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Random question for those of you out there with an imagination:


Q) What kind of story do you think might involve a horse, a rock plant, a tree stump, a narrow boat on a canal, and some wheelbarrows?


I'm trying to think up stories for some mini felt pics...any ideas?

I've felted about 8 mini pics at the moment - the dog in the caravan ("Caught In The Act!"), a patio garden, a game of cricket, rolling hillsides and shaggy sheep...to name but a few. Have also been inspired by Shaftesbury Fringe Festival, Gold Hill Fair AND a very impressive display on Park Walk by a group of Buddhist monks! All food for thought.


A) I will report back!


Caught In the Act!


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Please, please, please come visit my Cygnet unit - no.67 - so many woolly surprises, pictures (large and mini!), purses, prints, scarves and hats...in fact, my fellow bloggers, you may well recognise some of them!!! It's why I haven't spoken to you for so long - I'm felted out....

Jess Sims in the Cygnet gallery (67), Shaftesbury

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I've just finished my latest woolly project - felt coin purses with sew-in snap frames. Colours and patterns are based, as ever, on my fascination with rocks and minerals. The purses in this photo are my geological tributes to Nature's wonders (OLIVINE: green/yellow; WATERMELON TOURMALINE: pink/green; OPAL: blue/green/yellow; JASPER: red/orange; AMETHYST: purple).

I tried at least 3 different techniques (all of which involved balloons). Contrary to many of the videos on Youtube i actually felted these guys flat, laying handfuls of wool over a round plastic template, rubbing with soapy water, flipping the template over and laying more wool - repeating until 4-5 layers have been added. Making a slit in the top and removing the template, I inflated a balloon inside the felt and gently continued to wet felt the purse until all surface fibres (inside and out) were rock solid. After rinsing the purses i left them to dry with the balloon still inside. When dry I zig zag stitched around the opening and enclosed the edges with some sew-in clip frames.




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