wool pants workshop

This past Saturday eight of us got together to serge and piece together wool covers and pants for kids. See more photos here.

Slipper Workshop

This Sunday, 1-3 pm

at Little City Farm

busy days

sorting embroidery thread

preparing for wet felting workshop

felted bag

chilies for drying

calendula for salve

painting in the sun room

old craft; new idea

last night, i tried smocking for the first time. i can see how it can be so easy but so difficult to do well. i'd love to try it on a tunic made from a man's dress shirt. in the meantime, i tried a girl's tunic/dress from a dress shirt and i'm very pleased with the results. this will be a summertime equivalent to the wool jumpers and a fabulous one-day sewing workshop.

The weekend of spOtlight workshops went really well, with nearly 50 participants over the five workshops on Saturday and Sunday. There was LOTS of enthusiasm for felting and participants caught on the craft and the techniques really quickly. I loved seeing whole families come out and rotate through all the activities. And witnessing how each person`s ideas create such diverse results.

I've been working on packing the kits for my needle and wet felting workshops this weekend. I'll post some felted items in the next few days.