Bright colored locks and silk

I finished dyeing the some of the locks of Teeswater

My 7 pounds 13 oz of stinky dirty wool

washed up to 6 pounds 1 oz clean wool.

 Maggie suggested "Go for it... the brighter the better!" So I did go for it. I also dyed the silk scarves, Neill suggested that the backyard looked like a Tabetan prayer flag. Everything is heat set and I hope it all stays nice and bright.  Looks like alot of pink, one was supposed to be purple but it came out pink..

Classes workshops and touring

I live a few miles from a nice lake and have been wanting a kayak so I can go and paddle around. I am thinking I should make my own.. There is a workshop

http://www.seawolfkayak.com/
If you find me missing in Feb. I might be making my Kayak
Alas, the class in AZ cancelled, so that means I have to go to Portland to make a kayak! oh darn,,


This years felt workshop will be Monday, September 19 at 9:00am - September 24 at 6:00pm

Location Dainava - Manchester, Michigan

Creative Felt Gathering

More Info September 19 - 24, 2011

Chad Alice Hagen - resist dyeing

Elis Vermeulen - raw wool and prefelt projects

Jone Rakoski - glass fusing

Pam MacGregor - fused glass and loop and toggle cuff

Touring for this year is planning for next year!
I will attend the National Bike Summit in Washington DC in March
But my big tour will be next year April or May
Bike and Barge Holland — Tulips and More!
with bikeandthelike.com

Bag # 3 and what to do next

I finished bag #3

This was woven on the triangle loom and then fulled. I made lucet cord 95 inches long and then used the lucet a second time attaching the cord to a swivel hook.

I chose the bright blue lining because it is easier to find what your looking for than a black or navy lining. I added a side pocket inside.

D rings are crochet to the bag and a crochet lace  is around the entire opening of the bag.

The shaggy bag is done!

Now the question is what to do next, I am still washing wool. I have 12 oz ready to make the curtain panel, I just need to decide which silk to use, the 3mm or the 4mm. I am leaning towards the 3mm as I have more of it.

I still have a dining room table covered with unwashed wool!

I have 2 batches of washed wool, I think one will be curtains and I am thinking of dyeing the 2nd batch.

I have silk scarfs to dye..felt or ??

Then there is the last 2 bags.. what will they be?

Washed but still stinky!

Now that the tips are dry they are almost white, I think felting will finish them off and hopefully make it smell better!

Old Jean Carpet Bag

A trunk for your junk!
I have finished bag #2

Fleeced

Last week a fleece arrived from Susan's Fiber shop.
It does not look so dirty in these pictures but it is dirty, very dirty! Very little Veg! :-)

Here it is on the table I am going to start washing it today. It's a nice sunny day. I have made a small test piece from another Teeswater Fleece. I put this in some mesh bags and soaked it in hot soapy water. I changed the water several times. Now the washed wool is on the patio drying in the sun. The tips hold so much more moisture. I don't think I have the tips clean yet. I will check it in the morning and decide if I need to wash it again. Am I going to dye this wool or keep it white??

Very curly with nice lock formations and although it is not extremely fine, it is very soft!

I love the way the washed wool feels. I think I will make a white panel to hang in the dining room window.

Felt Carpet Bag

Finally finished a project I have been working on for awhile! Trying to figure out the parts of the bag that are not felt! I finally finished it!

The bag is made with Finn wool with a tree and some flowers wet felted. The inside also has a design as I was toying with a reversible bag.  It has a purse frame closure.

I used my lucet to make the leather braided handles, which are doubled for the pictures. The clip on each end of the handles allow for multiple configurations.

                            Standing open and a little peak inside

The bottom of the bag has purse feet. The inside bottom is leather so you can wipe up any spills.

I have also been working on a blue jean bag, it's cute lots of pockets but has become very heavy! LOL I will have it finished soon. 3 more to go, as I committed myself to 5 bags.