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The process of making and using felt by Alice Bloor.
The process of making and using felt by Alice Bloor.
This blog, my site, has been a bit neglected over the past year, and I can’t pretend that I’m suddenly going to turn a new leaf, and start to update it regularly, because I probably won’t be able to maintain that. I do need to generally need to sort myself out, some things have slipped, […]
that’s what it feels like, over the past 6 months I have barely blogged, didn’t use my sewing machine for 5 months and making felt seemed like a long way off. So even though I’m not doing that much, I do feel like I’m picking up speed! I bought some tiny mother of pearl buttons, […]
recently I have been making felt in the evening to relax, my day job has been quite hard work, and the boys, well I think you know all about that now! Today my day job spun round and bit me on the arse, I have been pretty much full-time, now they want me to go […]
we are not great watchers of tv, and I guess the BBC iPlayer, and DVD boxsets have compounded that! We tend to go through phases of watching programmes, and we are currently gripped by The Wire, we have the last episode of Season Two to watch! Last night watching the penultimate episode tied my stomach […]
or two : ) this is the pile that I created over the two afternoons at Open Studios, they are all pieces made from the blended wool that I have to normally make my corsages. I have also used it though in some of my bag designs, and my new pouches. I would like to […]
they feel funny, like a bit shiny, polished even. I don’t know if other wet felters get this, but I guess after spending three hours yesterday felting, and another three today it is understandable that something odd might happen to the palms of my hands! Well a week off now : ) Today was really […]
they are finished! hard to believe I know, the white on the top has burnt out a little, but at least it gives you an idea, all 18 of them! and you can see my new Moo mini cards, which I’m using as swing tags, yay, very pleased with them. These pouches will be making […]