Someone mentioned that her name tag was really old and missing. I can’t seem to narrow down what I want to do, so let me look at replacing the missing tag for Ann. Now I hope I can finish it before she finds her old name tag! Hum, what might Ann like? Sheep!  Ok, off to Google Image to see if I can find an interesting sheep. What kind of sheep might she like? The Sheep Ann has are mostly... Read More Read More ..read more

I finally bought a blending board. I have wanted one for a while and was hoping for a second-hand one. One finally showed up, Yay! Patience pays off, well, it’s more being frugal(cheap) than being patient. I wanted one because rolags are my preferred preparation for spinning. I took it to the guild one day, along with a big bag of fibre some sari silk and some sparkle. I started with some purply blue and lilac purple. I added some... Read More Read More ..read more

Or maybe I should say “Felting something inspired by books“: that is what I would like to talk about with you today, although the other one also gives me a few ideas, now that I think about it. Maybe we could launch a year-long challenge on “Felting a book” or, better probably, “Textiling a book” to keep it completely inclusive, but then I guess Ruth would be already done with her Book of Edgar (here is a link where you... Read More Read More ..read more

Recently I was at Value Village and I spotted this super bulky yarn.  I didn’t have a use for it as yarn, but thought it would be nice to spin.  I have a fondness for blues and purples. Lion Brand Rapido is a Super Bulky yarn.  This colour is called Tangy and it is 74% acrylic, 22% wool and 4% other fibres. The yarn has a thin black binder or ply thread.  That black thread needed to be removed before... Read More Read More ..read more

Nametag for Glenn As I mentioned previously,  this is the local Weavers and Spinners Guild’s 75th anniversary. One of my jobs to get ready for the party was to find and print out the nametags I had made for Demoing, quite a while ago, when I was demo coordinator.  This aligns perfectly with one of my goals for this year; to learn the names of more of the guild members. One of the ways I am trying to do this... Read More Read More ..read more

My June page is done.  I started late but once the mood hit, it didn’t take long to do. It’s not a very complicated one but June is a busy month. I work best against a deadline. There is a birthday cake for my birthday. I hear I share June with several other blog members. It looks like grey icing and a grey candle but they are purple in person.  DAD is for Father’s Day.  It is International UFO Month... Read More Read More ..read more

Would you like to learn new methods of “mark making” on your felt? Are you looking for ways to create work that is uniquely your own? Are you wondering about surface design on felt? If you are looking for a new learning experience, please join me. Registration is now open for my online classes! The classes are listed below with a link to each class page.  You don’t need to be present at any certain time to participate in a... Read More Read More ..read more

For various reasons, I’ve not done much felt-making recently and I’m now in the very fortunate position of finding myself on holiday / vacation in California when this post is due. So, I’m going to talk about some of the creatively-inspiring things I’ve seen while I’ve been here, and then show you a little felting I’ve done as a result. As I’ve been on holiday I’ve been looking at and mulling over some of the things around me that I... Read More Read More ..read more

I was surprised to discover this was the first group exhibition for Auckland Felters, this is such and active group full of very talented people it never occurred to me that I would be the first one crazy enough to suggest it. For anyone thinking about getting a group of likeminded friends together and hiring a gallery space… Do it! This has been such a fun ride with the most wonderful group of people ? It is quite a significant amount of... Read More Read More ..read more

Happy July 4th to those to the south of us. I apologize, I have been a bit busy lately with Guild work.  Our 75th anniversary party was on June 22nd. My main job was to add 10 years of Photos to the slideshow, which I originally made for our 65th anniversary.  I also volunteered to felt one of the squares in the tapestry project which I had started to tell you about in a previous blog. (https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2024/02/17/square-16-ovwsg-tapestry-project-and-template-transfer-method/)   Another job was... Read More Read More ..read more