Dunblane , felt making and fun with up cycling

Fellow felters and friends gathered for a very relaxing and inspiring two days in Dunblane.

Amidst divine chocolate cake and scrumptious shortbread great creations and inspiration were apparent in new apparel.

A great time had by all...

SECC Glasgow

The interest at the show in feltmaking was very apparent by the crowds of interested people from all ages who we in awe at the variety of lovely work from some of our members. It was a great opportunity for

sharing our passion not just with the public but with the willing helpers who came and gave their time. Without all the helpers events like this wouldn't be possible and special thanks go to Ann Ross and Ewa Kuniczak for their dedication and hard work organising this and many other major events in the world of Scottish feltmaking.

I had to include a picture of the underwater knitted scene that was certainly the star of the show...it was inspiration to all who visited.

The lovely Kilmartin goes 3d

Saturdays workshop at Kilmartin House Museum was a day of fun and laughter and great relaxed creativity. A big mix of ages and abilities provided a wonderful range of ideas and view points.Those that tried the 3d needle felting made very individual creatures with cheeky personalities. Apologies to the highland cow who appears here without his 'alpaca coat' but even in his nakedness he is very beautiful. He enjoyed the company of his cheeky sheep friend.

Trees created from bark and the lovely lichen which coats the limbs of bare trees in the glen like some ghostly echo showing the purity of the air in Kilmartin Glen.

Thanks to all the lovely students who shared their skills and their presence ( lets not forget about the good food too )Any other photos would also be appreciated.

Joyful Embellishing

Spring is defiantly raising the ground in the form of new slips of life in snowdrops and slivers of potential daffodils.

Heartfelt Studio has been very busy organising lots of workshops up and down the country.

Travelling in our beautiful countryside at this time of the year is inspiring in ideas of form and colour. The longer evenings have allowed the last vestiges of light to be used to their full potential This weekend was a delightful workshop with many new felting friends on advancing with Needle Embellishing.

There was a great diversity of work and as usual, with the way I like to allow student to journey on their learning , many variable ideas were tried and learning given and received by all.

Some of the photos show some of the great directions people went in.

Winter wonder December 2010

It has been a delightful experience for me to have so many creative people around me for the run up and the whole of this weekend. The weather was one of the toughest two weeks we have had this Winter and those that braved the elements were glad they had.

I guess more than the twinkling lights and the snug warm of the wood burning stove in the felt lined yurt it was the sharing that made the whole event...sharing of skills , of jobs to be done and songs to be sung. this whole event epitomises why I do what I do ...why on the hard days I struggle to focus on my self imposed workload and sometimes silent, alone work time. It is a way of life for me and weekends like this make it all worthwhile so a great big thank you to those who could make it or support it and especially for new friends made and old friendships rekindled.

Catch up photos from yurting in Ireland

The Yurt and Squirt in the Phoenix park in Dublin

Heritage week in Ireland and the CCOI Feltmakers Ireland supported the journey of the Scottish Story telling yurt on its travels this summer. We set up the yurt and the squirt in the beautiful setting of the Phoenix park Dublin. The Irish feltmakers have a wonderful studio space there and we had many members of the public who came by and learned about the art of feltmaking.

On Saturday I had a wonderful session with the very talented group who opted to lean about using native wools, a subject dear to my heart.

The group are a lively dedicated fun loving bunch and myself and my family had a lovely time in their care.

I hope to join in with them again soon.