Tag Archives: bamboo

More Natural Wools and Fibres

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

I was looking through my flickr account recently for some photos to use on a flyer for the well being centre, and I came across some felt pieces I made with natural fibres and natural wool combinations. I haven’t done … Continue reading →

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Workshop with Vilte Kazlauskaite in Slovenia

Posted on April 9, 2016 by

Our guest artist/author today is Nada Vukadinovic also know as Halay on the Felting and Fiber Forum.  She has generously offered to share her workshop experience learning a Fiber Inlay Technique. A few weeks ago I attended a workshop in … Continue reading →

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Naturals and Dyes

Posted on July 2, 2015 by

I laid this wall hanging out about a week or so before I got time to felt it, and I think it ended up being ‘upside down’. I wrote down the wools and fibres I used as I laid it … Continue reading →

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More New Wool

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

I got some wool tops listed as ‘Arctic Fox’, no other info about what the wool breed might be, just that it is 25 micron. It feels really soft, a lot like Bluefaced Leicester, and it felted really nicely too: … Continue reading →

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Batts, Bamboo and more…

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

Our Guest Artist/Author today is Cathy Wycliff aka Luvswool Recently, I received some nifty embellishment fibers from Zed (thanks again!) around the same time my Opulent order of batts was delivered, so I decided to combine two experiments. One experiment … Continue reading →

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Very Pink

Posted on January 15, 2014 by

My sister got me some wool tops for Christmas. Even before I’d seen the colours, I’d decided I’d make her a book cover from whatever she chose, thinking she’d probably choose her favourites. She chose a selection of pinks, not … Continue reading →

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2013 Review

Posted on December 22, 2013 by

How does the time go so fast? It really doesn’t seem like almost another year has passed since we posted about our plans for 2013. Looking back over what I’d hoped to achieve this year, I had the same feeling … Continue reading →

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More Bamboo and a Couple of Diaries

Posted on December 9, 2013 by

It was bright enough yesterday to take some photos of one of the other bamboo pieces I worked on over the last few weeks. This piece was made mostly from English 56’s, the base was two layers, then I added … Continue reading →

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Natural Wools and Bamboo

Posted on December 3, 2013 by

I only managed to get photos of two of the things I’ve been working on lately, it’s been really dark again and we don’t have many hours of daylight anyway at this time of year. Both of these pieces were … Continue reading →

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Giveaway-Bits and Pieces

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

I thought it was time I did another Giveaway 🙂  I’ve gone through my stash of embellishment fabrics, fibres and scraps and put together a package that should give you plenty of choices for adding extras to your felt creations. … Continue reading →

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