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Post by ScarletThistle on May 19, 2021 20:19:06 GMT
Hi,my name is Liz. I live in Lanarkshire, Scotland. I am pretty new to felting. I started during the latest lockdown of the pandemic which was began here just after Christmas. I have been exploring lots of different techniques and have kept the delivery men in a job bringing me lots of lovely wool and fibres. I am retiring at the end of June after 30 years as a primary school teacher and I am hoping that my new hobby may help me earn a little pocket money in my retirement. I was delighted to discover this forum as I really need some feltie friends to chat to and inspire me. Thank you for adding me. I am looking forward to sharing my creations with you and finding out more about the craft.
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Post by MTRuth on May 19, 2021 20:45:35 GMT
Welcome Liz, I am glad you joined us. I look forward to seeing your creations. Sounds like you are having fun. Feel free to share, ask questions and join in the conversations.
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on May 19, 2021 21:03:19 GMT
Hi Liz, Hope you get on well with your felting. You'll certainly find lots of information and encouragement on the Forum. I joined just over a year ago and am so glad I did. I have been felting for about 20 years, but I completely lost my mojo when we went into the first lockdown. I received such help and encouragement from everyone here that I am almost back to normal(!) now and raring to go. Looking forward to seeing some of your work Ann
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Post by Shepherdess on May 19, 2021 21:21:48 GMT
Welcome to the forum. Felting is such fun and there are so many different things you can do. Have fun looking around and asking questions even on really old posts. We would love to hear from you and see what you are up to. There are instructions for sharing pictures in the FAQ section.
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Post by lyn on May 19, 2021 22:37:39 GMT
Hello Liz and welcome to the forum! How lovely that you've found felting to enjoy in your retirement.
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Post by Antje on May 20, 2021 6:02:30 GMT
Hi Liz & welcome. We are a very mixed bunch & if you ask questions you may sometimes have a variety of answers but the one thing that glues us all together is our passion for fibre in its many forms.
It sounds like you have definitely kept the delivery folk in gainful employment 🤪 so I’m looking forward to seeing your work
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Post by ScarletThistle on May 20, 2021 10:52:21 GMT
Oh, wow! Thank you everyone for the lovely messages. I hope to be able to share some photos soon.
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Post by charley on May 20, 2021 17:58:08 GMT
Hello and welcome Liz, I am sure that you will enjoy the forum.
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Post by Pandagirl on May 21, 2021 18:17:19 GMT
Welcome Liz! You’ll,love retirement especially since you’ll be able to indulge in your new passion. Enjoy!
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Post by leanne on May 22, 2021 8:20:32 GMT
Hi Liz! I too am a lockdown felter and have loved having this forum as a source of help and inspiration! Happy felting 😊.
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Post by ScarletThistle on May 22, 2021 14:47:20 GMT
Hello, again everyone. It really is nice to find this group. Yes I am looking forward to my retirement. How lovely it will be to be able to devote my time to my hobbies.
I have now started an Instagram account so that I can share my work. I hope this link works.
instagram.com/thescarletthistle
So far I have mainly been making dolls. This has been a learning curve for me. The first little dolls I made were mermaids which I completely needle felted. I then watched some demos on you tube and discovered how to use armature. My first attempt, the little wizard on my page, wasn't very successful. Although I was really happy with how his head turned out, the wire I used for the armature was too flimsy. He turned out a bit floppy. This was also my first attempt at making clothes using wet felting. Pollyanna Pumpkin was my second doll. She took a long time to make. Her body and head worked out quite well, I think. I needle felted her top and wet felted her skirt. In both these dolls I struggled with the hands. Boy, aren't they tricky to make! I have now bought some waxed wire to see if that will work better. I have been working on another couple of dolls but neither of them are complete yet. I will share them on Instagram once they are finished. I have also been working on some flat wet/needle felted pictures which you can also see on my page. I would love to hear what you think and any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by caterina on May 22, 2021 16:31:55 GMT
Hello, Liz. Wow, your dolls look fantastic, and have a distinctive feel to them. I liked the marbled mottled details of their clothes: kind of organic and natural and magical at the same time. I can imagine a million stories springing from those characters.
I hope that you will share photos of your next ones as well! Happy felting! Caterina
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on May 22, 2021 20:37:32 GMT
Jan, one of our Studio and Forum members has done lots of posts about using armatures when needle felting figures. She's not the only one, but she has done a lot of investigation into the different sizes and types of wire and she has posted all her findings. If you just hop over to the Studio: feltingandfiberstudio.com/ and search "armatures", you will get a lot of posts up which I'm sure will help you. There are also a lot on Youtube - an artist called Seraphina has posted a lot of tutorials on needlefelted figures which are also very helpful. I had a quick look at your photos, but couldn't stay long as I don't have an instagram account and I kept getting prompts to sign up. Keep up the good work Ann
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Post by ScarletThistle on May 24, 2021 10:20:15 GMT
Hello, Liz. Wow, your dolls look fantastic, and have a distinctive feel to them. I liked the marbled mottled details of their clothes: kind of organic and natural and magical at the same time. I can imagine a million stories springing from those characters. I hope that you will share photos of your next ones as well! Happy felting! Caterina Thank you, Caterina. I appreciate your comment. The clothes were definitely experimental. I didn't use enough fibre in the little skirt and hat for Pollyanna and thet ended up thinner in places with some holes, but actually I quite liked the effect. It seemed quite 'witchy'! Liz
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Post by ScarletThistle on May 24, 2021 10:23:44 GMT
Jan, one of our Studio and Forum members has done lots of posts about using armatures when needle felting figures. She's not the only one, but she has done a lot of investigation into the different sizes and types of wire and she has posted all her findings. If you just hop over to the Studio:Â feltingandfiberstudio.com/Â and search "armatures", you will get a lot of posts up which I'm sure will help you. There are also a lot on Youtube - an artist called Seraphina has posted a lot of tutorials on needlefelted figures which are also very helpful. I had a quick look at your photos, but couldn't stay long as I don't have an instagram account and I kept getting prompts to sign up. Keep up the good work Ann Thanks, Ann. I will take a look at the link you suggest. I have found some ideas on YouTube but I think it's one of those things I'm going to have to work on. It's so fiddly. I'll let you know how I get on. Liz
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