Kleas shares a fun felting project that’s totally kid friendly. Her preschool students made these felted bead necklaces and bracelets for Mother’s Day gifts, but they would work any time of year. It’s a very simple process, and allows the kids to get their hands a little messy, which is always a bonus in my […]
One of the great things about working on a craft book like Feltique is the opportunity to work with artistic talents. Each of the contributors to the book submitted their own original ideas for review. Having them in the book adds to the broad range of materials and diverse how-tos. I really want to share […]
Hi! My name is Brookelynn, and I’m beyond thrilled to be guest blogging and contributing content on Craftzine this week. I have discovered a great community of friends and artists whose work I admire through CRAFT. This week I want to promote Feltique, my first book about all things felt, post some how-tos, do some […]
Brookelynn Morris is one crafter who is as diverse in her crafts as she is prolific. From fiber to mosaic to floral arrangements and smart crafting, you never know what amazingness will sprout from her creative mind. Brookelynn has contributed projects to 9 out of the 10 volumes of CRAFT, and a look at her […]
Via the CRAFT Flickr pool, Marisa Ranalli made this totally amazing handmade electronic and fiber dress powered by LilyPad Arduinos and included LEDs and nitinol wire (an alloy that changes shape when electricity is applied). It’s her final project in the Textiles program at Sheridan College in Toronto, and it’s totally rad! I’d love to […]
From now until September 7th, you can catch the Fashioning Felt exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC. From the site: This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and […]
Bazaar: A Review on Spinster Yarn & Fiber in Baltimore, MD By Moxie When you’re as fiber-obsessed as I am, you seek out all opportunities to expand your pallet and deplete your bank account. While visiting in-laws in the Baltimore area, crafty research directed me to Spinster Yarns & Fibers. Living in the historical Lauraville […]
