Felt
Hard as it is to believe the blog here has been on the go for a year, the first post being made on 27th December 2008. I think we’ve both come a long way since then both in terms of style and approach! The blog was initially conceived as a venue for sharing our arts [...]
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later … that’s right the spirit of Christmas has finally caught up with me, almost. Anyway, in preparation for it’s imminent arrival I felt compelled to make some decorations, contrary to my usual ‘bah humbug!’ approach to Christmas!! Actually, it wasn’t just me, Jolene started it with [...]
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You’ll need: printer paper sharp needle sharp scissors 6″ x 4″ piece of felt 36″ of 6 stranded embroidery thread stuffing Stitches used: Blanket Lazy Daisy Instructions: Click on the pattern below and print and cut it out. It’s sized to A4 so you’ll need to make sure your page size is set to [...]
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This week I’ve been working on some commissioned felt birds. These ones are a departure from the ones in the shop in that they are made from 100% wool felt and if these are typical of the results to be gained from spending a few extra pennies up front, I think I’ll be using 100% [...]
Over the past few weeks I have been busy with a couple of commissions and finalising a new idea for Christmas tree decorations. I’m reserving the commissions for a post of their own because they took me so long that they deserve a gold plaque, never mind their own post! I know it seems too [...]
A while ago now onecrazywoman contacted me with the proposition to swap dotee dolls. She is making me a dotee doll with a Texan theme and I am making her a dotee doll with a Scottish theme. I’ve been making this doll on and off now for the past month and finally last night I [...]
The little owl has been floating about for a while and I was surprised he’s not featured in a previous blog entry, he’s made out of ecospun felt, with recycled polyester stuffing, and old buttons. I think he’s a rather cute wee fellow, especially with the little ‘o’ embroidered on the front. With luck Jolene will [...]
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