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Elizabeth Gill knit two hats with our yarn the week after Christmas. She said, "This one I knit for my husband and he wouldn't take it off for days. He would even wear it in the house." I wondered if the toy soldier was his way of
protecting it when he did take it off. |
 | Lindsay Baker from Oregon shared this picture of a custom set she did recently from our worsted Natural yarn that she hand dyed. I believe the skein of yarn is shown in an earlier picture I posted. I wanted you to see the hat so don't have a full photo of the pants, however each leg has ruffles at the bottom which match the hat ruffled edge. She sells the hand dyed skeins and custom knits on her website Ky Baby Knits. |
 | Kathleen Thomas from Maine is a WAHGM. She has been knitting for children for the last 35 years! Kathleen is happy to do custom work, especially offering organic options, fragrance free, as she is chemically sensitive. This soaker is knit with two of our organic yarns, Light Grey and Medium Grey. She also sent me a photo of knee socks that match the soaker and a comfy looking pair of Longies knit with Light Grey and our Green Heather. You see more of Kathleen's creations at her website Diaperin' Wool or contact her by email at kjt@midcoast.com. |
 | Shelley O'Brien is from Canada but when she made this cute little guy she was working on a ship. He is needle felted with out Lambswool roving and has a flashy mustache of Firestar White. This picture is too small to show what a handsome face he has with bright blue eyes and Firestar eyebrows. I believe this character was made for a gift but Shelley also sells some of her creations on the website shellest's shop |
 | Sue Johnson of Marsh House Weavings in Wisconsin recently taught a class for Nuno Felt (laminated) Scarf made of wool wet felted on silk gauze at Copper Penny Ranch. One of the students is modeling the scarf she made that day. Sue is multi talented. She has been a weaver and spinner for over 30 years and is also a Reiki Master Teacher. You can contact her at suejking@centurytel.net. |
 | Maurine
Adrezin belongs to the Las Vegas Silver Doll-ers doll club. The members had a
challenge to make a doll using 1 small rubber chicken and 1 tin can. The following
items had to be visible: 3 buttons: 1 red, 1 character and 1 – one inch or
larger. We had to use 1 zipper, any size, any color; 3 or more feathers and 1
clothes pin, any shape. "Since I love to needle felt, I made a magician. His bow tie is a clothes pin, his jacket has a zipper down the front. He is holding a yo yo of large buttons. His pockets have a red button and a fancy button on it. The chicken sits in a magician’s hat which is filled with feathers.
I named him Gedalya after my oldest grandson. He received two awards: 1st THE
BEST USES Visit Maurinesfiberfriends to see a close up and the many other dolls she creates. |
 |  | Melanie Hoffman of ND is a talented knitter and designer. She sells her custom knit items and patterns on her website Adorabubble Knits. This is Adorabubble Baby Britches, a double knit reversible pair of baby pants. The pattern has several options for leg length, style, waist closure, hem and single or double knit. Sizes are from 0-3T. Of course, she will knit it for you as well. |
 |  | Lindsay Baker from Oregon is a WAHM. She is using our Natural to hand dye for baby items she sells on the website Ky Baby Knits. She also does custom dyeing and knitting. |
 | Lamar Ontko is a stay at home mom in Texas. She hand dyes our yarn and sells it in her store, "a time to dye" on the website Tiny Lady Cooperative. You can see close up pictures of the wonderful choices of colors in her dye work. She calls this Cornerstone, each and every colorway is named for a Bible verse. On her blog, a time to dye she shares what the Lord is teaching her about that verse. |
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wall art sculpture by Molly Alter of Illinois, made of wool felt, sterling silver
and steel. The overall size is 10 inches high by 46 inches wide by 5 inches deep.
The background squares are steel spaced about 6-8 inches apart, the felt pieces
stand out from the squares and do touch so it is a continuous line across the
wall. There are sterling silver embellishments in the felt, you can see them in
the detail picture to the right.
The work is based on micro magnifications
of cell mutation, but in a aesthetically pleasing way. Molly titled the piece
"My Genetic Predisposition. Molly does art pieces by commission, you can
contact her at jujugroom@yahoo.com.
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 | Barbara West of Michigan needle felted this lovely hat and bag set from one of our wool batts. She is ready for spring. I hope you can see the design detail, it looks like elongated beads. They add just the right sparkle. I think Barbara began her hat needle felting the beginning of this year. |
| Joan
Brattlof of Florida paints with fiber and embellishes the pictures with her embroidery
machine. The "windows" are a combination embroidery and appliqué.
Her use of different needlework and fiber arts is a very pleasing union. She only does her work for herself and isn't really interested in selling anything, but she says, I'm sure having a lot of fun. |  |
 | Bootsie
Robison has sheep on her farm in Ohio and one of the fun things she is doing with
their fleeces is needle felting pincushions. She says "I find them so enjoyable
to do because they are quick, easy, and salable. And they give the the freedom
to experiment with colors and designs." She also dyes some of her wool. I think she has remarkable skills in reproducing very authentic color and design with her flowers. If you need a gift for the sewer in your life, just send an email to Bootsie at grobison@cnz.com |
| Pam Wheelock of Indiana makes a living playing with toys. Well, actually she makes and sells toys for dogs and cats that are organic, chemical free, dye free and from fair-trade materials. She is using our Marr Haven Merino Rambouillet roving to make wool balls like the ones shown here. If your animals deserve the best, check out the other items at PurrfectPlay |  |
 | Carrie
Christo says she just felts and dyes for fun stress relief. The fun she is having
is evident, her techniques are uncommon and the outcome is fantastic. The silk scarf on the left is Kool Aid dyed, a mix of Cherry Berry Blast and Grape. The vessel is felted dyed merino top and the felted piece on the far left is shibori done with river rocks |  |  |
| Nancy
Farris of Virginia teaches needle felting with the Baby Lock Embellisher. For
an upcoming class, she needed more experience with hand needle felting. She used
the Rose Merino Jeweltone with our foam form and a 6 needle tool. The novelty
beaded trim is "back stitched" on by hand. The flower petals are done
on organza and also stitched on by hand. Obviously, Nancy is a good instructor. If you are looking for an instructor in that area, contact Nancy at msborneo@cox.net |  |
 | Beverly
Herman of New Orleans, LA is a bead artist, with wonderful jewelry pieces on her
website No Easy Beads. Her sister Rosanne Garvison taught her needle felting, see Rosanne's first piece. When Bev came to visit for Christmas, she brought this darling little bag to show me. She calls it Sleeve Art and has it adorned with beautiful beads around the edge and in the needle felted flamingo design. You can read how she did it on her blog, see at the bottom of the index on the left side of her website. Quite a talented family, they told me of a niece in Texas who is also a beader and now into fiber arts, see her felt art on her blog, Humblearts Journal |
| Roxan Dennis of
Michigan used leftover fabric quilting strips cut 1 inch wide to make this colorful
rug by locker hooking. The picture she gave me was
really nice and showed all the great colors, sorry my reduced picture doesn't
do it justice at all. The finished size is 34 inches x 56 inches. This was the first rug she Locker Hooked. She said, "It was fun and easy & only took me 25 days in evenings and weekends. (I do work.)." |  |
 | Andrea
Weinrick of Michigan made this wool soaker from our Blue Heather worsted weight
yarn. She is a work at home mother and sells soakers plus other items for moms
and babies on her website Baa- Baby
Naturals. She even has a pre-order program. If you are interested in natural products for your baby or yourself, this is a web site you will want to check out. |