Now available in Canberra

Lightweight yet extremely warm, the hand felted fine merino wool and tissue silk scarves will be a welcome addition to your winter wardrobe.

This one was bundled with dried Eucalyptus cinerea leaves wrapped around an iron rod and simmered in a cast iron pot which both act as mordant and add the grey colour.

 Detail: E. cinerea

This scarf is of hand felted tissue silk with fine merino wool border and design features. It was bundled with dried skins and ends of the red onion to give colours ranging from pink through purple and orange. It was also simmered with iron acting as the mordant.

Detail: Red Onion

Lightweight Scarves for Sydney

Detail of hand felted fine merino wool and tissue silk, hand dyed with the leaves, twigs and buds of the Eucalyptus cinerea.

 Large scarf dyed with E. cinerea.

Detail of hand felted fine merino wool and tissue silk, hand dyed with the leaves of the Liquid Amber tree.

Liquid Amber leaves drying before dyeing.

Large Scarf dyed with Liquid Amber leaves. Tissue silk ruffle on the left hand side.

Leave a comment with your email address if you would like to know where these two new pieces will be available next week in Sydney.

Gujurat by Rail

Highly commended in the Best Use of Colour in a Scarf at the Melbourne Scarf Festival which opened last weekend at the Geelong Wool Museum.

To see the winners go to:

http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ct/calendar/article/item/8ce039e35ce1816.aspx

Altenburg & Co

Rama's Crown

Hand felted merino wool.
Size: medium.

From this...

 Leaf litter of Japanese maple and apple.

Add to hand felted tissue silk and fine merino wool scarf.
And you get this.

 Detail.

More detail.

Now available in Sydney along with a narrow, hand felted tissue silk and fine merino scarf, hand dyed with red onion skins.