarter challenge 2018, felted landscape, landscape in felt
12 Comments
Card Weaving Class
This last weekend I took a Card weaving class at my Guild. Judy Kavanagh was the teacher. I am not a weaver but this looked so fascinating I wanted to give it a try. After Judy explained generaly how it … Continue reading
