Tag Archives: silk paper

Resurrecting Silk Paper Bowl

Posted on August 7, 2016 by

Last month I wrote about doing more experiments with UFOs and my silk paper bowl disaster.  https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2016/06/20/more-experiments-with-ufos/ Fortunately, Lyn suggested I try Ruth’s Felt Scrap Bowl method.  https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2011/12/11/felt-scrap-bowl-tutorial/ I was hesitant at first because it required free motion stitching. Something … Continue reading →

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More experiments with UFOs

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

A couple of years ago, I was making silk paper just for practice.  I decided to try to cover a bowl and make some ruffle edges.  But it was a disaster. I used an acrylic medium to help give it … Continue reading →

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Finished Pieces

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

I’m still going through some unfinished projects at the moment, mostly blanket stitching, hand-sewing buttonholes and fighting with my machine🙂 I used one of the pieces of felt I’d made for the Australia Challenge to make a glasses case. I … Continue reading →

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2012 Review

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

It’s hard to believe it’s almost a year since we posted about our plans for 2012! Looking back over what I’d hoped to achieve I didn’t expect to have done many of them, as the year panned out a lot … Continue reading →

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Silk Paper

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Over on the Felting and Fiber Forum, we’ve been talking about silk paper on and off over the last few weeks. It started when Pam showed us this gorgeous silk vase and then a beautiful silk box made from delicate … Continue reading →

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