Following on from yesterday’s post about Carmen’s great new book ‘Dutch Felt’, I did an internet search this morning and discovered that it is available directly from the publishars Zijdar. When I get a few spare hours (whenever that is!) I am planning on trying out Ria’s ‘Heart rug’ project incorporating raw sheep’s wool, silk fabric and merino fibres [...]
Posts Tagged ‘beads’
Felt book, felt jewellery, pricing work and Clasheen Crafty Swap update …..
Posted in Etsy, Felt, Swaps, workshops, tagged beads, clasheen Crafty Swaps, Clasheen Winter Swap, Dutch Felt, Etsy, Felt, felt beads, felt jewellery, felt jewelry, felt necklace, Felting, seed beads on November 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Where to buy the hollow punches that I use on my felt
Posted in Felt, tagged beads, Felt, Felting, green, hollow punches, jewellery, necklace, punch, punched felt, wet felt, wet felting on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is just a quick post to clarify details of the hollow punches that I use to cut out my thick felt beads. The punches are often sold for use with leather and a good place to check out if you are looking to buy one is eBay, here is the link for our neck [...]
Felting mouse, punched felt beads and a nuno felt wrap
Posted in Felt, tagged Felt, Felting, Nuno, merino, beads, jewellery, nuno felt, Feltmakers Ireland, wet felting, wet felt, felt beads, seed beads, nuno felting, soft, wrap, shawl, textured, felt discs, felting mouse on May 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Before I write about the felting I did over the long weekend just let me answer a question that a lot of you have been asking via email. The ridged wooden object pictured beside the washboard in my last post is called a ‘felting mouse’. This is a wonderful hand held tool which I bought [...]
Arms ache from felting!
Posted in Felt, tagged Felt, Nuno, necklace, beads, jewellery, nuno felt, wet felt, felt jewellery, felt beads, accessories, election, campaign on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My arms ache this evening after a long rolling session which seemed to go on forever! I was delighted to get a free day to felt, especially as it was unexpected because I had been meant to play a golf match this morning but my opposition couldn’t make it. Over the last couple of days I have [...]
Some projects finished and Irish Blog Awards
Posted in Felt, tagged awards, bags, beads, blog, blog awards, Felt, Felting, handles, irish blog awards, mobile on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the challenge as issued by Jo-Anne and Ann has actually spurred me on to finish some of my projects, amazing! Yesterday afternoon I made and fitted (simple task so why could I not do it before) handles for 3 of the bags and then in the evening strung 5 long streamers of glass and [...]
Felt jewellery, lampwork, felting process/equipment …..
Posted in Felt, tagged Felt, Felting, Cobweb Felt, Nuno, silk, fibres, necklace, beads, nuno felt, fulling, slippers, glass, cotton, lampwork, equipment, bubble wrap, wallhangings on January 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
An amazing coincidence happended the other evening (was going to say occurred but not sure that the spelling is correct!). Just before I checked out my account on Ravelry, an online fibre artist community, I happened to pick up a glass bracelet that I bought myself on Murano two years ago. My sisters and I took my [...]
Felt necklaces, Autumn Swap and Flickr
Posted in Felt, Swaps, tagged Felt, Nuno, necklace, beads, nuno felt, balls, Flickr, Clasheen, Swaps, felt beads, painting, felt balls, clasheen Crafty Swaps, packages on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I ended last night and started this morning by stringing a few more simple but stylish felt necklaces. Some of them were made entirely from felt beads or balls, some were felt and vintage buttons and one was felt with a beautiful hand painted African button as the feature piece. Probably I am putting off starting to [...]
Finishing some felting items and swap news
Posted in Felt, Swaps, tagged beads, blog, cards, Clasheen, evening classes, Felt, felt beads, Felting, images, Mehmet Girgic, painting, Rayburn, scarf, Studio, swap, Swaps, workshop, workshops on October 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I put the last finishing touch to some of the items that I have sent out in the Autumn swap. These necessary but fiddly touches really defeat me sometimes so it was really good to have a deadline to work towards, things like putting poppers on bags and sewing pin backs to brooches, all [...]




