Experiments in Needle Felting

I have been working on a Christmas present for a very special little girl.  It is a collection of Waldorf inspired felt fruits and vegetables for playtime.  Below are pictures of my early forays into needle felting.  Although needle felting is still a common felting technique, I still find myself most compelled to do wet felting as I usually do.  Nevertheless, I am pleased with these results.

Fall Inspiration

Available here:  https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/205169588/felt-picture-wet-felting-wall-art-autumn?ref=shop_home_feat_3

My Etsy Shop

Putting the "functional" back into felt

For much of my "felting life" I have used wet felting techniques as an artistic medium in the creation of felt 'paintings'.  Recently though, I have been working more functional pieces that I hope are every bit as appealing as those two dimensional works.  To my delight, I have found a new function for my bowls - yarn bowls - at the suggestion of my co-worker.  I am super excited at this newest use for my work.

Fall Creations

I had the pleasure this past week of teaching a young girl how to do wet felting.  Her interest and delight in creating this way was infectious and I found renewed vigour in my own work.  As a result, I created several new products which are now listed in my Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/FeltByDesignCanada?ref=hdr_shop_menu):

My Latest Creations...

So,it seems that my obsession - and I mean obsession! - with felt bowls continues.  Although I have made nuno scarves, felt cuffs, and felt 'paintings' in the past few months (see below), I keep on returning to the bowl in all its iterations.  Here are a few of my latest creations:

Nevertheless, I have found time to play with the nuno felting technique to create felt cuffs and scarves:

and, I have continued with the wet felting technique that drew me to this artistic medium in the first place, to create 'felt paintings':

My Etsy Store

Check it out - my new etsy.com store is up and running at https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/FeltByDesignCanada?ref=hdr_shop_menu.  I have made my first sale and am looking forward to many more!

Here are some of the items available: