Category Archives: Free Motion Stitching

Learning and Experimentation with Online Classes

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

Have you wanted to be a little more experimental in your fiber art practice? Do you want to learn new techniques and add embellishments to felt or other fabric? Why not try an online class all about embellishing felt? Anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Mixed Media, Classes, Free Motion Stitching, Online Classes, Surface Design, free motion embroidery | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Lutradur Leaves

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

In my last post I showed some of the brooches I’ve been making out of Tyvek.  This month I thought I would continue with the “man made” fabric theme and show you how I make my Lutradur leaves. Lutradur is … Continue reading →

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Morning Aspen

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

This is the second in the series of nuno felted landscapes that I am working on. It is the only one that is a horizontal presentation. All the others are vertical. Here is how it started after felting and before … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Free Motion Stitching, Nuno Felting | Tagged , , | 20 Comments

UFO’s Are Taking Over

Posted on October 5, 2017 by

I have tons of UFO’s (unfinished objects) in my studio space. I need to either get rid of some or do something with them to make them more functional. This is a piece of felt that has been printed with … Continue reading →

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Connected Paths

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

I told you in another piece about an art show my guild is having to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday . This is another piece I made for it. It is called connected. As usual I started with  2 pieces of prefelt with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Design, Fairs and Shows, Free Motion Stitching, Prefelt, Shows, Stitching, Uncategorized, Wet Felting | Tagged , , , | 30 Comments

Out of the box Part 3

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

This is the 3rd and final set of pictures from this exhibit. http://mvtm.ca/?exhibition=colour-unboxed   the first is here:  https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2017/01/18/colour-unboxed-by-out-of-the-box/ and the second here: https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2017/01/26/out-of-the-box-part-2/ Again I apologise for some of the odd angles as it was very crowded with people enjoying the exhibit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beading, Dyeing, eco printing, Fairs and Shows, Felting Around the Web, Free Motion Stitching, Inspiration, Made From Felt, Mixed Felting Techniques, Mixed Media, Needle Felting, Nuno Felting, Stitching, Uncategorized, Wet Felting, Wool | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Free Motion Stitched Felt Leaf Cards

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

I wrote a post about these felt leaves on my Permutations in Fiber blog and asked for ideas for what people would do with them. I got loads of good ideas but I decided the easiest one for me to … Continue reading →

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