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| Nin |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 4:59:48 PM
I started knitting a bag today, that I'm hoping to get to the felting stage of in the next couple of days. I think it's such a clever idea! I might make some felted oven gloves next, and if they work out, I might make some for christmas gifts 
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| debinmtns |
Posted - Nov 03 2007 : 07:12:34 AM
I do felting, buy it and make items and needle felt. I have been watching for a exchange on this. one of these days, maybe. I have made, table centerpiece, candle mats, christmas decorations. I have seen cute doll clothes. but thats all of felting I know.
debinmtns
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| windypines |
Posted - Nov 03 2007 : 04:31:01 AM
I have just been trying needle felting. I bartered with KarenP for her needle felting kit. I really enjoy it. I want to learn how to do animals, like sheep and cows. My project was to try to decorate a bag I was making out of a recyled sweater. Anyone know how to needle felt animals? I know I can google it, but it is more fun asking here.
Michele |
| Nin |
Posted - Nov 02 2007 : 7:39:06 PM
Hmm.....I'm intrigued by needle felting now. I'm definitely going to look into it. I just attempted to felt a bag I knitted last week- it shrank slightly, but I think I'll wash it again a couple of times to make it a bit smaller. I've put a pic on my blog if anyone's interested...
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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Nov 02 2007 : 03:39:52 AM
I taught myself to needle felt this weekend.....what fun!!! I am shrinking sweaters left and right and then poking the heck out of them needle-felting designs to embellish them!! Thrift shops are a great source of cheap wool sweaters! And sleeves make great mittens!!!
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| lasagefemme |
Posted - Nov 02 2007 : 02:54:08 AM
Hi Nin! I am just starting to teach myself to knit (plus we have a lovely yarn shop here that has a free sit n' knit whenever you need help).......so...it'll be awhile til I get to felting a bag....
I do, however, needle-felt. Its great, great fun. If you can poke at something, you can needle-felt. Are you familiar with it?? I'd really like to learn to wet-felt too.....
Your latest pix are just wonderful; they make me pine for England (if its possible to pine for somewhere you've never been!)
(how's that sister of yours?? We're anxiously awaiting her kits...
Lisa
"Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail." Thoreau
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| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Nov 01 2007 : 9:10:14 PM
Bev, Your workshop blog looks great!
Jane, I loved looking at your felted creations. They are so cheerful and whimsical
I'm still catching up...so much to look at since I've been gone.
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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| Jane Carney |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 9:22:26 PM
Thanks Nin, I have been knitting for about 2 years and felting for about a year and just started needle felting about 2 weeks ago. So I'm still learning all the ins and outs, but it is so much fun. I just finished knitting and felting 8 bags for a show I'm in and will needle felt them this weekend. Will post pictures on my blog when I'm finished.
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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 6:11:19 PM
The felt flowers are from really thick wool felt that my local craft store sells. I posted the mittens and another bag on my workshop blog.
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| Nin |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 1:11:58 PM
Jane and Corgipants, your creations are GORGEOUS!
I'm in the process of my first knit-and-felt project. I'm hoping to get it finished this coming weekend :)
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 12:21:10 PM
Bev -- that is THE cutest bag! What did you make the flowers out of?
I've never felted but just love anything that's been done that way. I have a couple of bag patterns to knit and then felt. Need to go buy wool yarn.
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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 10:01:40 AM
I need to learn to needle felt....any pointers???
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| MullersLaneFarm |
Posted - Oct 25 2007 : 09:33:17 AM
That's cute & catchy Jane!
I've wet felted, needle felted, crocheted & felted, knitted & felted, old sweater felted. Any part of fiber is fun for me!!!
Cyndi
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| Jane Carney |
Posted - Oct 24 2007 : 8:07:48 PM
I love to felt. In fact, I thinking of starting a business named Felt Like Knitting. Come by and visit my blog.
Jane
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Oct 24 2007 : 4:12:31 PM
Love your bag Bev! I haven't felted knits, but have done a lot of woven woolens. I mostly do dark primitive style things so the selection of wool in garments is great for me. The knits are intriguing-or rather your projects are ladies! Thanks for sharing!
Rhonda
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| CorgiPants |
Posted - Oct 24 2007 : 10:04:10 AM
I've felted a couple of things, including this knit bag made from my own kool-aid dyed yarn:
http://flickr.com/photos/beastbunny/530863920/in/set-72157594228568758/
And I have done a couple of needle felting projects including this pin for my sister which is needle felted with her own llama's fibers:
http://flickr.com/photos/beastbunny/210585465/in/set-72157594228568758/
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| Nin |
Posted - Oct 24 2007 : 09:18:42 AM
I think it's such a nice way of recycling sweaters and things. I always feel so guilty when I get rid of them, or anything for that matter.
I'm intrigued by spinning too- that might be something I look into over the next year or so (I have too many other craft projects to finish first!!)
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| Annika |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 11:55:41 PM
Nin, I'm just tippy toe-ing around the edges of wool crafting, including spinning, felt making and felting. I love the felted flowers Bev, they are to die for.I have a HUGE sweater that I wore when I was much rounder, I think I will toss it in the hot water and see what happens. It is a soft heathery purple and would look good felted.
Next summer, I shall have to haunt the tag sales and such for likely woollies to play with.
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
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| janetinva123 |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 5:57:49 PM
Very Cute!
Jc
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| Nin |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 5:54:33 PM
^^^ Oooh, I like that! I love the flower motif especially, it really makes the bag!
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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 5:03:51 PM
I just felted a sweater today and turned it into a purse....
I am thinking of making mittens and a few other goodies, also!
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