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April 28, 2008
Felt Weapons
Phil @ MAKE points us to these felt weapons that look surprisingly realistic!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 28, 2008 02:00 PM
Amigurumi and Toys, Arts, Felting |
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April 21, 2008
HOW TO - Make a Felted Flower Brooch
The Knitted Blog shows us how to use a cookie cutter to make a perfectly-formed needle felted flower brooch.
Related:
• Felted Brooch Tutorial
• Needle Felting Tutorial
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 21, 2008 07:00 PM
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April 10, 2008
Stephanie Metz's Exquisite Felt Art
Stephanie Metz makes these incredible felted artworks of skulls, humans, and other animals. Via BoingBoing.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 10, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts, Felting, Fiber Art |
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April 9, 2008
Choosing the Right Yarn for Felting
Knitting Daily has a great article on how to choose the right yarn for your felting projects.
From the article:
Sheep and other animal fibers are scaly--picture a fish's scales covering each fiber. When you dunk wool into hot water and swish it around, these scales open up, sort of like lots of little umbrellas opening up all along the length of the fiber. When they open up, the scales catch onto nearby scales and grab on. The more fibers you have, and the more you rub the fibers around, the more scales there are to catch onto each other. The fibers get all tangled up, and more scales grab tight, until you have felt.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 9, 2008 09:00 AM
Felting, Yarn |
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April 8, 2008
Amy Long's Fiber Art
I had the opportunity last night to visit Amy Long's MFA thesis show in fibers, and I must say I was very impressed. She uses crochet and hand felted wool to create these unique and very evocative forms. The show will be up until the end of the week in Tempe, AZ. More photos on Flickr.
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Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 8, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts, Crochet, Events, Felting, Fiber Art |
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April 4, 2008
Felted Plant Cozies
Now that it's April, I'm itching to fill my home with plants, plants, and more plants. I'm always looking for offbeat planters and these felted plant cozies by Papaver Vert look are definitely giving me ideas. The felted wool paired with the fresh green of the leaves is a wonderfully organic-feeling match. Felted Plant Cozies
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 4, 2008 03:00 PM
Bazaar, Felting, Home and Garden |
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March 31, 2008
Win a Monster Eyeball Pincushion
Felting in Fibrespace will be giving away one of these creepy-cool monster eyeball pincushions in a random drawing on Monday, April 7. Just head over to the blog and leave a comment--and be sure to check out the rest of her colorful creations while you're there. Monster Eyeball Pincushion
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 31, 2008 05:00 PM
Contests, Felting, Fiber Art |
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March 26, 2008
Suvi the Felted Monster
From the CRAFT Flickr pool, user LicoriceTree made this little redheaded cartwheeling monster named Suvi. I love the talons!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Mar 26, 2008 04:00 PM
Amigurumi and Toys, Felting, Fiber Art |
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Wool Felt Embroidered Watch Strap
Claire of Needlebook shows you how she made herself a wool felt embroidered watch strap for her old Swatch watch. The tiny detailed embroidered flowers are a beautiful touch!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Mar 26, 2008 08:00 AM
Felting, Needlearts |
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March 19, 2008
Felted Stone Rug
Craftster user Subloke was inspired by our March post about Ronel Jordaan's beautiful felted wool "pebble carpet" and ended up making her own version using bits of leftover wool from her stash. Felted Stone Rug
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 19, 2008 07:00 PM
Felting |
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March 18, 2008
Felted Bowls by Chet and Dot
Chet and Dot was one of my favorite vendors at last December's Crafty Wonderland craft fair in Portland, OR. Their stuff has a sweet and simple style that just makes you feel cozy. I love the new felted bowls they're making--they come in subtle color combos featuring fun polka-dot details. Just the thing for holding candies, jewelry, or other little-littles in your home. Chet and Dot's Felted Bowls
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 18, 2008 03:00 PM
Felting, Home and Garden |
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March 17, 2008
Made by Moxie's Little Big Dog
I've always loved those cute Fisher-Price Little People, so my jaw dropped when I saw this needle-felted version of a Little People dog figurine show up in the CRAFT Flickr pool. It was created by our Vol. 06 cover artist, Moxie, and is made entirely from needle-felted corriedale wool roving. She didn't do any sewing, stuffing, or wet-felting--just hours and hours of jabbing with a sharp needle. Amazing! Little Big Dog
Related:
• Interview with Moxie of Made by Moxie
• Needle Felting Booster Kit in the Maker Store
• Felted Pickaxe by Moxie
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 17, 2008 07:00 PM
Amigurumi and Toys, Felting, Fiber Art |
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March 14, 2008
Where to Buy Felt Balls
Though it's certainly simple enough to make your own felted balls, sometimes you need a lot of them for a project and it's preferable to just buy a bunch. Betz White helps out with a roundup of online resources for purchasing felt balls, as well as a link to Martha's tutorial on how to make your own. Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 14, 2008 01:00 PM
Felting |
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March 13, 2008
HOW TO - Make Wet-Felted Slippers
Carolineinkle's blog features step-by-step instructions for making your own cute wet-felted slippers like these. These would be fun and easy to customize into a little cowboy version, no? Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 13, 2008 01:00 PM
101, Felting |
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Backyard Critters, Vol 5 - Patterns Now Available
Crafty Alien's got some new Backyard Critter knitting/felting patterns in her volume 5 featuring this adorable set of cougar, turtle, and weasel. You can get just the pattern set for $6 or individual kits for $12 each. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 AM
Amigurumi and Toys, Bazaar, Felting, Knitting |
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HOW TO - Felted Chick
Mary Ellen D'Aurizio made a nicely-photographed tutorial for making this felted chick. Looks like a great project for a first timer - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Mar 13, 2008 02:00 AM
101, Amigurumi and Toys, Felting |
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March 11, 2008
Felted Monster Bag
Check out this felted handbag with the face of a monster on the side! From the site:
Gertrude is a little shy, see how her hair hangs in front of her face, she's trying to hide. However, when she's had a bit too much to drink, she shows her wild side. She has a tendency to poke her tongue out at people and with a little encouragement she'll perform her amazing party trick, not many monsters can pop their eyeball out of their socket! I had a lot of fun with this, makes a change from flowers, I'm planning to make some more. She's available for re-homing in my Etsy shop.
Great party trick, pulling her eye and tongue out. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Mar 11, 2008 04:00 PM
Fashion, Felting, Fiber Art |
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March 6, 2008
Sweater Stash Bunny
Whip up posted this toy bunny made by etsy seller cocoondesigns. The bunny is made from old felted sweaters and it is stuffed with scraps of wool. What a great project for sweaters whose best days are behind them. [via] Link.
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Felted Bowls - Link.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Mar 6, 2008 07:00 AM
Amigurumi and Toys, Felting, Green |
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March 3, 2008
Pebble Carpet
These handmade wool felted pebbles are strung together to make a rug by South African designer Ronel Jordaan. They're so deceiving! - [via] Link.
Related:
Livingstones - stuffed stones on MAKE - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Mar 3, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts, Felting, Fiber Art, Home and Garden |
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Girls Spring Mini Tote
Betz White is getting ready for Easter with this project on how to make this cute as pie girls spring mini tote made from felted recycled sweaters. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Mar 3, 2008 11:00 AM
Felting, Holiday projects, Recycle, Sewing |
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