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4th Quarter Challenge 2018
The theme of this year’s challenge has been Surface Design. So far, we’ve had Mixed Media, Nuno Felting, and Beneath the Surface. I was torn between a couple of ideas, but went with the one I had when the 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 4th quarter challenge, challenge, handmade yarn, surface design, wool kebabs, wool tubes, wool twists, wool yarn
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Cords and Knitting
I haven’t had chance to do much felting lately, apart from making a few ‘spare’ cords for future use. I just used some colours I had out from when I’d made some felted soap: I did start on a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Tagged chunky knitting, felt cords, knitting, pencil roving, pencil roving waste, wool yarn
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More Crochet Adventures
I took up Lyn’s challenge to crochet a wool bowl then felt it. I got as far as making a small bowl. I haven’t had time to felt it yet, but will show you the results when I do. It’s … Continue reading
Wild and Crazy Yarns Woven then Felted
I still had a bagful of yarns left over from my Wild Table Runner so I decided to do a little weaving with some odds and ends. It was a mixture of synthetic, wool and wool blends. I used a … Continue reading
Posted in Weaving, Wet Felting
Tagged merino batt, mini loom, prefelt, synthetic yarn, weaving, wet felting, wool blend yarn, wool yarn
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More Natural Dyeing with Cochineal
This is the last of my summer experiments with natural dyeing. Cochineal are those little scale insects that are picked off of cacti. I’ve seen some really nice results using cochineal such as Nada’s experience she posted on the forum … Continue reading
Posted in Dyeing
Tagged cochineal, corriedale, cream of tartar, iron, merino, natural dye, silk gauze, silk habatoi, wool roving, wool yarn
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Playing with Natural Dyes Part 2
I’ve been trying out different natural dyes using similar materials. This time I tried alkanet roots and logwood with and without iron. Here are the alkanet roots before preparation which took two days to get ready to use. The logwood … Continue reading
Posted in Dyeing
Tagged alkanet roots, corriedale, iron, logwood, merino, mulberry silk, natural dyeing, silk gauze, silk habotai, wool yarn
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Playing with Natural Dyes Part 1
With summer finally here in the US, it’s wonderful to see color in the yard and all around. I recently had lunch with Cathy (Luvswool) and she showed me some of the prints and natural dyeing she’s been doing with … Continue reading
Posted in Dyeing
Tagged corriedale roving, iron, madder roots, Merino roving, natural dyeing, osage orange sawdust, silk gauze, silk habotai, silk mulberry, wool yarn
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Making a Gift for a New Grandma
As you may be aware my daughter in law Mari is due to have a baby girl any day. While we wait for the “phone call,” I decided to make her mother a small cosmetic case/clutch. This is her first … Continue reading
Posted in Wet Felting
Tagged Batts, clutch, corriedale, cosmetic case, merino, prefelt, resist, silk hankies, Silk throwsters waste, wet felting, wool, wool yarn
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