Alice Springs Beanie Festival

The Fire Beanie depicts colours and patterns which remain after a desert fire storm has passed. It is hand felted in merino wool with embroidery cotton detail.

From Friday 24th June to Sunday 26th July, Competition Beanies will be on display in Gallery One, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs cultural Precinct, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs.

This year the Competition will be celebrating the beanie's ability to ascribe to the Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water.

Sharing my work

Check out some "Desert" work on:

http://feltfashion.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/share-your-work-lis-mertens/

Winter Warmers

"Moss and Indigo": unisex scarf hand felted in merino wool with recycled silk shirting.



"Verdant and mixed greens": hand felted wrap/large scarf in merino wool with vintage button.



Snood: hand felted in merino wool with vintage button. Apple green finds its way from the inside out through the black exterior.

The pieces in this show are part of a larger exploration of the colour green, the pervasive colour of the natural world, and its ability to soothe and relax both mentally and physically.

The combination of wool and silk creates an invitation to wrap up in these wearable garments and contemplate the interaction one has with the space in which one finds oneself as well as the sense of renewal and harmony to be discovered within.

On display at the studio@flinders Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, Vic. from 11th June to 3rd July.

Fashion Parade ensemble.

Pademelon - Midnight, wrap or large scarf, hand felted merino wool and tissue silk.



Hand felted seamless merino wool skirt with incorporated tissue silk lining.

Photos by Kelly.

Available in the Bazaar.

On trend purple hand felted merino wool cummerband with matching pin. Adjustable size.

Photo by Kelly.

Rapt in Felt Exhibition, Fashion Parade and Bazaar, 2011.

Some new work will be available in the exhibition:



Plaited scarf in autumn colours: hand felted merino wool.



My Portal: hand felted and tailored poncho in merino wool, with hand stitching and vintage buttons.

Opening night is Wednesday, 25th May at 7pm, at the CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Rd., Acton, ACT.
The show is open to the public from Thursday, 26th May until Sunday, 29th May, from 10am until 4pm.
The Fashion Parades are on Saturday and Sunday at 12.30 pm.

Birthday scarf

Matching hat

A companion for the plaited scarf available at:
Studio Altenburg
Wallace Street,
Braidwood NSW