The process of mokume shibori is incredibly labor & time intensive, but boy does it work beautifully! The goal is to create the effect of a tree's bark, both in dye resist and in thermal forming of the handmade wool felt. First up is the stitching of the fabric... Next up, the tightening …
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Mushroom Needle Felt
In my never-ending pursuit of re-making nature out of fiber, here are a pair of needle felted mushrooms. The inner base is made of recycled sweater parts, and then wool is needle felted all around. Each mushroom was needle felted first, then attached to the base. …
the briar patch basket
feeling a bit like sleeping beauty- the briars and thorny brambles are taking over the meadow! i have not trimmed the acre and a half of wild berries in five years! luckily we have had a few warm days here in sunny southern vermont - i've been taking my pruning shears to the legendary sized thorn …