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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 19, 2016 9:08:42 GMT
Beautiful Lyn, utterly amazed that you saw a bird in this pieces of felt that had been made for a pineapple!
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 19, 2016 9:05:44 GMT
Wow Sue, you have been very busy! Can't wait to see the finished pieces, it looks like the wrap will have a lace border with no wool? Curious to see if it will give an undulating effect as the wool elsewhere shrinks...
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 18, 2016 16:42:59 GMT
Congratulations carol, that is an honour indeed! As much as I love my local swad group I can't help feeling a bit of a fraud at their meetings, they're not really geared up for felters even though at least a third of the members make at least some felt. For a felter to be given pride of place is an accolade indeed, well done!
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 17, 2016 19:44:44 GMT
I took a leaf out of Galina's book and made a felted fish this week and put some LED lights inside to turn him into a night light. Huge kudos to Judith for recognising him to be a lion fish when he was still just a soggy, shapeless pile of wet felt, I really didn't expect anyone to get it right! link
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 15, 2016 21:39:58 GMT
I saw him on Fb too, while his work is awe inspiring I can't help wondering what sticky mess is on the sole plate of his iron...
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 15, 2016 20:31:48 GMT
Have you tried laying very fine whisps of wool over the lace Elizabeth? This helps to anchor down even the most hard to felt synthetic lace.
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 14, 2016 17:19:53 GMT
Wow, 15 m of silk!!! The finished blouse is gorgeous though, your daughter has very good taste
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 14, 2016 17:14:29 GMT
Beautiful bag Judith
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 14, 2016 7:55:20 GMT
Great reference list of handle options Lyn, thank you!
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 14, 2016 7:50:54 GMT
Absolutely Elizabeth, plastic zips are easily trimmed with a pair of scissors (but don't use your best pair), even metal zips can be cut, you just need to be careful to cut between the teeth.
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 13, 2016 12:07:43 GMT
You hit the nail on the head Lyn, although my other half appears to be immune... He groans whenever I spy a textile shop and drift into the drooling, zombie like trance that innevitably leads to me driving home with a sack full of goodies and a huge grin on face
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 13, 2016 6:38:16 GMT
Great little pouches. I could use one of the round type for my earbuds and some of the extra wires , oh and my square card reader. I think I know hw you would do it. How would you feel about a quick tutorial post on the blog? They are very simple to make and there are lots of blogs demonstrating how to make them (I looked one up to remind myself how, before I started yesterday). this one is for the boxy bag link
and for the earbud pouch link
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 13, 2016 6:27:50 GMT
Thank you ladies, some interesting ideas about to strengthen a felt cord here! I suspect Sue is correct, if I felt the hard enough the shouldn't stretch, at least not so much that the function will be affected.
I'm thinking of changing the colours along the length of the rope to match the base colours of the jacket so am reluctant to stitch over the top, but it's an interesting, if fiddly, idea.
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 12, 2016 21:26:50 GMT
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Post by Teri Berry on Jun 12, 2016 15:40:23 GMT
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions ladies, it looks like I might have to break new ground and try felting some frogs! Watch this space....
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