Feb
29
DIY’s Knitting Message Board
February 29, 2008 | 10 Comments
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I have been meaning to write about this group on DIY’s Knitting Message Board for a while now and since an active member, BarbK, won the “I (HEART) Felt†book, this is the perfect time. I once was very active with this group until my Craft Gossip and graphic freelancing keeps my nose to the [...]
Feb
28
“I (HEART) Felt†book winner is! Drum roll!
February 28, 2008 | 3 Comments
Barb Keith with her amusing entry! LuLu!!!!!I’m a freakishly, fervent, female, felting fanatic and will forever felt fibers. My fondness for felting formed from feeling felted footwear one fine Friday in my favorite, fancy fiber shop. My fascination for fleecy fabrications will forever fill my fingers and fulfill my fantasies. It would be phenomenal if [...]
Feb
27
Crochet to felt
February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
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For those of you that enjoy crochet, here are two new books on Crocheting to felt. I have never been into crochet much until I began felting it. It is much faster and the results are very impressive. The first book; “The Color Book of Felted Crochet†is a preorder at Amazon.com. The second book [...]
Feb
25
Felting Tutorial Video Part 1 and Part 2
February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments
I find that watching a video on a felting project is one of the best ways of learning this craft. You can pause or rewind if you miss something.  So get yourself a cup or glass of your favorite beverage, relax and learn.  Marysusan Noll West Sayville, NY, United States I located this video on [...]
Feb
24
Felt Rock!
February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
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What a fun way to decorate your home. I have been so captivated with these wonderful décor rocks and wanted to share a little about them and their designers with you. Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen of Forsythe + MacAllen Design, www.forsythe-macallen.com, have been operating a multi-disciplinary design studio since 1996 and are currently [...]
Feb
22
Enee Fabric Design
February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments
Nancy Schwab of Enee Fabric Design, located out of San Francisco, California and her nuno felted designs are available on ETSY and Dawnda. There is a clearance sale on ETSY to make room for the spring 2008 designs. The Designs and creations of nuno felted items include scarves, garments, and gift items. Nancy has an [...]
Feb
20
Elizabeth Armstrong, Felting Artist
February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
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It was suggested by a reader, that I do an article about this Australian Felting Artist, Elizabeth Armstrong. I went to her site “Frost Fair†I found the work of a very talented felting artist. Her art runs the gamut from lovely wearable’s to innovative decorative accessories. You must visit her exhibition’s page, astounding! [...]
Feb
19
Leisure Arts
February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
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I am fairly sure I have not visited Leisure Arts before, but sometimes the entire internet becomes a gigantic blur when you search for a particular art form? This information filled site covers many different crafts along with felting. They offer free tutorials on many crafts in the PFD format to print out.  [...]
Feb
16
HOW TO - Knit and Felt a Squid
February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment
I found this adorable little sea creature on “CraftZineâ€. As I followed the link, I ended up on the “Fiber Fool†site where the instructions are. This again led me to the Island of “Misfit Patterns†where the original “Naughty Squiddy†was created! This also is a great site offering many free patterns with tutorials. [...]
Feb
15
Cozy Cottage Creations
February 15, 2008 | 2 Comments
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This is an ETSY shop out of that I don’t have to tell you much about because the Cozy Cottage Creations’ shopkeeper out of Massachusetts has an amazing profile as follows. I love the way she tells us about herself.  She has a blog call Boston Handmade that has many delightful felting ideas. Her Profile:Ever [...]

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