http://felting.craftgossip.com Felted Crafts news and reviews Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:42:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A reader recommended this shop “The Felted Garden” and I am so happy they did.  The felting wearable and useable art are stunning creations by the shop owner Liz.  Each scarf is a unique work of art as the artist Liz, describes her method below.  Liz also has a blog ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/07/05/the-felted-garden/   Cut Out + Keep, The Step By Step Crafty Community is the most amazing site where people share their crafts and how to make them.    I joined and found Melanie Ann Green who lives in Hull, UK.  Melanie has a personal web site and an ETSY shop.  Her felting art is ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/07/02/cut-out-keep-the-step-by-step-crafty-community/ Sarah was generous enough to send me her book to review and I’m giving it away to one of my loyal readers.  These will be one of these books that I will have to buy for my felting library to replace the one I am giving away, but this is ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/30/picture-yourself-felting-your-knitting-by-sarah-e-white-giveaway/ I did an article on the Myriads of Felted Mushrooms by Kathryn Ivy and when I am watching TV at night I have been knitting and needles felting these little treasures.  I made my own double pointed needles from free chopsticks and did get a few splinters, but kept the ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/27/felted-fungus-felted-fungus-apple-and-pickle-giveaway/ As you can see from the pictures, felting art is exciting and fun in Denmark, where Birgitte was born, teaches, writes felting books and does amazing felting art.  Read about Birgitte following and be sure to visit her site and see and learn about some brilliant felting art.  I think ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/25/felting-art-in-denmark-birgitte-krag-hansen/ Shalana never ceases to amaze me with her glorious new designs in felting.  She is one creative lady that lives in Kansas City, Missouri where she fashions her outstanding art.  After visiting one of her blogs I see she does more than just felting.  She designs web banners, writes articles, ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/22/the-funky-felter/ Darcy is the winner of this giveaway via a random drawing.  Thanks again to "Noni (Nora Bellows)" and "Pat Miller, Proprietress of The Taming of the Ewe" for the yarn and to myself :) Darcy lives in the Antelope Valley Area of Southern California.  She is an Air Force wife, mother ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/21/the-winner-of-the-noni-%e2%80%9cpear-pattern%e2%80%9d-and-yarn-giveaway/ I found these felting patterns for all of you to try if you find them to your liking.   Please drop the designer's sites and tell them where you heard about their patterns.  Little Fox http://trhfox.googlepages.com/home French Market Bags http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter03/PATTfrenchmarket.html Booga Bag http://www.blacksheepbags.com/booga_bag.html Buttonhole Bag http://www.masondixonknitting.com/archives/images/ButtonholeBagMasonDixon2[1].pdf Felted Fortune Cookies http://indigomuse.blogspot.com/2006/01/felted-fortune-cookies_30.html Bob http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2007/06/free-pattern-bob/ Felted Baby Booties http://spinningaround.myblog.de/spinningaround/page/29766797/Felted_Booties The Pumpkin Patch http://woolwindings.blogspot.com/2006/09/pumpkin-patch.html Stash-busting iPod Cozies http://bluepeninsula.blogspot.com/2006/07/stash-busting-ipod-cozies.htmlShare This http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/20/free-felting-patterns/ How cute are these felted apples and I want to knit a crate full for myself.  This apple pattern is free for you at Maddycraft.com.  Manddy Craft's not only has this sweet apple pattern  but they also carry a full line of knitting patterns for women, men, babies, accessories and ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/17/felted-apple-pattern/ The blog, titled “Home Work” is kept by Leah and she has an ETSY shop called “Spider Felt”. Leah has some wonderful FREE felting tutorials that I think that you will all want to see and try.  She uses several felting techniques that give us an idea of what can ... http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/06/14/felting-tutorials-at-home-work/