Friday, June 27, 2014

Plaited scarf


Five strips of pre-felt in varying widths and colours were plaited and then hand felted.

Scarf Festival 2014



Girls just wanna have...
Hand felted merino wool, polyester daisy netting, knitting yarn and yarn spun from silk sari ends.


Detail.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

petite miniature textiles



 This is my "Snood", hand felted with Corriedale wool and finished with a retro button, which has been selected for the Petite miniature textiles ( maximum size 30 x 30 x 30 cms) exhibition at the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Rapt in Felt Annual Exhibition of the Canberra Region Feltmakers,opening Tuesday 3rd June at the Q.

Kebaya Jacket. Merino wool and tissue silk, hand dyed with Eucalyptus cinerea and hand stitched.
Detail.

In the Exhibition.

Hats - cloche with retro buttons ( in the Bazaar) and hand dyed with Eucalyptus cinerea ( Fashion Parade ).


Also in the Fashion Parade, on the theme of Going Green, this year is a Draped Skirt of merino wool and hand stitching, on a recycled already hand dyed silk skirt.





Thursday, March 20, 2014

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Retro #1

With the cool autumn mornings, it's time to bring out some pieces which I have made over the years.
This vest in merino wool was originally a wrap made for a birdHouse Exhibition back in 2006.
Thanks to Lucinda for the photos.