Author Archives: Ann

Fish for Christmas

I know you’re thinking, fish for Christmas? Don’t you raise turkeys? Why are you having fish? Well, we did have turkey and the traditional fixings. In this case, the fish was a present. When I asked my husband what he … Continue reading

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Sheep and Shepherdess all finished.

It is time to finish and get it all together. You may remember I had to redo the Shepherdess’ cloak. I didn’t like the way the hood on the one peice cloak fit, so I made another one making the … Continue reading

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Shepherdess and Sheep progress

I spent some time working on the flock of sheep. Maybe not the most elegant sheep transport and sounds a bit like a horror show when you say a bag of sheep and sheep parts but it’s a bit of … Continue reading

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Cloths for a Small Shepherdess

The deadline is getting close and I need to get done. As Jan will tell you soon it was Fiberfest weekend in Almonte. a small town close to where we live. I was on the demo team for Sunday. So … Continue reading

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Spinning some fresh wool.

Last time I told you about our demo at the Log Farm shearing day. When they seared the first sheep they brought over the fleece and laid it out under the tent so people could see it. I used some … Continue reading

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Wet felted 3D star tutorial.

I was surfing the web the other day and saw a video about making origami stars. Like this one. I thought, I bet that shape would work with felt too. I can make a pentagon. I did this during our … Continue reading

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February Slow Stitch.

If you recall I did a small slow stitch piece in January. Look here if you missed it:  https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2024/01/26/slow-stitch-on-felt/ I enjoyed it so much that I thought I should do one a month. They are not very big, 4 inches … Continue reading

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My New Wool Paintbox to Go.

I often work on the needle felting part of a project at home or at the guild.  I end up with bags of possible fibres I might need and they usually hang around longer than the project. Every once and … Continue reading

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Stitching on Felt

As January started I found I wanted something unimportant to fiddle with. You know something that didn’t have a deadline, had to be made for a class or show, or have any practical purpose. I had been sorting through all … Continue reading

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A Christmas Card for Lindsay +

As you’ve heard, here at the blog we did a Christmas card exchange. Well, not necessarily Christmas but I went with that theme. I worked out my idea in my sketchbook and didn’t (I was sure I had) take a … Continue reading

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