Category Archives: 3D

Influencing Shape with Prefelt

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

I’m continuing on with some experimentation on how three-dimensional shape in felt is influenced by different factors. This time, I am using a resist with a layer of prefelt which is cut in a certain manner and then added to … Continue reading →

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Influencing Shape with Fiber Layout – Part 3

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

I have already shown two felt shapes I created with fiber layout and differential shrinkage. The last one is what I’m calling a “bonnet” shape. I started again with the same circle template and Blue Face Leicester wool. The center … Continue reading →

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Influencing Shape with Fiber Layout – Part 2

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

Last week I showed you how I made  a cone shape from a flat circle of felt. I also made a shape that is similar to a bowl without using a resist. The shape is created from the fiber layout … Continue reading →

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Influencing Shape with Fiber Layout – Part 1

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

Several years ago, I saw a chart on a felt makers blog about using directional fiber layout to create a shape from flat felt. I can’t remember where I saw the information so thanks to the person who got me … Continue reading →

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Dyeing some yarn

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

A year ago a friend who also owns a small fibre business asked me to dye her some Autumn-inspired rainbow yarn for her to knit with for her own client. I was happy to oblige, and very pleased with the … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 18, 2019 by

It is almost a year to the day that I gave up my day job of setting up clinical trials of new drugs for hospital patients to pursue my dream of making felt full-time. A post on FB this week, … Continue reading →

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Another pot started

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

In my last post  I talked about making a pot within a pot (https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2019/01/06/pots-within-pots/) and Lindsey reminded me of another way of doing so I thought I would give  it a try. She shared a couple of pictures here, about half way … Continue reading →

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