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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 15, 2024 15:02:41 GMT
Welcome Molly, the class should be lots of fun.
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 10, 2024 16:08:52 GMT
Hi all. If you signed up (or in) looking for the felted spiral work shop or any other workshop through the Felting and Fiber Studio Blog site, you are in the wrong place. Please sign up here feltandfiberclasses.proboards.com/ Your teacher will let you in and place you in the right group.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 22, 2024 16:52:50 GMT
Thanks, Lyn for the tip on how to move around the room. I a great exhibit. There were a few with no explanation, which is sad. I would have liked to see what they were thinking in relation to the theme.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 21, 2024 23:07:29 GMT
yes, there are no recognised definitions.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 21, 2024 23:04:33 GMT
The dress was amazing and the compasses as buttons was perfect.
I would have liked to look at the bee exhibit more but I couldn't get it to work properly. The ones I managed to see were really good and on topic.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 21, 2024 10:14:09 GMT
I see your point about craft, Ann, but what I am not clear is the difference between textile art and fibre art: the author of the book seems to talk about them as two different types of art, while I had always used the two terms as synonyms. Maybe there have been two different art groups or movements championing two different perspectives, or something of the sort? Anyway, it is just labels, and a lot of people can't even agree on labels. So, I guess, it would be nice to understand, but I will not loose my sleep over it. :-) I haven't read it but I wonder if fibre art is working with cloth like quilts or sewing on cloth like embroidery, or fashion and the other is everything else, macrame to weaving to felt.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 9, 2024 19:47:57 GMT
I had heard it's a good book but haven't read it. I call myself an artisan. I sometimes make art and sometimes I make practical or useful things. It seems to let people know that what i do is art and craft but not arts and crafts (like small children). When a woman says craft, many times they think of children's arts and crafts or hot glue guns, making things only the maker or parent would want. Sadly this is only applied to women in my experience. When a man does the same things as women textile artists, he and his work get praised up and down, for how he is amazing and breaking the mould. I think it is changing some but I still get that attitude from some people.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 4, 2024 18:29:01 GMT
I've just been down the rabbit hole of early posts on the Studio and I've come across Ann's post on making a beret, which might be of use Caterina? feltingandfiberstudio.com/2014/05/16/a-felt-beret/ Not that I've actually started to read it yet, it just occurred to me to pass on the link. I hope it helps. Oh, wow, Ann, it seems that she was thinking exactly on the same lines as me! A red beret, just what I was trying for! It seems that she did not give as many details as I would have liked, though: I need to ask her directly maybe, if she remembers after so many years. didi you get a chance to see the new post on my hat class with a beret? it was done with 3 layers.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 26, 2024 11:17:02 GMT
I am glad Karen was able to give you some good advice. I would be worrying about how the paper will react to wool shrinkage. Prefelt could be the finished product if you making a picture or something else that doesn't need strength.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 25, 2024 11:46:12 GMT
OOPS, that post won't be back until the 29th. I thought I posted today but I don't. There are several things you did differently. You made your template bigger, added more wool and it sounds like you added more embellishments. It also sounds like you may have changed the layout too. An uneven layout will give uneven shrinkage.
Looking at your hat it is definitely a problem of differential shrinkage. Everywhere there was less wool shrank more. We all know this because we have done it too.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 23, 2024 11:11:10 GMT
there are almost as many ways to make felt as there are felters.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 16, 2024 21:27:13 GMT
They look like a little tiny wisk or rake
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 14, 2024 0:07:05 GMT
A fabric mat cover would probably not last that long if you do a lot of needling. you are breaking the threads with the needles. But they are probably cheap to replace. Cleaning with one of the little hairbrush cleaning tools helps a lot. I know at Living felt they recommend having 2, one for white-only fibres and one for all the others.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 12, 2024 17:54:10 GMT
It is very hard to make a thick mat like the needle felting mats you see for sale. The mats are several machine needle felted sheets that are then needle felted together. At least that's what the edge looks like on the one I have. It might be best to make several sheets as thick as you can and then input them inside a felt pillowcase.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 12, 2024 17:48:02 GMT
I am not sure what would cause your experience. but we all have to find what works best for us. There are lots of different ways and it's good to try them all and find what you like to do. I prefer rolling and rub for only a short time. Ruth likes rubbing and does very little rolling.
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