for those cold mornings on a motor bike...

A double layer of merino wool, hand felted with a personal logo, as in this scarf made for my friend, Matt, should do the trick.


Check out Matt's blog at Machineshed. (see links)

Student nuno felt.

Italian polyester and merino wool.
Jungle - silk chiffon and merino wool.

Juniper - chiffon and merino wool.






Autumn Leaves - red yoryu silk chiffon with merino wool.

Nuno Felt scarf workshop at School of Arts, Bungendore.

Felt

During the month of August all products made of felt will be reduced by 10% in the Kiku Arts Gallery shop. If you would prefer to learn how to make your own beautiful felt-wear then consider registering for the Nuno Felt Scarf Course for Sunday 9 August. The price of the course is $85 (less than the purchase price of one scarf in retail outlets) and includes course instruction and a two course light luncheon. Participants need to purchase any silk and wool tops from Lis Mertens, the instructor, but can bring any wool, silk and other materials they wish to use from their own supplies.

If you would like to take part in this workshop,

Contact: Wendy Shanley at Kiku Arts

10 Gibraltar St

Bungendore NSW 2621

P: 02 6238 1971

M: 0409 368 814

or leave a comment with your contact details.

and more hats...

Lis will run a felt hatmaking workshop in Braidwood on Thursday, 23rd July.
Participants will learn to make a hat resist of their chosen style, lay out, dry felt and full a hat in their choice of colour on the day.
Directions will be given regarding design, including using two colours, as in the pictured hat, and adding embellishment to the brim.
Interested?
Post a comment with your details to receive more information.

Hats

Beginners Workshop at the Bungendore School of Arts

Lis ran a Beginners Workshop last Sunday, the 28th June. The workshop was facilitated by Wendy Shanley of Kiku Arts Gallery, Malbon St., Bungendore.
Participants came from within a radius of Bungendore and brought with them enthusiasm to make their own felt . Students learned to lay out, either a headband, or a sample to be later made into a wallet. There was much discussion and experimentation of surface design possibilities.
Are you interested in learning about the process of feltmaking and to make your own individual pieces? Simply post a comment with your contact details to find out about future workshops.

Alice Springs Beanie Festival Competition 2009

Testing the Fibre: Ancient techniques and new ideas: 2009 Alice Springs Beanie Festival exhibition.
This year the festival will be celebrating the United Nation's International Year of Natural Fibres. Along with renewable fibres value is placed on the handmade. Textile techniques- knitting, crochet, felting, weaving are easy to learn and difficult to master. Amazing levels of technical skill can be developed to make ideas come alive. This is when the ordinary beanie becomes extraordinary. Exhibitors were invited to test the possibilities of their creative fibre and the fibres they work with.