Felt and Stitch.
I am loving making felt but will always feel the urge to stitch on all my work. There is nothing that I enjoy as much as the feel of needle and thread... I made my first felted beret this week in a workshop with the lovely Julie Bowen. Her instructions were clear and concise and her work was a true inspiration. After a couple of hours I managed to finish most of the initial layers of wool and silk fibres. Time ran out in class so I've finished the felting process at home. Here is the finished beret with some hand stitching, I am pleased with the way it turned out although I need more practise so will be making more... It goes perfectly with this spotty fabric... so a bag was needed, a quick and easy make that's light and easy to carry. This is the label for my new collections. '' Raggle Taggle Gyspy'' I had just enough of