wool
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Blue Striped vessel
I think this is done. I wanted to minimize how much embellishing I do on this piece. I’m doing a KISS on it. Read more
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My secret wool yarn stash
I took over a what was used as a blanket chest and made it a place for my basic wool. This is all of my solid colored wools. I keep my variegated wools in a different container as well as all my novelty yarns are in a different place too. This chest is 62” long… Read more
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What will I become?
I went back into my many bags of wool to see where I wanted to make next since I have made all my finished crochet/felted woolies and crochet/felted orbs. Well I decided I would make what… Then I went back into my stash and picked these colors. What will I become?? Oops! I did another… Read more
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What’s next in my crochet/felted world?
Well I out of crocheted/felted woolly’s and out of crocheted/felted orbs so what do I do next? Below is some yarn I have decided to use. Can you guess what it will become? Read more
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Oh NOOOOO!!
I’m out of crochet felted woolly’s to embellish. I guess I’m back to crocheting then felting more of them. Below is how they look crocheted before and then after they were felted. Read more
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“Lint” Woolly
This received its title before it was even worked on. My twin sis when I sent her a picture of it said it looked like lint soooo that became its title. Below are the stages of the making of “Lint” woolly. The first picture is the finished piece and below that are the metamorphous of… Read more
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Red?? Woolly
This has been a strange piece to work on. First I wanted to make dots but was not sure where to start. I went in to look at my felt and lo and behold I had a piece of felt that was the same color AND embroidery thread the same color too. How strange as… Read more
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New adventure begins
I only have done one other one where I have twisted two together. I decided to do a second one. This one is smaller than the other one but hopefully it has the same results. Read more
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*Update Trying something new
I decided to try painting on my woolly with watered down acrylic paints. I’m going to hair dry it a little to set it in, then going to embellish it further with beads baubles and other threads/yarns. Tweaked this a little more. I am Mostly satisfied with the outcome however I would like a little… Read more
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Now Showing
I was able to update the Angola City Hall display today. Here is what is now showing. Read more
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Well, well, well
I received notification that my piece I entered into the Artlink members show, sold. It was nice to hear. Thank you Artlink for providing this opportunity for non-established artisans to be able to show. I’m Sorry the picture is blurry the placement was so high up over my head I could not get a clear… Read more
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Woolly framed
I have begun to purchase frames to put my woolly’s in. Here is one I framed out yesterday. The good thing about framing them is that they are focalized. Behind the glass they look more like a specimen. Read more
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Framed my small wreath
I have been planning on framing another of my small crochet/felted wreaths. So today I was finally did it. The flowers on it are sea shells. Sage green pearls and fabric green leaf ribbon. Read more
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Raw woolly’s unfelted and felted
Yesterday was felting day for the woolly’s. Here is the basic process of making the basic woolly. Read more
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More than one pink piece?
Well, I could not make three pink woolly’s but I did get two. That’s pretty good for me. We shall see if they remain the pinkness once they are felted. This is the wonder of the crochet//felting process that I love to hate. The colors can change drastically or just a little. The mystery is… Read more
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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!
Well…. I am really challenging myself here. PINK!!!! For many of my friends they know that I am not color friendly to the color pink. So today will be the day I saturate myself in the color pink. Here is the first of using that color. I think I will do 2 more in different… Read more
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I said Wooly’s were calling my name
As I said in a previous post woolly’s were calling to me to make more of them so today I have begun to prepare for the felting process of woolly work. Stay tuned to the next post as some people will be surprised! Read more
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Woolly’s are calling my name!
As I was working on the vessel I just finished today the woolly’s began to call my name. So off I go preparing (crocheting) for felting woolly’s. If your reading this and haven’t looked at my previous woolly’s here are a few from the past. Read more
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Grey crochet felted vessel completed
I finished the crochet felted vessel today. My sister Deb did not want me to shave it. So, I did as she requested and did not shave it.I did however brush it out🙃. I know I wanted t use these tassel and also wanted to have crocheting on it. The vessel is approximately 4” X… Read more
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Gray crochet/felted vessel
My sister (Deb) found me a skein of wool, I decided that I would make a vessel. This picture is as it looks right out of the Speed Queen. I will shear it down to get rid of the fuzzies. From there we shall see how it turns out. Read more
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