Needlefelt - MiniBags

...And, even MORE fun with needlefelting! Mom created these two cute bags for our Mixed-Media Market last week. This has become one of our very favorite things to do - there is something quite magical about seeing the transformation of fabrics and fibers as they are meshed together.

More Fun With Needlefelt

More fun with needlefelting, preparing for the Mixed-Media Market on Saturday!

Needlefelt - Seaform Studies

My mother and I have a wonderful partnership - I provide her with coordinating stacks of fabric and fiber, and she makes magic happen with her embellisher (needlefelting machine). The felted pieces then return to me for beading. Boy, do we have fun!

Purple Palette

Although the felted piece was created before seeing these beautiful cabbage bouquets at Pike Place Market in Seattle, it's remarkable to me how similar the colors are.

My mother whipped up this felted piece using bits of cotton batik, wool roving, velvet, silk, dyed ribbon and various fibers. She first machine needle-felted the fabric pieces onto a felt base, then machine stitched over all of the fabrics to permanently tack them down. Lastly, various fibers were added using decorative threads.