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New fabric from scraps

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

Or….the reason to never throw anything away! The new year has started, in fact it is speeding by way too fast, I’d actually like for it to slow down a bit – that said there are a few days I … Continue reading →

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Trying to make up for a bad beginning to January 2020 so lets go buy more Fibre!

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

A bad beginning to January 2020 January 8th 2020 started a series of sudden unexpected Doctor and Dentist appointments culminating in a trip to emergency. It was an infection on one side of my face with a strong possible suspect … Continue reading →

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Holiday Card

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

Now that my partner has finally received her card I can tell you about it. First I made a background using some prefelt and added some northern lights. I then wet felted it all together. they are not felted hard … Continue reading →

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3D Wet Felting Experiments (Part One)

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

Some people close to me are giving up eating animal-based products this month – Veganuary – while others give up alcohol – Dry January.  As I’ve set aside some time for playing with 3D wet felting this month I’m going … Continue reading →

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Degumming Silk Throwsters Waste

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

Today we have a throwback post. It was originally posted by Zed in 2011. Jan is ill and can’t make a post and I thought this would be interesting to everyone. A few years ago I was given some gorgeous … Continue reading →

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A fun pot making class

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

Not long ago I taught a fun pot class. To make it a little different than an upsidedown hat class I taught them how to make it a different colour inside and out. Heres the laying out and assembling the … Continue reading →

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Halloween for Christmas 2019

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

As you may remember, my Halloween Ghost Girl was lonely and I created Werewolf boy to keep her company. I was thinking of my niece and nephew while I was creating them, which may be why they seem to be … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D, Finishing/Framing, Needle Felting, Repurpose, Uncategorized | 5 Comments