FELTING INSPIRATIONS

Last week, after weeks of beautiful weather it finally hit me that we were almost into winter and there was still no signs of real fall weather or snow.  As I sat at my window looking outside at the bare trees and the leftover leaves I decided to create a new scarf.   Instead of using my standard bright colors I pulled out fabric, fiber and embellishments reflective of a fall landscape.

Come and take this journey with me.

the layout

the layout-fringe

the layout-embellishments

finished scarf before pressing (front)

backside of scarf -silk after shrinkage against wool on front side

the finished scarf-silk base with merino wool top + embellishments

embellishments-merino neps, mohair fringe, synthetic ribbon trim

cuttings of silk for embellishment,

closeup -wool yarn, silk cuttings

Last Day - After School Enrichment

Last week was the end of the after school enrichment program for the fall session.   During this session I taught the fiber arts program at 3 different schools,  up from one when I started in the Spring this year.  The students ranged from 1st through 5th, depending on the school. 

During the last day at each school the kids were excited and anxious when I arrived, in anticipation of starting a new project or finishing up one.  This ranged from girls small purses, bracelets and ornaments, etc.   All the kids expressed how sad they were that we were finishing for this session, and in some cases said they would take the class again if I taught next session.  Well I'm on schedule to start with 2 new schools in the district, and repeat with another so hopefully there will be some returning students along with new exciting projects.

For those of you following my blog you have seen some of the projects we did.  If not I will share below a short summary.  Thank you for taking this journey with us and stay turned for the next one.

This was a 2 part class where we made purses, and embellished them with beads.

In this class we had lots of fun making beads, key chains, bracelets, bookmarks, ornaments and even one snowman requested by one student.

This themed class was by far the most popular with pumpkins, pilgrim hats (at the request of students), and ornaments.

 Making jewelry including earrings/bracelets and faces was very popular in this class with students from 3rd to 5th grade.  One student even made a snake with an open mouth.