Category Archives: Surface Design

Silk Paper with Leaves on Felt

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

The original idea for this post was to create something for the 3rd Quarter Challenge. I also wanted to use up some silk paper I had made ages ago. We had been talking about using silk paper in felting on the … Continue reading →

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Book cover

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

I made a sketch book cover for my daughter for her birthday. Here is the layout I started with. It is 4 times the length of the book. the background is wet in this picture. And a close up of the … Continue reading →

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

Adventurous Colour

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

I was fortunate enough to spend last weekend  drawing in the beautiful landscapes around West Dean with Mark Cazalet. He was an excellent tutor and the sun shone for us every day. I signed up for this course hoping to … Continue reading →

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2nd Quarter Challenge Piece Finished

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

I finished off the natural vessel I showed felted, but not shaped or fulled, a couple of weeks ago: It’s made with various wools, I took a range of naturals to the well being centre and I think the first … Continue reading →

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First Quarter Challenge 2018

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

A few weeks ago I showed some printed fabric transfers I’d applied to muslin. Or tried to apply-I lost the instructions so they didn’t all turn out very well! I trimmed them down and nuno felted them recently for the … Continue reading →

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Learning to Hand Stitch

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

I really like the way stitching looks on felt. I like machine stitching and took Ruths on line class. Machine stitching class  It was very good. I need to do lots more practice. I am a little busy around home and … Continue reading →

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