Frannies Felts and Fancies

Adventures in Fiber and Textile Art

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy New year!

I wish everybody a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

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About Me

Frannie: ******************************* As much as it makes me shudder to say this, I am approaching middle-age (actually I think I am already there...sigh). I have a great many interests (e.g. Anthropology, Photography, Textiles), but at the moment I am concentrating on fiber art (felting and dying fabric in particular). I came to the world of fiber art not that long ago. I have been at it for a little over three years. I sell my felted art at a local shop and and enter the occasional artisan/craft show. I am still taking art classes here and there. I think at this point I should probably call myself a professional student. LOL! I am also a member of the Surface Design Association and the administrator for the Illinois chapter of the SDA's blog.

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Wish List

World Peace Would Be Nice Too While I Am Wishing
A Few Million Dollars
A Big House With A Yard To Call My Own
A Large Unshared Studio of My Own

Favorite Things

A Glass of Reisling White Wine
A Large Latte Hot or Cold
Cats Sunning Themselves
Cheese Blintzes
Clouds
Coffee Hot with Cream
Colorful Sunsets
Dye
Fabric
Felt
Indigo
Ink
Kittens
Maple Syrup
Maple Trees
Mist & Fog
Natural Fibers
Pancakes
Pine Trees
Rainbows
Silk
Sleeping In
Texture
Thai Food
The Northern Lights
Thread
Vivid Colors
Wool
Yarn

Labels

Art (8) Art and Craft Business (4) Art and Craft Shows (8) Classes (3) Dyeing (2) Embroidery (5) Felt (5) Flags (2) Inspiration (6) Installation (2) Journaling (1) Life (12) Nuno-Felt (3) Photography (9) Printing (1) Seasons (1) Sketchbook (2) Surface Design Association (4) Textiles (1) Texture (1) United Felt (1) Vintage (1)

Resources

Caravan Beads
Crown Mountain Farms
Dharma Trading Company
Marr Haven Wool Farm
Misty Mountain Farm
New England Felting Supply
Pacific Wool and Fiber
Piiku
Thai Silks
Wild Turkey Felt Woolworks
Yarn Barn of Kansas, Inc.

My Blog List

AND SEW IT GOES

On the path to somewhere... - I headed to the studio this afternoon as Ray was working on the final section of the pathway to the studio, with the assistance of his loyal cat, Thor. Tho...
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Crazy for Fiber

Orange You Glad Its June? - I have put away my green scraps and pulled out orange. Here are the green 3×3′s. I also made space on one of my design walls to hold the whole lot and spen...
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The English Kitchen

Mrs R's Date & Nut Loaf - I was feeling very nostalgic today and so I made a Date & Nut loaf. I just love Date & Nut loaf, and so does Todd. My mother always made a beautiful ...
2 hours ago
not all those who wander are lost

drinking stillness -
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bee creative

the current reading list - I'm not reading all of these for the first time, only the top two. Most of the rest I am referencing as I plant corn, squash, cukes, more lettuce, and beans....
5 hours ago
Views.....Near and Far

Trail to the Loch from Glacier Gorge - Thanks to my friend Sylvia, who sent me this photo of early King's Crown seen on the trail to the Loch: King's Crown or Ledge Stonecrop (*Rhodiola integri...
8 hours ago
albedo

Boro and Possibility Moons, shop update! - I decided to start the weekend by working, so you benefit There are several new listings in the shop, a couple of kinds of Boro packs, some marvelous moons...
10 hours ago
wake robin

hummingbird and duck - this morning i was washing at the sink and a huge brown bird flew past. i saw a white head out i went and there it was gwen was more than excited went into ...
10 hours ago
marchi wierson

updating - I keep updating apps and software. I wish I could just update me. I could think of what needed to be fine tuned and then *poof*, refreshed and ready.
12 hours ago
Stitch and Tickle

Constantin Brancusi's photos at Silverstein Gallery in NY - Beautiful photographs by Brancusi (1876-1957) of his work in his studio are on show at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in Chelsea. I think of him as a mod...
14 hours ago
Spirit Cloth

Like holding onto nothing... - [image: like holding onto nothing...]
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Art in the Studio

Conference Day Two - Raining today but warm and cheery inside the Provincetown Inn as the day is just about to begin with the morning panel on Creativity in Our Practice. Mor...
15 hours ago
Judy's Journal

Sandra and me - I hand delivered *twenty four hour care* to Sandra Reford yesterday. Sandra is a vivacious Toronto quilt artist who exhibits and teaches a fair amount in ...
17 hours ago
Living and Dyeing Under the Big Sky

Chaco Canyon Pole Ceiling / Floor - The guidebook said this is the original ceiling / floor for this room. It is preserved amazingly well (it is probably about 1000 years old!). The doors ...
17 hours ago
contemporary embroidery

still in the hoop - Embroidering on lace for another section of my cloth.....I love this lace, it's so delicate. This piece actually has three backings as it is so fine and frag...
17 hours ago
Denise Aumick ~ Wild Thread Studio Art Quilts ~ Life Among The Textiles

Busy-ness - I have been busy weeding, gardenig, not cleaning the house, working the day job and following my artistic soul. Below is a sampling of what's been filling ...
17 hours ago
Shibori Girl

wow! back from Japan and catching up- - a few highlights including an edo period zakuri (silk reeling machine) and cocooning update. more as soon as i get caught up on a few things. Continue read...
22 hours ago
糸で/ Ito de/ By Thread

Woad & Indigo - Woad & Indigo Originally uploaded by SOFennell Moving on with this project – I went as far as I cared to with these particular pieces. This photo was taken...
1 day ago
woodblock dreams

Mixed Feelings #3: Drowning - [image: Mixed3_Drowning] MIXED FEELINGS #3: DROWNING Japanese-method woodblock (moku hanga) with transfer drawing Image size: 10.25" x 17" (26 x 43 cm) Pape...
1 day ago
Primrose Design

Primrose Design pattern sale - During the month of June, buy one of my vintage embroidery patterns and get the second one free. Just mention Stitch School in the comments section of the or...
1 day ago
Red 2 White

new frock - Some wear ‘hearts on their sleeves’, I am hoping to wear ‘leaves’ – on my skirt this summer. The print is from local eucalyptus and cotinus I did last year...
1 day ago
Anthropology.net

The Uphill Climb of Time for the Yupno of Papua New Guinea - For many of us, the concept of time is linear. Whether French or Iraqi, the past is referred as behind oneself; … Continue reading »
1 day ago
drop cloth

Artist I Love: Kim Eichler Messmer - I met Kim four years ago when we were both teaching at the International Surface Design Conference in Kansas City. I fell in love with her layered narrati...
1 day ago
magsramsay

In the last 2 weeks I have been.... - Working Hard!! Last weekend with Ian at his parents, I stitched solidly Friday evening and all of Saturday , taking photographs very early Sunday morning ...
1 day ago
::More Whiffs, Glimmers & Left Oeuvres::

the shuffle - this is how we begin... dancing with the rags and pins, bemusing onlookers to sleep.
1 day ago
Textile Goddess

Bailiffgate Exhibition - Have you been wondering where I am? Blogging can once again resume as the exhibition at Bailiffgate Museum Gallery in Alnwick is now up and running. Whe...
1 day ago
Carol Sloan

Book Making with Kitty Cats - I am packing up to head to Colorado for a couple of teaching gigs. Trying to temper my excitement over teaching, over WHERE I am teaching and my anxiety ov...
1 day ago
oh, what a world, what a world...

kathy ruttenberg - *lemur lady*, ceramic, 32.5x14x9, *grounded*, 2009, ceramic, 32x56.5x26, * submission*, ceramic, cloth, 46x35x30 sweet and not so s...
1 day ago
Art With a Needle

Setting it on fire - I've been asked to be the guest artist this month on a blog that you may be aware of -- ...And Then We Set It On Fire. This blog has a half-dozen fullti...
1 day ago
downunderdale

Friday sure crept up fast - Here is my second little video from Grouse Mountain - Ian is there and some snow Ian has some good photos which I will share when he gets sorted - I think ...
1 day ago
Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes

My Genista in spring Pensasväriherneeni keväällä - Joku kysyi minulta keväämmällä, pitäisikö pensasväriherneen (*Genista tinctoria*) vanhat kuivan näköiset varret leikata ja vastasin, että minä leikkaisin...
1 day ago
petalplum

pinwheels & sticks at World Environment Day - This Sunday we'll be having lots of fun (and hoping for the sunshine) at the wonderful World Environment Day Festival in our local town. Us Hey Makers h...
1 day ago
Wool love-functional fiber art

Striped Cotton Sliver and Flax-Embellished Purse- Part 2 of 2 - The back of the finished felt. Cutting out fabric for the lining and large inner pocket. The finished purse with linen strap (front)... ...and back....
1 day ago
Lillstreet Textiles Blog

- My friend Casey recently handed me what first appeared to be a dictionary. It turned out to be the science fiction novel, Dune. Soon after I watched...
1 day ago
The Natural Surfaces Zine

Fabric Stash 053112 - I'm still sorting through my fabric stash of natural and compost dyed fabrics trying to find a lost piece of pigment painted fabric. I still haven't fou...
2 days ago
colored thread

What are the kids doing this summer? - Yesterday I posted my adult summer offerings at Fleisher- now it's time for the kids! For the first time Fleisher will be offering morning, afternoon, and ...
2 days ago
ANDREA GRAHAM - Feltmaker

What's up... - New bags ready for grommets detail...Peachy/orange one: sold :o) Ready for grommets!Patty likes grommets Ready!! Oh, they are nice to wear. Scarf...ready. .....
2 days ago
Fiberart Musings

Bark Cloth and Joe - I went down to west L.A today to see a couple of exhibits before they leave town. The first stop was the Craft In America Study Center http://www.craftina...
2 days ago
Pamela Price Klebaum BlaBlaBlog

- The pitcher I posted yesterday and a platter (shown above before its first firing) are now for sale at the Studio Channel Islands Art Center boutique in C...
2 days ago
intergalactictransport

jimmy jeans!!!! -
2 days ago
Beth's Blog

Roses, Roses and More Roses -- Maplewood Park - It was such a gorgeous day out, it seemed like the perfect time to go visit Maplewood Park, another of the parks designed by Frederick Law Ohmsted. Later...
2 days ago
Big Fat Art Cloth

5.31.2012 - I'm spending the rest of the afternoon stitching. thinking about printing up some more Boston terriers on some of that fabric I want to upcycle. I'm g...
2 days ago
Creative Diary - a colourful research

Broken Stone Panels - Broken Stone Panels, watercolors on paper, 12x16.5". My method of painting is to add one layer after another, as watercolor requires; I use best quality w...
2 days ago
Tales of a Kitchen Herbwife

On holiday with herbs - After a frantic two months of hospital visits, house improvements, cooking and gardening, we're now on holiday in the West Country for two weeks. We starte...
2 days ago
Robin Ferrier

Oh my, how time flies! - I can hardly believe it’s the last day of May already! Yikes! Just where does the time go? Here on summer’s doorstep, I don’t want to even blink for fea...
2 days ago
Elsa Mora

Kevin Stanton. A Giveaway. - Today I'm hosting a giveaway for two beautiful books illustrated by Kevin Stanton. For a chance to win them please visit my blog about papercutting. Have a...
2 days ago
jezze

Tea. Leaf. - Very slowly brewed tea.
2 days ago
Deborah's Journal

In the works... - I am working on an exciting new project. Here is an early stage on the process... I am really enjoying the work and it's a bit funny to look back on this p...
2 days ago
Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon

Developing a style - While I don’t remember ever really thinking about this for my quilts, it’s taking me so much longer to acquire a style in watercolor that it is something...
2 days ago
studio notes

- *Introducing Snickers* This is our new foster dog --- a little 7 year old yorkie/maltese mix that weighs 5 pounds and is named Snickers. She was surrendere...
2 days ago
Terry Jarrard-Dimond Studio 24-7

East Bay Heritage Quilters - Workshop In Progress Two weekends ago I lead a workshop in Oakland, CA for the East Bay Heritage Quilters. The workshop was Discovering Your Shape Voca...
2 days ago
Art by Jeanne Beck

Memories and Recollections: Autobiographical Imagery - [image: railroad_tracks418] How would you tell the story of your life visually?? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself as this excavation of perso...
2 days ago
Stitching with a Shimmy

Let’s Talk About Needles… - Needles. It’s a topic many cross stitchers don’t think about much at all… if you’re stitching a kit you just use the needle that comes with it, and if you ...
2 days ago
Threads of Loveliness

May walk and family quilts - Here is Isabel's lovely quilt. All finished and entered into the school art competition today. This 10 year old has real stitching potential don't you thi...
2 days ago
Tanglewood Threads

On This Last Day of May - Lupins rule here in the Maritimes The irises are magnificent as always Swaying in early summer breezes Fresh fir cones are forming and soon the breez...
2 days ago
abigail doan

Lítill Terrariums Land in Berlin - (photo courtesy of Lítill and Lauren Coleman) A beautiful new installation by artist friend Lauren Coleman of Lítillterrariums currently on view through ...
2 days ago
This and that...my random thoughts

Early Schwalm Whitework by Luzine Happel,a Book Review - Yesterday,I received a copy of "Early Schwalm Whitework" . The author is Luzine Happel who has earlier self published several books on Schwalm Whitework ...
2 days ago
needled

Islay inspiration - I love camping: I suppose there is just something about taking the time to simply be in the outdoors that allows the world to insinuate itself upon you in ...
2 days ago
DeeplyFelt Studios

Bear Totem for Class 3 - This year's Class 3 needs a door for their teepee building project. So we're felting one. Here's the teacher's concept drawing. So my challenge was to ...
2 days ago
ThreadStory

revisiting home - Felled by a nasty virus. Ever have those days when all you can manage is to mindlessly push buttons on the remote control? Daytime television is repulsive...
3 days ago
Art Journal---A Creative Journey » Living Busy

The Month Of May – Part 2 - In the last post, I was telling you about the last day at Tan-Tara resort at the Missouri Fiber Artists (MoFA) conference. After Annie gave her presentatio...
3 days ago
True Stitches

Arbor Vitae - I will have a professional quality picture taken once I have mounted the cloth on a stretcher. But, here you are, dear faithful readers - a halfway decent...
3 days ago
Joetta Maue

weigh me down. - The work of Claudia Mastrobuono. She combines clay and thread to make minimal works that comment on weight and space and therefore so much more. See mo...
3 days ago
The Textile Blog

The Human Pleasure in Decoration - Illustration: *Iranian decorative ceramic, 17th century.* Decoration in its many forms gives instant and gratifying visual pleasure. It is one of our olde...
3 days ago
serendipity

Tom's Shoes with a Dash of Bling - "Imagination rules the world." -- Napoleon My first pair of Tom's Shoes. They are super comfey and perfect for summer. I opted for a cheerful, cherry red wit...
3 days ago
Clasheen by Nicola Brown

- I’m just writing this short post from my phone as I relax in the bath! Today’s the day I catch my flights home to Ireland and I just wanted to say two thin...
3 days ago
studio 78 notes...

Wednesday but not wordless - On the wall in the employee restroom at Starbucks in NY City.
3 days ago
Jane Fulton Alt

Ragdale Day - I know I have talked a lot about the Ragdale Foundation on this blog. This is, in part, because the residencies that I have had the privilege of attending ...
4 days ago
a stitch in dye

Twinkle Coverlet - Designed, crafted, and published several months ago, but it hasn't appeared in this space, so, ladies, and the occasional gentlemen, may I present my humbl...
4 days ago
Plays With Needles

Auditioning Ideas - My wanderlust got a bit of a reprieve as we traveled to the beach to spend our long holiday weekend with family. Jack has his final exams this week which ...
4 days ago
fiberhart

Tangled Textiles Reveal - Yesterday was the reveal for the latest Tangled Textiles challenge. The theme was Green- so I was a happy camper, since I love the color. And since it is...
4 days ago
Sweetpea Path

What I learned about running with dogs ~ Part 1 - {{{ NOTE: this is a long post about dogs...if you prefer cats, it's okay to leave early*.}}}* * * First things first... if you have some magic agility soc...
4 days ago
Japanese Textile Workshops 　日本のテキスタイル　ワークショップ

Scalping a Yeti and Using the Fur to Make Ropes - Ogata san showed us how to do this a few years back. 94 years old and knows how to dress a downed primate. This woman is tough. None of us had the confiden...
4 days ago
Anaj's Kreatives Tagebuch

Meine Schatzperle - Jetzt will ich mein Versprechen einlösen und Euch die Schatzperle von Manuzeigen, die nun meinen Hals ziert. Ist sie nicht zauberhaft!? [image: Schatzperl...
4 days ago
Hooked On Felt

Really, blogger? Really? - Seriously, I just finished a very long post here and somehow I've completely lost the whole thing. Too tired to start all over. Felt Happy (until I lost t...
5 days ago
Apron Thrift Girl

Sebastopol - Antique Society - Antique Society in Sebastopol, California When we used to vacation down in Sebastopol, California from Bainbridge Island WA, visiting the Antique Society was...
5 days ago
Desert Candy حلويات الصحراء

Dripping Beef Salad - [image: DSC_0099] It's as if the weather knew Memorial Day was coming and kicked in just in time. Our first truly hot weather, arriving as if to nudge u...
5 days ago
inleaf

tidbits - Some exiting news have come my way lately. Two of my pieces, *forest floor*and *sumac study*, were accepted to the World of Threads Festival exhibit, *De ...
5 days ago
Joanne Mattera Art Blog

Marketing Mondays: "Sold!" and other Annoyances - . These three questions, all from artists, seem to form a triumvirate of cyber protocol, so I decided to address them together. However I am one voice—and I...
5 days ago
Wild Somerset Child

Life changes .... - *Home* Ramblings: Pivotal to all that I do are many things: my husband (since 1958), our three distant children and their respective spouses, and our nine...
6 days ago
Painted Threads

Just a few days left... - I wanted to give you the heads up that there are just a few days left to buy this limited edition thermofax screen Florabunda, sale ends May 31st. The i...
6 days ago
Fiber Art Calls for Entry

Posts, Zines and More - Hello Readers: This item is from our other site: ...
6 days ago
Hand Embroidery Network

Jeans model 2012 - Here are many models of *2012 jeans* are very *sexy* and over all very *modern and stylish*, if you want to see you more than you suggest some nice *tight ...
1 week ago
material witness

Adopted - I have a secret. My very best friend in Wells is my adopted granddaughter Jasper. She says we are "Riveting " together and that she is glad that I am round ...
1 week ago
Paris Parfait

Gazing balls - Reflections of the Dutch town of Edam in gazing balls atop an iron fence. Click photos to view detail. These balls are updated versions of gazing balls pop...
1 week ago
Moonlight and Hares

Time Well Spent In May - I'm sure the world of Blogger has a different time. A clock that ticks more frequently to the one in my kitchen, turning minutes into hours when our backs ...
1 week ago
Fanciful Alice... writing, travelling, crafting, dreaming...

... from Animals - I hear the cry of a lamb and instantly I know that something is wrong, the lamb is perhaps lost. I step outside and sure enough the lamb is a long way f...
1 week ago
Musings of a textile itinerant

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1 week ago
Ancient Artist: Developing an art career after 50

Peter Wileman's Recipe for Priming - I've mentioned Peter Wileman's book (along with Malcolm Allsop), Painting Light in Oils, before, and I want to share my experiment with his process for prepa...
1 week ago
kaizen journey

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1 week ago
Journal

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1 week ago
Permutations in Fiber

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1 week ago
fiberstudio

Honors - Last night was the Reception for the Maryland State Arts Council 2012 Individual Artist Awards. I received notification last February that I had won one of...
1 week ago
We Three, Ginger cats tales

Somewhere, a dormouse. - Somewhere a dormouse is hiding. There are new paintings in The House of Golden Dreams. There are dormice in the kitchen and birds in the garden.
1 week ago
Fiber Art and Craft

two little things... - found in the grass this past weekend. This deer little one - found by my husband. The grass had grown so tall at the pond place a mama thought this (15 ft...
1 week ago
dyeing 2 sew

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1 week ago
Journaling the Journal

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1 week ago
Going to Pieces

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1 week ago
Travel, Fibre and Thread

Short and sweet - Hi, just a quickie.... A young friend of mine has started blogging as she ventures out into the great big textile universe. Here is her blog, The Sewing B...
1 week ago
ULLABENULLA

Solar Eclipse 6:30 pm Sunday evening - These are the lovely rose like crecent shadows on our front window right now as the moon crosses over the sun - pure poetry!
1 week ago
Threads Across the Web

Beading Class - Pouchette - In early March 2012, we received the devastating news that Matsukawa-san was unwell would not be able to travel to Atlanta for the bead class. Our first co...
1 week ago
Notes from The Rookery

A winged lion and a pony tale - Here's a glimpse of the first big painting, not quite finished. And here is the second, completed. There is a rather shameful story to tell with this sec...
1 week ago
Wind from the East

レース編みのブレード　Crochet Trim on Linda's RR Block - 一週間ほど前、アメリカのリンダのラウンドロビンブロックを終わらせました。A week ago I finishied my work for Linda's Novice RR block. 私がしたのは左下のシームステッチ、リボンで刺した真ん中の藤、右下のシームステッチとその隣のレース編みのブレードです。糸と時...
1 week ago
pia jane bijkerk

my first Mother’s Day… - So last weekend was my first Mother’s Day as a mother. Romain had planned to head to curl curl beach for a picnic as it was the very beach he and I sat on ...
2 weeks ago
Marr Haven Wool Farm Blog

Hand Dyed Yarn, five new one of a kind colorways. - May is generally a slow month, allowing us to slowly get ready for the summer season. This year the trees and flower leaves were so early and inspired me to...
2 weeks ago
Akemi Nakano Cohn

Belgium and Holland trip - First few pictures are Gent and Brugge in Belgium. The middle pictures are at Zijdelings www.zijdelings.com in Tilburg. The last few pictures are in Amster...
2 weeks ago
Kayla coo

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2 weeks ago
PataPri News

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2 weeks ago
Janae Easton at Platypus File

textures + Patterns = Love - looking around our humble home I fall in love with the arrangement of things, the simple lines of the objects, the space each lovely thing occupies each ne...
2 weeks ago
Rayela's Fiber Focus

Vet Fees Sale! 40% off on Rayela Art - *Juba* My beautiful Juba died of cancer on Friday. I posted a long story about her a couple of days ago, so if you have not seen it, you can learn more ...
2 weeks ago
kirin notebook - textiles, design, craft

Cressy Sideboard - Just popping in to share my excitement over my recent eBay win. I'd been cruising the 'bay looking for some nice mid century furniture and when I saw this ...
2 weeks ago
Sue Smith's Studio

Icons of the West Exhibition - Snow Flurries, Ochoco Ranch 20 x 16, oil I am honored to announce that Snow Flurries has been selected into the prestigious National Icons of the West ...
2 weeks ago
brushes and cloth

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2 weeks ago
TextileXplorations

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2 weeks ago
loveFibre

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3 weeks ago
Adventures in Thread

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3 weeks ago
Illinois SDA

New Badge/Link In Right Hand Column - Hi! Just wanted to leave a quick post letting you all know there is now a badge with a link in the right hand column, that looks like the picture above, t...
3 weeks ago
Dreaming Spirals

Timelapse - I’ve now finished my International Quilt Challenge piece – have a look at it over on the Challenge blog here!
3 weeks ago
Arlenesfelt

Meandering Vines.......Completed! - As promised, here is the finished nuno felt cotton gauze shawl, finished in time for the Talmadge Art Show this past weekend. My friend Cielo Pessione, who m...
3 weeks ago
In Filz gefasste Seelenhüpfer

Loslassen...in Filz gefasst - Wir halten daran fest. Aber sowas von. Als würde unser Leben davon abhängen. (Und ja, das tut es doch...) Woran kann man sich denn alles festhal...
3 weeks ago
CultureBy - Grant McCracken

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4 weeks ago
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5 weeks ago
Sparkling Lotus-land

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5 weeks ago
The WestCountryBuddha

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5 weeks ago
To Dream to Stitch

Hopefully I won’t be too long in posting again - Just a very short post to say that I have not had chance to reply to comments, or do much blog reading owing to an ongoing family crisis. I will resume nor...
5 weeks ago
Studiofelter

- Dear Friends, Well busy in the studio on Friday with students creating madly! Here is Teresa making some stunning flowers to add to her winter wardrobe ...
5 weeks ago
Taylor's textile trials

Hello I been MIA - I just realised how long it is since I posted here, really done a good job of hiding hey! I have nothing to report, I am working my butt off expecting insp...
1 month ago
Gunnel´s blog

Stickning - Egentligen skulle jag skriva och visa lite bilder från vår vernissage idag på Frölunda kulturhus .... Men jag hade så fullt upp med att prata med alla besö...
1 month ago
Sallygardens Smallholding

Starting with Herbs - One of the delights of having a polytunnel for me personally is the treat of year round herbs. Rosemary, sage, mint and flat and curly parsley pretty much ke...
1 month ago
Chad Alice Hagen

The Time Between Seasonal Affective Disorder and Allergies - Just in time spring arrives with it's wind-driven pollen blowing away the grey clouds of crappy winters. But it's just one more red, itchy eyeball and sn...
1 month ago
Fibrefrolics

Spring is in the air. - It finally feels as if Spring is here. The fields are a lush emerald green and the countryside looks so fresh and vibrant now after the long colourless Wi...
1 month ago
No Matter Where I go...I ALWAYS Meet Myself There!

We have a winner!! - Thanks to all of you that entered my little found poetry challenge, and that voted too. We have a clear winner, and that is ATI!! Congrats Ati. I am on hol...
1 month ago
Filz und Garten

Filzeier und Osterbastelei - Wäre ich nicht am Samstag an diesem wunderschönen Blumenladen vorbeigekommen, dann hätte ich nicht diesen frühlingsbunten Tulpenstrauß kaufen können. Zus...
1 month ago
Seamless Skin

RELOCATION - This will be the last entry on the blog. New address is chitlincircuitstudio.blogspot.com. I still have to learn the ins and outs of blogspot...but I will fo...
1 month ago
Rough Around the Edges

Painting Immersion - I've had two intense painting experiences lately. First, Flora Bowley'sonline class which I thoroughly enjoyed. She's fabulous about getting underneath all ...
1 month ago
artists who blog

Creative Courage Soul Sisters : Part II - *More inspiration from our Creative Courage Soul Sisters today! I'm honored and thrilled that these multi-talented, highly successful women will be shari...
2 months ago
Pin Tangle

Blog Move!... - I am about to set this site to go to sleep, and to set the new blog to wake up. It is still called Pintangle and it will still live at http://pintangle.c...
2 months ago
Lisa Pressman Art Blog

Wax: Medium Meets Message - Curator Leslie Neumann brought together Ann Taylor Gibson, Elise Wagner, Kim Bernard, Lisa Pressman, Russell Thurston, Laura Moriarty, Lorrie Fredette, M...
2 months ago
Roberta Ranney

Untamed - This piece, as yet unnamed, is my entry into a juried show coming up soon. I thread-painted the black areas on the butterfly on top of white fabric. Th...
2 months ago
Drawing a line in time

A Reminder - Just a reminder that I have moved my blog now to wordpress and have incorporated it into my website. I miss the ease of blogger, but am sure I will get the...
2 months ago
Felt Inspiration

Felted Landscape Class at New England Felting Supply - I had a great class at NEFS this past weekend. I had only three students so I was able to relax a bit and really give extra time to each individual. I felt...
2 months ago
Kate OLeary Illustration

Early Bird and Night Owl - This is a sweet little commission I did, I liked how it turned out.
3 months ago
nichobella

transparency - This isn't the picture I meant to use - was planning on a lovely piece of chiffon that matches well with the title I chose. But, whatever. This image works t...
3 months ago
Felting in Fibrespace

Farewell - Hi Everyone, I'm sorry it's been such a long time since I last posted, this is mostly down to the continuing success of Fibrespace. I am now spending very...
3 months ago
Felt Inspired

I'm Baaaack..... - Yowza. It's been a long time since I've posted . Where to start, where to start... I'll soon be posting my 2012 show schedule as it develops. This is ...
3 months ago
Marion Mitchell Embroidery

Just visiting again - How long ago it seems since I've been here. No work done - stitched work I mean. I'm living the life of a slave to our business and she demands all of my ti...
3 months ago
Val's Musings

Painting over Collage - Week 6 - This week on Life Book 2012 was a Workshop with Tamara Laporte using paper collage on watercolour paper. Tam uses gel medium to stick her collage paper do...
3 months ago
Existential Neighborhood

Choice and Surrender - It’s been a quiet block in this existential neighborhood for several months. Time reserved for contemplative writing diminished as projects that required a...
4 months ago
Subversive Stitchers: Women Armed with Needles

Strange Thoughts and Golden Eras - What would you carry with you if you were homeless? Strange thoughts tromping through my head today. I'm still trying to find the hook for my Subver...
4 months ago
ART SPACE

More News 2012 - Here it is mid January - no snow....and the daffodils are just peeking through. It may not last for long as it is meant to get colder soon. So far this y...
4 months ago
The Burrow's Studio Blog

The Burrow Takes NYC: Burrow Reunion Tour! - To celebrate Lucy's natal day, Nora Megabus'd down to New York (after attending a wedding in Boston) to spend 48 hours on a whirlwind Burrow adventure thro...
4 months ago
To dream to stitch

An Explanation - One or two people have asked me why I use my Blogger ID, rather than my Wordpress one, when I am commenting on blogs so I thought that perhaps I had better...
4 months ago
Red Thread Studio

That Was The Year That Was, 2011 Edition - I don't know where I'm going My cup is overflowing The world is slowly spinning No losing and no winning The road is never ending My compass point is bendi...
5 months ago
Kitty Grrlz Knits & Spins

Gift Certificate Special, Yarn Clubs, Ruffle Scarves and More! - It has been a busy couple of months! Thanks to all who came out to the DIY Trunk Show and Art vs Craft! They were both amazing and it was so wonderful to s...
5 months ago
World Shibori Network

WSN blog has moved! - We're tying up loose ends around here (end of year cleaning?) and moving the blog over to the website. This blogspot will remain alive, just not maintained...
6 months ago
Mendofleur

Holidays - I always wondered why merchants would put up decorations before December. It just seemed way too early for something that is already too commercialized. No...
6 months ago
Looville

End of Summer movies - I was bored so I went on Apple.com to scope out some trailers. Here's what I found: Haywire Verdict: I like the cast, except the protagonist- she doesn't...
10 months ago
Ragged Cloth Cafe, serving Art and Textiles

Questions, questions (by Olga Norris) - In her juror’s statement in the Quilt National 2011 catalogue Eleanor McCain, started with the question ‘What about these works of art demands that they be...
10 months ago
Purple Fan

Block for Sendai - I finally finished my block for Sendai. It is one I had started a long time ago and never finished. I removed some of the beads and replaced them with Fren...
11 months ago
my life

- Well, this is what Ive been doing for the last few weeks.... making lots of parts!!! It will be interesting to see what all these parts become! Im alway...
11 months ago
Zquilts

BLOG MOVE - Dear Friends: In order to represent my eclectic obsessions better I have moved my blog to a new address. I would very delighted if you choose to join me,...
1 year ago
Art That's Felt

Dyeing on Easter - I've been quiet as I've had lots of stuff going on in the background. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. After the cold and quiet time of wi...
1 year ago
louisewestlacedesign

- New website launched - http://www.louisewestlacedesign.co.uk
1 year ago
Sarah Louisa Whittle

ArtyThreads Facebook Page - ArtyThreads now has a facebook page where you will be able to find out the latest happenings, special offers, giveaways and info about new products. Easter...
1 year ago
Textile Arts Resource Guide

Textile Masterpieces created by The Materialistics - These are INCREDIBLE and were created by The Materialistics - a group of British textile artists! *Ed Munch's The Scream - knitted by Norma Box* *Picas-Se...
1 year ago
Katherine Sands

What’s New - I am currently working some quilt shows and teaching. March and April will be busy. But I did want to let readers know about the Arts In Harmony outdoor ev...
1 year ago
Stitching Life

This blog will self destruct on 1st February 2011 -
1 year ago
Sadie Jernigan Valeri

New Blog Location - My Blog has moved - Please find my new blog at my main website, www.sadievaleri.com/blog All 4 years of content and comments is still intact on the new blo...
1 year ago
the funky felters news and tips

News... Endings & New Beginnings! - I know that I've been absent on my blog for quite a while now. It has all been for very good reason if that is any consolation. There's been a lot of thi...
1 year ago
Textile Goddess

Found and Fed - Eggs in a nest deserted by the birds…. so small and beautiful Star having his treats. He’s now blind in one eye but still hopping along (slightly arthriti...
1 year ago
Albedo Design Journal

GONE TOMORROW - last day this blog is here--Sept 17 and it will be *gone*
1 year ago
On My Desk: Creative folk share the stuff on their desks

Radiohead/The Bends - 06 Nice Dream - can't post any work here still but I thoght i'd share my fave Radiohead song with you-it's achingly beautiful I think....it takes my breath away :0))
1 year ago
marionjoy

ken swinson - "http://www.artistsandart.org/2009/11/ken-swinson-american-artist.html"
1 year ago
Featuring Felt

Traditional Boots - wow! I think I have previously mentioned Valenki, traditional East European felt boots, this web site has been passed on it shows the valenki production pro...
1 year ago
BJ Parady Fiber Art Notes

200 posts and I'm out of here... - Well, only out of Blogger. I've been told that it's better to host one's blog on one's own website (mainly by Alyson B. Stanfield). But then Google went an...
1 year ago
Elbereth's Elegant but Eccentric Embellishments

The Storm - The attic room still warm from the morning sun darkens. Flotsam litters the floor as the wind gusts through. Ozone scents the afternoon air, A prelude to the...
2 years ago
Daily Visuals

November 29, 2009 - Late November is always a period of contemplation for me. I am not a big fan of extravagant holiday events and if I didn't have a daughter and a mother I ...
2 years ago
Wright Camera Club

Wright Camera Club Member Sings Opera! - Well, not quite. Dominick M. Maino sang with the Resurrection Choir that lent support to artists who have sung at the Chicago Lyric Opera, San Fransisco Op...
2 years ago
www.erickmercer.com

Le Flash October 2nd 2009 - www.erickmercer.com www.katiewaugh.com http://leflash-atlanta.com
2 years ago
Kathleen Connally's Photoblog - Landscape Photography :: A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania

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