Everyone busy getting ready for Xmas? I know I am.
Can everyone in the Xmas swap let me know if they received
their swaps? I took photos of them all, and will post to the Yahoo photo album,
if everyone has received theirs.
I would like to thank all the participants in the swap, it
went smoothly, my felted decorations are all hanging on the tree.
Thanks Sandie, Meg, Nat, and Julie, love your work girls.LOL
Having a felted bag workshop at home today, spent yesterday
getting ready, only thing left to do is make some morning tea! Think I will
head to the supermarket and get some?
Kate
Like you I am glad I did my USA online buying last week.........with
Au$ down to 87c it's not a pretty sight :-(
At least I got my CPS and QA subscriptions plus Shiva sticks for
the "right price"
NO more online USA purchases for a while :-(
Maureen in Woody Point
Where abouts in SEQ are you Maureen? My mum lives on the Sunshine Coast & we will probably head up that way later in 2008. Id love to try and catch up with you, if that was ok
Caz :)
On 27/11/2007, Maureen Curlewis <broomegal@...> wrote:
......and I guess that the silk georgette gets used mainly for the nuno type felting?
How I wish you lived in SEQ rather than Perth's (northern?) suburbs.
......and I guess that the silk georgette gets used mainly for the nuno type felting?
How I wish you lived in SEQ rather than Perth's (northern?) suburbs.
Maureen
Julie Williams <jaruleeli01@...> wrote:
Maureen,
I bought silk georgette, habotai and crepe. I mainly bought three different colours plain, and have been dyeing it as I see fit. I have also used a bit so far in laminating, and have been having a bit of fun with it, shibori style.
Julie Williams
Jaruleeli FeltART
Leda, Perth, Western Australia
----- Original Message ---- From: Maureen Curlewis <broomegal@...> To: AussieFeltmakers@... Sent: Saturday, 24 November, 2007 10:49:23 AM Subject: Re: [AussieFeltmakers] emails and xmas swap
Julie Williams <jaruleeli01@ yahoo.com. au> wrote:
, and I use a lot of silk, because I went mad in Hong Kong and
bought 85 metres of the stuff.
Julie,
May I ask what type of silk you bought?
and have you dyed it before using it in layered or nuno?
Looks GREAT Caz.......(lucky friend !)
Is it needle felted or wet felted......
(I'd like to try it in needle felting for myself)
Maureen in Woody Point
Hi ladies,
I've just uploaded a photo to my folder of a candy cane that I made a
couple of weeks ago. It now resides in England at a friends house :)
Hope you like it!
Caz :)
I have the Janome Xpression and am happy with it........except fopr when it comes to replacing the 5 needle set!
Online friends in the USA tell me that Janome have improved on the multiple needle,now having a piece where you can replace individual needles.............
So far,in 12 months of owning an Xpression (and not doing as much as I'd hoped,due to DH's ill health)
I've only had to replace the 5 needle head once.
Maureen in Woody Point,Q
Lorraine Wiseman <beewise1@...> wrote:
Hi Janine. Many thanks for your answer. I'm looking at present, but haven't tried any of the machines. Next week I'll have a go on the Husqvarna which is the same price as the Janome. Then again,
because I have so many other fibre UFOs I need to think if I have enough time to warrant the expense.
Thanks, I have a Janome Expression machine and I'm very happy with it, don't get to play with it as much as I like but now that I'm on TAFE hols I may have some more time up my sleeve
cheers - off to teach a class
Love your photos on your blog! Can I ask what sort of embellishing machine you have, please?
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Hi Natalie, many thanks for the welcome to the group. I'm looking forward to reading the posts and learning from you all. I'm new to dry felting but have done lots of wet felting in my spinning days in the 80s and 90s.
I'd especially like to know more about what sewing/embellishing/felting machines members are using, and how well they work on carded fleece.
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Hi Janine. Many thanks for your answer. I'm looking at present, but haven't tried any of the machines. Next week I'll have a go on the Husqvarna which is the same price as the Janome. Then again, because I have so many other fibre UFOs I need to think if I have enough time to warrant the expense.
Thanks, I have a Janome Expression machine and I'm very happy with it, don't get to play with it as much as I like but now that I'm on TAFE hols I may have some more time up my sleeve
cheers - off to teach a class
Love your photos on your blog! Can I ask what sort of embellishing machine you have, please?
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I bought silk georgette, habotai and crepe. I mainly bought three different colours plain, and have been dyeing it as I see fit. I have also used a bit so far in laminating, and have been having a bit of fun with it, shibori style.
Julie Williams
Jaruleeli FeltART
Leda, Perth, Western Australia
----- Original Message ---- From: Maureen Curlewis <broomegal@...> To: AussieFeltmakers@... Sent: Saturday, 24 November, 2007 10:49:23 AM Subject: Re: [AussieFeltmakers] emails and xmas swap
Julie Williams <jaruleeli01@ yahoo.com. au> wrote:
, and I use a lot of silk, because I went mad in Hong Kong and bought 85 metres of the stuff.
Julie,
May I ask what type of silk you bought?
and have you dyed it before using it in layered or nuno?
I have always found that when laminating silk to the wool, it is purely a wet felting process. I find that the needles will damage the silk to some extent. One can use the needles, but the results are far more satisfying to me when the fibres are coaxed through the fabric with the fingers or rolling or even with the sander.
I did recently do some with needles, and it damaged the silk to an extent that I did not like, and I was using very very fine needles.
Thanks, I have a Janome Expression machine and I'm very happy
with it, don't get to play with it as much as I like but now that I'm
on TAFE hols I may have some more time up my sleeve
cheers - off to teach a class
Love your
photos on your blog! Can I ask what sort of embellishing machine you
have, please?
--
Janine Matthews
in Dapto, Wollongong NSW Australia
http://www.j-9designs.com
http://www.janinesmagichappens.blogspot.com
http://www.leapingloonies.com.au/
Hi Natalie, many thanks for the welcome to the group. I'm looking forward to reading the posts and learning from you all. I'm new to dry felting but have done lots of wet felting in my spinning days in the 80s and 90s.
I'd especially like to know more about what sewing/embellishing/felting machines members are using, and how well they work on carded fleece.
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In the new Jorie Johnson scarf book she makes a fabulous scarf using giant bubble wrap. Can anyone think of where would use this stuff so I can go and buy some off them? I've found plenty of suppliers but I don't really need 115m of it - just maybe 2. It is a great book by the way - Fabulous Felted Scarves. I've been going a bit Amazon crazy with the exchange rate what it is!
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Hi Natalie, many thanks for the welcome to the group. I'm looking forward to reading the posts and learning from you all. I'm new to dry felting but have done lots of wet felting in my spinning days in the 80s and 90s.
I'd especially like to know more about what sewing/embellishing/felting machines members are using, and how well they work on carded fleece.
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Thanks Maureen. I'll give it a try.
Kate
--- In AussieFeltmakers@..., Maureen Curlewis
<broomegal@...> wrote:
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> Kate
> after I sent previous reply,I thought........
> what about furniture removalists.........I got a heap when I
moved earlier this year
> Maureen
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> Hi Everyone,
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> In the new Jorie Johnson scarf book she makes a fabulous scarf
using
> giant bubble wrap. Can anyone think of where would use this stuff
so I
> can go and buy some off them? I've found plenty of suppliers but I
> don't really need 115m of it - just maybe 2.
> It is a great book by the way - Fabulous Felted Scarves.
> I've been going a bit Amazon crazy with the exchange rate what it
is!
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Yes it is the giant bubbles - I hadn't thought of pool cover. Thanks!
--- In AussieFeltmakers@..., "xxxxxindyxxxxx"
<carol.penglis@...> wrote:
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> Hi Kate,
>
> I haven't seen the book, so I don't know if you mean huge pieces of
> bubble wrap or huge bubbles on the surface of the wrap.
>
> If you mean giant bubbles, perhaps you could use solar swimming pool
> cover. I imagine you could source this at pool suppliers or maybe
> Bunnings??
>
> hth, Caz :)
>
Hi Kate,
I haven't seen the book, so I don't know if you mean huge pieces of
bubble wrap or huge bubbles on the surface of the wrap.
If you mean giant bubbles, perhaps you could use solar swimming pool
cover. I imagine you could source this at pool suppliers or maybe
Bunnings??
hth, Caz :)
what about furniture removalists.........I got a heap when I moved earlier this year
Maureen
kb2785 <kb2785@...> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
In the new Jorie Johnson scarf book she makes a fabulous scarf using giant bubble wrap. Can anyone think of where would use this stuff so I can go and buy some off them? I've found plenty of suppliers but I don't really need 115m of it - just maybe 2. It is a great book by the way - Fabulous Felted Scarves. I've been going a bit Amazon crazy with the exchange rate what it is!
Kate
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In the new Jorie Johnson scarf book she makes a fabulous scarf using giant bubble wrap. Can anyone think of where would use this stuff so I can go and buy some off them? I've found plenty of suppliers but I don't really need 115m of it - just maybe 2. It is a great book by the way - Fabulous Felted Scarves. I've been going a bit Amazon crazy with the exchange rate what it is!
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Why not give the "el cheapo" shops like Crazy Clarks;the Reject shop,etc a check out Dianne?
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Hi all.... can anyone give me some info on where to get the cheapest hat boxes.....I guess any round box would do....... I will be needing an ongoing supply through the coming year. Merry Christmas to everyone. regards Dianne
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Hi Everyone,
In the new Jorie Johnson scarf book she makes a fabulous scarf using
giant bubble wrap. Can anyone think of where would use this stuff so I
can go and buy some off them? I've found plenty of suppliers but I
don't really need 115m of it - just maybe 2.
It is a great book by the way - Fabulous Felted Scarves.
I've been going a bit Amazon crazy with the exchange rate what it is!
Kate
Hi all....
can anyone give me some info on where to get the cheapest hat
boxes.....I guess any round box would do.......
I will be needing an ongoing supply through the coming year.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
regards
Dianne
The swaps all arrived ok. I have had a lovely time admiring everyone’s work. They are all rearranged and winging their way to their new owners. So they will be home for the tree decorating.
Well done everyone.
Next swap around February, I was thinking maybe a nuno or just felted scarf, as desired. Let me know who is interested and any other ideas.
Yes the information was of interest but I did already know most of it, what I did find of help was the sizing of the work table and how polly made hers.
The thing I was not happy about, was the fact the the book is a photo copy and there was no colour or really good pictures in it.
I am a visual learner and obtain a lot from high grade photos.
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