When I last posted about my red tree landscape, this is what it looked like. On to adding machine stitching. My goal was not to add “too much” stitching, just a few branches,  darker shadows and some highlights. First up was adding a few more branches to the tree. I was happy with that, so on I went. Since I had the dark brown thread already in the machine, I decided to add some into the bushes and greenery to... Read More Read More ..read more

How do the rest of you get your creativity flowing when you have no juice left?  I did a lot, and I do mean a lot, of spinning over the winter.  I played with colours, with silks, with blends, mohair, qiviut, camel, linen, all sorts of wools and nothing inspired me, nothing moved me.  I joined a knitting group to relearn knitting.  The group speak French as their primary language, so that was a doubly challenging.  We have a blast... Read More Read More ..read more

part 1 can be found here: feltingandfiberstudio.com/2024/04/15/peterborough-fiber-festival-2024/ Welcome back to the Peterborough (Ontario, Canada) Fiber Festival, 2024. I hope I have not left you sitting too long. So before you develop a numb butt let’s go look at the inside group of booths. I hope you have saved a bit of window shopping money since I think you may need it!  25) Map showing the location of the sale in Peterborough. Located between Ottawa and Toronto to give you an... Read More Read More ..read more

Sounds like a quick and easy project, right? I thought so too. This is a case for my glasses to go in when I’m in bed. It will hang off the little bookcase beside my bed. Probably better than on the edge of the bed where they sit now. I picked up some very pretty little batts at a local fibre shop. It is a combination of Canadian Ramboullet and Merino. It is sold as a wet felting wool, among... Read More Read More ..read more

After finishing my embroidered tree, I needed a new idea for my next gallery piece. I took a look through my pile of sketchbooks and found a few options that might work for a wool “painting”. I decided to use this watercolor painting for inspiration. Now to find the right colors to create this idea in wool.   Here’s my work table with my wool choices ready to mix. I used the hand carders to mix up some “variegated” colors.... Read More Read More ..read more

In my last post I talked about a 4 week dyeing course that I attended a while ago at Sharon Wells studio https://www.sharonwellsart.com/ . The first week was dedicated to acid dyeing and we have fantastic results from it. Week 2 was all about natural dyeing, our colours were more subtle and totally restful. If you missed part 1 you can catch it at adventures-in-colour-part-1 I talk about the third and fourth sessions in this blog. I hope you enjoy!... Read More Read More ..read more

It is springtime in Ottawa, and the trees are migrating in my driveway. So now is the time to watch for fibre festival announcements! 1) Signs the migration has started by the trail of leaf debris and the new summer location of the portable forest (in front of the kitchen window). I just wanted to show you that spring has finally sprung! Today I want to invite you to join us on a trip to Peterborough Fibre Arts Festival &... Read More Read More ..read more

Although a number of people didn’t think I needed any leaves on my embroidered tree, I decided to go ahead with the leaves. I used a lighter value yellow green to contrast a bit with the blue green background. The thread is a #8 hand dyed perle cotton. I’m not sure that you can see the variations in the thread color as it is subtle but it’s not a solid color. I used a solid fishbone stitch to create the... Read More Read More ..read more

I have been searching for a replacement shade for a pendant light for some time, but I was not having any success with finding something that I liked. So I thought, how difficult can it be to recover a lampshade? Some years ago I tried to make a wet felted bowl, but somehow it all went wrong, and I could not get the bowl to ‘sit’ right. I had a table lamp that needed a shade, and as I was... Read More Read More ..read more

The title of this post is misleading: although there are several diamonds in this story (in shape, not in value!) there is only one doll. Apologies for this, but “Many Diamonds and Just One Doll” just didn’t sound as good a title to me. Let’s begin with the first, shall we? The diamonds If you use yarn in any way in a crafting project, chances are you end up with leftovers once you’re done. What to do with the lovely... Read More Read More ..read more