Category Archives: Surface Design

Learning curves – Part 1

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

In the last few months I’ve attended two felting workshops tutored by happy feltmakers who have been very generous with sharing their experiences and knowledge. The first by Jenny Pepper was titled Decorative felt Surfaces (I had no idea what … Continue reading →

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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

Heart Cards

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you who celebrate it. I have been working on creating some simple heart cards from felt and fabric in my pursuit of “using stuff up”. My stash includes hoards of printed felt and fabric. … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Motion Stitching, Made From Felt, Repurpose, Surface Design | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Machine Stitching Japanese Edo Period UFO

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

I am still busy using stuff up and trying to do something with all the UFO’s (unfinished objects) lying around the studio. This piece was started in September 2017 for one of the Quarterly Challenges. You can see the post … Continue reading →

Posted in Finishing/Framing, free motion embroidery, Nuno Felting, Surface Design | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

New Hand Stitch Project

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

I have been trying to “use stuff up” instead of creating new backgrounds or more felt. I have a bunch of pieces of fabric and felt that need to be used for something. So I am working on doing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Stitching, Surface Design | 20 Comments

Screen Printed Resists on Fabric and Paper

Posted on January 20, 2019 by

My art group met a couple of days ago and our project this time was screen printing on fabric and paper. A mix of screen printing medium and acrylic paint was used to print a ‘resist’ pattern on to the … Continue reading →

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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