tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39264804208505573702024-03-13T00:06:13.486-04:00Felting SunshineMy adventures and misadventures in the fiberarts and with the animals who provide that fiber!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-14066770925693722882023-05-31T07:07:00.005-04:002023-05-31T07:07:46.159-04:00I'm still here...Wow, wow, wow... it's been a hot minute since I've posted here. I'm still on the farm, some of the animals have moved on, and new friends have taken their place. I have really missed this blog. Who knows if anyone still reads blogs in all of the social media frenzy of the day.I've spent most of my time over on Instagram, but it's become so blah since it has moved more Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-86863341399791314562015-03-14T19:52:00.001-04:002015-03-14T19:55:24.736-04:00New Felted Fun and a Trip to Visit my Pig...Well I spent most of the winter organizing my workspace. I found some time to design some shawls that are going to be perfect for classes. As a matter of fact, I head out later this next week to spend two days teaching a new design to a group of wonderful ladies. Here is one of the shawls done in blue and green. The base fabric gives an extra special effect and adds Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-82243522864311048122014-06-09T20:31:00.000-04:002014-06-09T20:35:05.390-04:00Surface Texture ProjectI have been spending the past few weekends felting small projects. These projects focused on adding texture to wet felting. For the final portion of the class we had to incorporate as many of the techniques that we wanted into a project. I made a wearable. which is not something I do a lot since I don't really have the opportunity to wear them here in Florida. My base was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-57894806788724322272014-05-17T08:51:00.001-04:002014-05-17T09:18:09.690-04:00Happy Spring?!Happy Spring! Yes, I know I'm a bit late.......
With the wonderful weather we have been having, we have been spending our time at home working on the property. The garden has been replanted, pastures are being cut, our pine grove has had many trees removed, and more gates have been added. We have an old 1949 Ford tractor that now has a finish mower on it, so cutting the pastures andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-90128951229358573692014-03-31T16:32:00.000-04:002014-05-17T09:19:01.457-04:00I was interviewed by Spin Artiste!How cool is that?
If you want to check out the interview and have a chance to win a felted flower, then head on over to Spin Artiste Interview read the article, leave a message, and like my Facebook page.
:) KellyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-54419995523403717242014-03-25T17:50:00.001-04:002014-03-25T17:50:34.807-04:00Conquer the Igloo
Had to share the babies fun on the new to them igloo. Silly goats are always good for a smile!
:)
Kelly
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-61395497597043702562014-03-23T08:38:00.000-04:002014-03-23T09:04:06.855-04:00A little, felting, spinning, and weaving.A few weeks ago I made a yarn for a class that I am taking.I was able to incorporate wet felting into my spinning. I started by wet felting my vines, I added leaves to some of them, while others I left plain. I also finished some of the ends off so I could leave them free hanging in the yarn while others were only felted in the middle leaving the ends us felted so they could be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-31148803423151803422014-03-21T06:52:00.001-04:002014-03-21T07:03:44.615-04:00SAORI loom in da house!
My new SAORI loom arrived! I purchased from Weavin Place SAORI Style on ETSY (awesome peeps)
It was amazingly easy to set up, and within 10 minutes, it was ready.
I decided to try and stick with a few colors that matched a beautiful hand-spun thick and thin yarn that I spun last Spring. The poor yarn has been moved around my workshop all year. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-89922996784837139172014-03-15T17:52:00.000-04:002014-03-15T17:52:52.576-04:00Tutorial for some wool candy....I posted a picture a few weeks ago of this
on Facebook.
A friend then asked if I could tell her how I did it. So I typed up some basic instructions and emailed it to her. I am pretty sure these type of felt rolls were one of the first things I learned how to felt. To this day I still enjoy making them and have even added them as elements to my hand-spun yarn. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-15681676157802558622014-03-11T16:53:00.000-04:002014-03-11T16:53:56.369-04:00SAORI Weaving ClassA couple of weeks ago I headed up to Northern Florida to take a SAORI weaving class. I have seen so many beautiful weaving projects come from these workshops that when I saw one offered in the same state, I jumped on it. Needless to say, it was time well spent. I had the opportunity to spend two FULL days weaving to my hearts content. Instead of taking my rigid heddle loom, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-22973018158762503972014-02-23T14:17:00.002-05:002014-04-01T16:21:39.761-04:00Wet Felted Fingerless Mitt Tutorial
Today I felted. I decided to write a free tutorial to go along with it! I hope you enjoy it and will share it with your felting friends!
Link to the PDF
XO,
Kelly
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-89254424958312373932014-02-18T19:48:00.000-05:002014-05-17T08:51:38.918-04:00Nekkid GoatsTwice a year I get rewarded with beautiful curly fiber from my sweet fiber goats. Up first for their cuts were the angoras. Billy, Chessie, and Annie worked hard growing beautifully soft and curly fiber. They were quite upset and spent a week or so trying to figure out who these "new" goats were..... Silly creatures did not even recognize each other.Above is a photo of Billy, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-31072746366157145132013-11-09T09:25:00.000-05:002014-03-11T16:33:05.534-04:00My Experience and Silk OverloadWhew! What a whirlwind these past few months have been. The Southeast Animal Fiber Fest (SAFF) has come to an end and I find myself with weekends to spend how I choose. More on that later, now I want to share about the workshops!
I had a fantastic time teaching at SAFF. Imagine getting to spend 4 full days with
women who are brimming with creativity and getting to play Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-82418530463072218092013-08-11T09:07:00.001-04:002013-08-11T09:07:33.106-04:00Summer Wrap-upOnce again I find myself with a gap since my last post. But boy has it been busy around here! The bulk of my summer break has been filled with ordering supplies, dyeing silk and wool, and making samples for SAFF in October. It has been a huge learning experience already and as always, lessons are being learned. The classes are filling up and my excitement is growing!!In Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-76498528038585707552013-06-20T10:09:00.001-04:002013-06-20T10:09:28.244-04:00Warped Again?I was sure I had gotten over the rigid heddle weaving bug.....I even sold my loom. I was positive all I wanted to weave were triangles on my tri-looms....... Yeah right...... :). Look what the UPS man delivered.So once again I am warping and weaving and loving it! I am currently working on my Ashford 32" rigid heddle loom and am loving the yardage that I can get with this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-50510978376370368342013-06-18T09:11:00.001-04:002013-06-18T09:11:24.935-04:00New Design and a Silly Goat!Quite a few months ago I created a few smaller weavings on a tri-loom with the idea for a new design. Finally, after many months, I have completed them. This bag was taken from raw fleece that I processed, dyed, spun and then wove. I absolutely loved every step in the evolution of this bag. Two more are awaiting straps, which I am weaving currently, and will be finished Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-44336235225016292962013-06-11T16:58:00.001-04:002013-06-11T16:58:57.827-04:00Oh Where, Oh Where Did My Sun Go?Once again this post has me shaking my head at how fast time has flown since my last post!As typical here in Florida, we have been having afternoon thunderstorms. While I love how green it makes the pastures, it creates a whole other level of mess when you are dealing with animals. Here is the glorious green grass in the goats paddocks. These are 2 shade/rain shelters for the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-20991208129954535562013-05-16T06:20:00.001-04:002013-05-17T06:26:51.540-04:00New goat and a new "old" barn!I cannot believe it has been a month since I posted last! It's been a busy time here for sure. Where to start......
We have a new fur baby that joined us here at Sunshine Oaks Farm. She is a little angora doeling named Annie. She is such a tiny little thing, especially when I see her next to my other angoras. We introduced her after everyone else was sheared so it was complete Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-12430473797256855102013-04-07T03:39:00.001-04:002013-04-07T03:39:55.450-04:00Felted Pods and Allergy FunWell I have a smaller project to share this time. I have been working on making wool pods to hang in the Oak tree next to my workshop. I started this project using a large teardrop shaped resist. I layered 3 layers of wool for each side. Then the rolling started. After snipping a hole in the front, I removed the resist and rubbed the edges of the hole to seal the cut edge.
I think this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-36084992308954092112013-03-17T05:18:00.000-04:002015-03-15T00:31:07.091-04:00Felting Frenzy, Exciting News, and Crazy Goats!HeHeFor the past couple of months I have been thinking about projects I would like to create. But I never quite got beyond the thinking stage.....there was always an excuse why I could not get those projects started. I finally jumped in and have been on a creative bender so to speak and for the most part, almost all of those ideas became completed projects! Here are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-8406993832952107362013-03-09T04:56:00.000-05:002013-03-10T07:55:28.202-04:00Weaving with Hand Spun
I recently completed a peg loom weaving. I bought this loom so that I could make rugs with the seconds from my alpaca fiber and from coarser wool fleeces that I have purchased over the past few years. The weaving I completed in these pictures is not for a rug, but for a wall hanging in my workshop.
In the picture above, I am using a wool yarn for the warp of the loom. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-70286232764124780102013-02-17T17:56:00.003-05:002013-03-09T04:56:58.826-05:00Another Long Lock Bag
A few weeks ago I was in Asheville, N.C. taking a felted garment class.
I was able to hang out with some fiber friends while I was not in class and was asked to make a felted bag similar to the one I was carrying my stuff around in. She sent me home with the long locks (an easy 10+ inches long) that she wanted me to used and Viola, here it is! I added a chunky hand spun detail Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-25211580851516230022013-02-17T06:55:00.000-05:002013-03-09T04:57:42.946-05:00Scarves Using Batts
I have had many requests for scarves from friends lately. I love most when I am just given a color and then told to make it fun.
Now that I have a dedicated workshop and am able to see all of my fibers in one place, making batts becomes a free for all! The scarf pictured above is one that I kept. I love these colors together.
Using batts to make scarves with tons of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-29538876748391120042013-02-10T18:08:00.001-05:002013-03-24T20:24:09.322-04:00A Little Love....
For a quick and fabulously cute project, hop on over to Urban Stitch Studio Blog
I have made 1 1/2 of these sweet little hearts for my little sweethearts! I need to stitch and bead the second one tonight.
If you need something quick and fun for a special someone, this heart may fit the bill!
She (Pat) also sells a kit in her Etsy shop to make a much more detailed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926480420850557370.post-37021370204373087722013-01-23T06:34:00.001-05:002013-01-23T06:39:22.484-05:00Felted vest classWell I finally decided to try a garment. Living here in Florida makes it hard to justify felting clothing. We don't get cold enough to actually wear wool for more than a few days each winter. I saw a class being offered in Asheville for a nuno felted vest. I thought this would be my chance to make a garment I could actually wear! So off I headed to Asheville. The class was given by Suzanne Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11