When the Tide Goes Out
Along the bottom of the sand cliffs that form the coastline just north from where I live, there are sometimes revealed expanses of what look like rock, but are revealed to be compressed clay [...]
March 2016
Craft Fair Success
I'd been building up to my first craft fair for a few weeks and was delighted to get the table layout working well with just one hour for setup. Having tried it out at home [...]
February 2016
The Art of Scarf
This is my second foray into scarf making and I've been working on the ruffled scarf design, trying to get nice smooth and even ruffles with a defined edge. I have used some really [...]
Purses or Gadget Covers
My preparation for my first craft fair in March is well under way with a rising stack of felt purses or mobile phone or kindle/tablet covers. I hope people will like them as attractive [...]
Floral Felt Vases
Fascinated with the different textures I can create by incorporating various fibres and ribbons into felt, I've been on a bit of a felting binge! I now have an extensive collection of small, medium [...]
January 2016
Dyeing Fibres Sample
Having been increasingly absorbed in the endless creative possibilities of dyeing pieces of felt after making them, I wanted to play with other fibres which can be incorporated into felt. These include banana top, [...]
Monet-esque Vase
I love to pick up cheap plain glass vases from my local supermarket and turn them into something with a bit more va va voom. Here's my latest. I used some wool that I [...]
December 2015
Seashore Bag and Purse
I do so love playing with inclusions in felt - pieces of shell, glass and stones that I pick up from the beach on my walks can be included in the pieces I make. [...]
Bowls
I wanted to try making some bowls with felt but wasn't sure how to make them sufficiently sturdy to hold their shape. So I started off with some semicircular resists hoping to get nice [...]
November 2015
Wool and Silk Dyeing using Food Colouring
So far I've been making felt using pre-dyed wool, but the appeal of variegated colours and being able to make my own colourways has inspired me to start some dyeing experiments. By far the easiest [...]