Category Archives: Spinning

Inflicting Fibre arts on unsuspecting relatives.

Posted on July 13, 2019 by

Last month Glenn and I took a trip down to Oakville to visit his parents and one of his brothers and part of their family who had also come for a visit. It was going to be crowded at the … Continue reading →

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Cangames gaming convention long weekend in May 2019

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

 Image 1 A strange request Image 2 Cangames 2019 In Ottawa, Canada there is a large gaming convention on the May long weekend each year. Glenn usually runs 18xx train games, other train games and sometimes Settlers of Catan. The … Continue reading →

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First Quarter Challange Finished

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Challenges, Design, felt art, Needle Felting, Spinning, Uncategorized, Wet Felting | Tagged , , , | 24 Comments

Going Batty

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

Last week you saw Jan post about the spin in Wheels on Fire. LINK It was lots of fun and I bought a lovely batt from  Judy Kavanagh etsy.com/ca/shop/JudyKavanagh I loved the colours and it made me think of a wild landscape. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairs and Shows, Inspiration, Spinning, Surface Design, Uncategorized, Wet Felting, Wool | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

A Scribble Tree

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Last week in Ruth’s post  Batik Post  she had a scribble tree. I have always liked them so Ruth suggested I make some. Ok them what to make. then I remembered these felt pieces I made a long time ago, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Design, embroidery, Experiments, felt art, Fiber Preparation, Needle Felting, Prefelt, Spinning, Surface Design | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

4th Quarter Challenge – Twists

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

When Zed announced the 4th quarter challenge, I immediately thought of a bit of wool yarn that I spun by hand with a drop spindle ages ago. It has been sitting in my studio for years now and I have … Continue reading →

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Spinning at Can Games

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

  JAN’S BLOG POST; CAN GAMES Spontaneous Demoing 2018 For a number of years I have followed my husband to the local board gaming convention on the May long weekend (Can Games). In exchange for my support of his hobby, … Continue reading →

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