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I am a lifelong fabric artist who loves bringing a home to life with quirky, unique and sumptuous pieces of textile art. I learnt my craft from sharing many a happy hour sewing with my talented mother. I particularly like collage, free-machining, needle-felting and creating home furnishings using a combination of machine and hand sewing. I love incorporating vintage and reclaimed fabrics, buttons, beads, jewellery and other items in my work to give them a second chance at being beautiful.

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

WOYWW - Needle-felting fun and a peacock

Morning all! With the bank holiday I feel like I've lost a day and WOYWW has come round mighty quick this week.

I'm delighted to say I've been able to make time this week for a little light dumfing (a.k.a needle-felting). With all the busy book and sensory toy making it's been a few months since my last felting session. I guess it's like riding a bike...you never forget, but I have to say I felt a bit rusty as I prodded away with my dumfing tool.

So here's my workdesk. . .

I've managed to do a bit of everything but not managed to finish anything!

There are some hand-felted mini gardens which I got as far as hand embroidering and beading....

I'll be running workshops on these later this year and early next year so I'm keen to make a range of different flowers to demonstrate.

There's a selection of wet felted background pieces which I have worked on with the dumfing machine (the most satisfying crafting activity I know) ready to add foreground flowers. I've used three different colours to try and steer myself away from just doing poppies, which I love.

Finally there is a long strip of poppies which I have free machine embroidered but not yet beaded. The poppy picture in the foreground is a felters's answer to a crib sheet - one I made earlier!

My last little show and tell is not my work at all but a snap shot of Benjamin's work desk following a little (mess-free) painting activity we did this week.

He seemed somewhat puzzled as to why I was encouraging him to squelch and prod a plastic pouch selotaped to the floor but he stuck with it. Here's his finished piece. Though the poster paint has cracked on the canvas, I think you will all agree it is clearly a peacock in motion!!

Thanks for dropping by. I look forward to visiting a few workdesks today via Julia's Stamping Ground

Happy crafting x
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11 comments:

  1. Twiglet2 September 2015 at 09:54

    Wow - I love the mess free painted pic! Another talented artist on his way. Your dumfed pics are going to be gorgeous - keep at it. x Jo aka Mum

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  2. CraftygasheadZo2 September 2015 at 11:11

    Looking amazing, such fun. Take care Zo xx 30

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  3. Neet2 September 2015 at 11:49

    Definitely a peacock in motion. I bet if you gave him some reds and oranges he could do a super Phoenix. What a fab activity for one so young.
    Love your dumfing, especially the poppies which I am addicted to but love it all and those blue flowers are exquisite.
    Hugs, Neet 18 xx

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  4. Lunch Lady Jan2 September 2015 at 16:15

    You do some excellent activities with Ben! He looks as if he's having great fun :-)
    I do so love your needle felted pics...your range of flowers is fab, by the way, I could tell the different varieties, so you'll be fine for your workshops. I wish I lived nearer...I'd come to one!! The long poppies piece is brilliant, that's going to be amazing when the beading/embellishing is done.
    Hugs, LLJ 5 xxx

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  5. Annie2 September 2015 at 21:23

    I hope to be able to make a corner of my new room for dumfing fun....I really hope the how to do it will all flood back as it's ages since I did any [I was going to mention 'like riding a bike' but as you know I can't]. I love Ben's peacock :-) an artist in the making there. :-)
    Hugs,
    Annie x

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  6. Helen2 September 2015 at 21:31

    Ben' picture is gorgeous, talent runs in the family for sure! Love your dumfed pieces. Helen 2

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  7. Diana Taylor3 September 2015 at 19:29

    Your needle felting is gorgeous - I love your mini garden series, the Grape Hyacinths are exquisite and one of my favourite spring flowers. I love the peacock in motion, and that fact it was a mess-free activity makes it even more appealing! Hope you have a great week
    Diana #26

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  8. Elizabeth3 September 2015 at 22:22

    Much as I love your dumfing pieces, and I do, I love Benjamin's artwork even more! What a super way of introducing a little one to the joys of art without the mess :) Have a good week. Elizabeth x #37

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  9. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards5 September 2015 at 08:44

    ahh a great duo there of creativity must say too love the poppies but the others are very beautiful too.
    love the peacock.. how clever and imaginative.. and Ben thought you were a tad crazy no doubt :D

    Happy Belated WOYWW! Shaz in Oz.x #27

    {Shaz in Oz – Calligraphy Cards}

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  10. Anne9 September 2015 at 21:02

    love your dumfing and Benjamin's 'peacock . Thankyou for visiting. Anne x #7

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  11. Unknown22 May 2020 at 14:10

    I just came across your felting this morning, love all the little pictures - I like doing small things as I can finish them more quickly. I learned to wet felt and needle felt about 8 years ago at a 6 week free class in Glasgow and I was hooked right away. I hadn't done much felting for a while and now in the lockdown have found the time again, along with sewing and crocheting. I have to stay focussed and decide what to do first! Love your little boy's picture, it looks very professional!

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