a life of felt - Angela Barrow » needlefelt

Help!

angela — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:35:51 +0000

Some days you just get more help than is needed or wanted!

I only left the room for a minute and this is what I found on my return. It can’t have been comfortable, he was sat on the felting needle. I was just having a play before tomorrows workshop.

I’ve also unpicked the alpaca seat pad and had another go – much more satisfactory.

A few needlefelted brooch pieces from scrap felt. Well, I had to do something to keep my poorly teenager occupied.

Reject? – Not any more

angela — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:35:26 +0000

A little while ago I was busy making felt Marsh Harriers for a commission. The black bird below was a prototype to allow me to assess the shape and how well the finished item would stand up to the proposed educational use.

I thought it seemed a shame to hide it at the back of a cupboard and had the bright idea of recycling it into a decorated bird. As I’d already wet felted it there was no chance of adding more fibres on that way so I have been busy with needlefelting.

I’ve really enjoyed playing with it. The lines of pink I adore and over all it has something of an indian influence I think. When I have more time it needs to be mounted or hung so it can be admired from all angles. There are still two more rejects to play with but it may be some time before I get to them.

Featured Maker – Kasey Sorsby

angela — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:43:18 +0000

I’ve decided to have a regular blog called featured maker. In it I will show you some of the wonderful sites I come across on my wanderings around the internet and share with you what I find so attractive about their work. It will usually appear at the beginning of each month and I’d be delighted for people to suggest sites to me.

All forms of craft are welcome but I do admit a weakness for textiles, glass and wood. It won’t be possible for me to feature everyone so a few hints on what I’m looking for :

Handcrafted
Quality work
Interesting Site
Good photos
Contact info – I’d like to tell them they’ve been featured

This month’s featured maker is Kasey Sorsby of Tanglewood Thicket. I came across Kasey’s work at My Craft Corner and just fell in love with her fantasy goblins and dragons. Kasey is a very talented needlefelter and her creatures are full of fun character and colour. As you know I’m always a sucker for colour.

The eyes are just so appealing! It’s good that there are so many photos of each creature allowing you to really see it from all angles. I chose this photo because the ruler and apple allow you to see the scale of Kasey’s work. I hope you’ll visit her site and see the other great things she’s created. Kasey sells her work on Etsy and is a great blogger that you can also follow on Twitter