Oh, I suppose you want to see what people made. Well first up is this calm blue offering from Ros who was attracted to the repeated arch theme.

It was Ros’s first ever piece of felt and she managed very well, it’s not always easy working in a single colour but this works for me. Below, is the first piece by Tanya who was attracted by the shape of the leaf and has every intention of using this as a base for embroidery. Tanya was the first to use a resist and you can see the inner part of the leaf stands proud from the background.

Ros’s second piece is another piece of felt destined to be embellished.

It’s in bright, happy colours, not that Ros knows where it will go as she doesn’t have these colours in any rooms at home but the colours just called to her. I think it was Tanya  who suggested it would make a lovely table mat.

Tanya’s second felt is based on a flower and again features 3D work. It’s a real shame I can’t show it to you finished because I’m sure it’s going to be spectacular. After making felt rolls to be added when the work is dry, Tanya made more felt rolls which were attached during wet felting.

The curly bits are Teeswater curls and the orange just sings our against the blue. I do hope Tanya remembers to send a photo when it’s finished. Anthea came with a theme in mind, a Chattel house. After making pre-felt in pink (house), grey (roof) and green (shutters) we held a group discussion about the building.

I know you can’t see it. Anthea was very unhappy about how it looked, it would have needed some later embellishment to help seat it in the picture and knowing herself well enough that it would never be finished, the house was, with group consensus, removed. However. her addition of a figure on the shore was inspired.

Drawing further inspiration from Tanya’s leaf, resists were used under two of the palm tree leaves to allow them to hang free of the background. You can just see coconuts underneath one of the leaves. I should have taken a picture of the stripey pre-felt Anthea intended to use for the house shutters as she swears she’s going to make it into a courgette!

The yarn has been sat in my stash for a long time. I loved the wool and just had to have it then didn’t know what to do with it. The buttons are from my stash, I’ve had them so long I’ve no idea where they came from although, mostly, my  buttons come from worn out clothing.

Can you see him? I never got to see his face as he’d decided we weren’t worth looking at and it amused me how well camouflaged he was as he sat so still. You could walk past him in the wild and never notice.

Amongst the boats on the canal was one owned by my friend Judy and we were lucky enough to go on board and look around. They’re an absolute marvel of compact design: a full size shower, en-suite facilities, cupboards hidden behind pictures,a washing machine and even a bath.

It was moored right next to the live music so we could enjoy it sitting down in the warmth with a cuppa. Here’s a couple of photos of decoration on other boats. One theme based and one traditional.

But when I saw these I was delighted. They’re very clever design of Shaun the Sheep  and not just appealing during the day as they’re lanterns, shame I didn’t get a photo in the evening.

I just love this fat sheep. We’ll be back next year for the festival, I wonder what the theme will be next time.

I drove the van (yup, white van girl for a weekend) to Wales and back and I wasn’t too bad driving down but the more I drove the van the more I lost my confidence and I’m sure anyone following me on the way back must have been cursing me for holding them up. Fortunately I’m back to normal now I’m driving my car again, I don’t know what happened there I usually enjoy a bit of van driving. Trying not to worry what I’ll be like next month when we go to Woolfest!

On Tuesday night I had my photo taken by a student from Bradford College doing a HNC photography course. As her final piece Margaret had chosen to show artisans at work trying to capture the look of concentration on working faces. In addition to me she’d gone round everything from a card maker to a farrier and we’ve all been promised some photos plus an invite to the exhibition open evening. I’ll keep you posted.

I’ve had no time to make felt but have snuck in a few minutes hooky time her and there to make a start on a baby blanket – I’m going to be Great Aunt Angela – something about the great aunt title makes me feel old and crumbly. Perhaps I could work on getting known as mad / eccentric Great Aunt Angela, that sounds better.

When I visited the knit and stitch show at Harrogate last November I treated myself to some patterned silk chiffon for which I’ve had a project in mind for aaaaages. Tomorrow may just be the day when I can start – it’s a nuno project and the largest project I’ve undertaken for some time. Wish me luck.

The poly cotton is dense and closely woven which is why it can’t be used in wet nuno felting. It was so dense I couldn’t dry felt it from the fabric side I had to turn it over and needle felt from the fibre side.

Here it is when I’ve finished the dry needle felting. The red heart has velvet on one side. You need to be careful not to overdo the needle felting or when it’s subsequently wet felted the fibres may conceal the fabric.

After wet felting. Lovely textures from both fabrics but I especially like the blue and white patterned poly cotton.

Beaded up, stitch and seed beads added, bow trim and edged round with blanket stitch.

I really like the red with turquoise, I can definitely see me making more.

I love this one though, it has a real vintage feel, I think my daughter is coveting it.

So, what do you reckon, this little group of four were inseparable, do the donkeys think they’re sheep or the sheep think they’re donkeys or are they just good friends?

We were surprised to find snow on the hills, after the sunshine and rain of the last week we thought it would all have been chased away.

Hubby with his new friends. This ewe and her lamb followed us for a good half mile yet we had no food and offered no encouragement.

Then I laid large pieces of fabric, in this case it was net curtain, on top

and finished with a little more fibres in the centre.

here it is when I’ve finished wet felting it. Not sure whether I like it or not.

Here it is again, this time with the centre beaded up. I really like the large texture created by the net curtain but each time I look at it I change my mind on whether I like it or not. Love it, love it not.

This first piece is by Mich with crystal organza, stitched wool thread at the beginning and extra stitching just being added at the end. The purple and green stitched added early on have submerged into the background.

This lovely colour combination is by Marina and has three different fabrics each adding it’s own variant of texture plus stitching in wool, metallic and other threads

This highly decorated piece is by Pam and again there’s three different fabrics two of which have been highlighted. Stitching in embroidery cottons, metallics, wool and mohair threads.Adding stitch before and at the part way stage allows you to add details which become part of the piece rather than sitting on top of it. I think it’s rather lovely the way it works.

Just two fabrics on this piece by Ruth but used very effectively and adorned with stitch in wool. metallic and embroidery cottons. Additional texture was created through the use of Teeswater curls. I’d happily have kept all or any of the felts but they insisted on taking them home. However, Marina has been kind enough to send a shot of her finished book cover – isn’t it lovely.

I found these two vases which never seem to get used and are were just gathering dust. After a good wash we began our endeavours. The plan was that we could do anything we wanted to the vases but using only items that were already in the house, nothing was to be bought. Two reasons for this, I didn’t want to spend the money and my Daughter wanted to start the project now not after a shopping trip. First up is the tall vase worked on by my Daughter.

She loves orange and was delighted to find that we had an orange glass paint in the cupboard. It was very lucky as it was the only glass paint we had and is so old no-one can even remember where it came from or what it might have been bought for. She is very pleased, justly so, with her handiwork of tiny scrolls and has decided to keep the vase.

Mine got even messier than I expected when I chose to use some old pieces of net curtain and some glue. These lacy flowers were cut from an old net curtain two years ago and once I’d started I couldn’t stop. They’ve adorned many a piece of felt and now have a new use on this vase and yet there’s still loads of them left. It was just like being at school with glue all over my hands. I do like the finished effect but I’m not very sure that it’s me and will be used.

My Mum goes to a craft group every week where they often do dried flower arrangements and are sometimes looking for new containers to hold them. This may find a new home with Mum.

I forgot to take my camera, yet again, but I’ve changed my phone and now have a camera always to hand. I’m still getting used to it and some photos were blurred and I’ve been unable to use them, my apologies. It’s such a shame for you as they really were rather wonderful.

Very vibrant colours from Eri, her English is far better than my Greek and she managed very well.

A lovely creation from Jean with a lace frill.

Anne’s first ever piece of felt – fabulous.

As it was still wet this scarf by Edna looks darker than it is and had some great textures on the reverse side.

India came prepared with this lovely design and worked very hard on the laying out. No frilly edge but long fringing instead.