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Here you will decide what your project will be. Make a few choices then we maximise our contact time to your advantage. What type of felting project would you like to do: Wrap, Vest or Scarf… Read More
Fabric Paint Fabric paints are specifically design to be heat set ensuring it is soft, pliable and washable. But we are no longer limited to screen printing textile paints many other types o… Read More
Stencils are not a modern construct – like many things they have their origins in the ancient world. Simple hand stencils (blowing paint over your hand to leave a negative shape) are f… Read More
A great way to have 2 designs but with the same subject matter is to have a design in “plan” and a design in “elevation”. These are architecture terms but are quite r… Read More
Where to next? Previous: Developing your creativity - Patterns Your progress through the Creativity sessions is:
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So now we have observed, recorded and researched. Have any patterns developed in your research? Can you see the patterns? Try this jigsaw puzzle. How long did it take you t… Read More
Research your Observations With the 5 things you have observed we can increase our knowledge and understanding of those things. Try to find facts or interesting points about your 5 obs… Read More
All of the things we have talked about in the previous sessions need to be practiced; the more you do the more natural it will become. Embark on an Observation Safari Gather your equipment … Read More
Memory Observations are easy to forget. A simple method to record your observations is a chronicle, journal, notebook, visual diary, or scrapbook. The names are interchangeable b… Read More
How observant are you? Most people make their assumptions and opinions in the first 5 seconds of seeing or hearing something, or meeting someone. Complete the Observation Exercis… Read More
I am often asked where I get my ideas from and how I translate that into a creative piece. All of us have the ability to be creative but we need to nurture and train that part of our p… Read More
I use resists for practically everything. Not just vessels and sculptures but wearables too, even my scarves are made on resists. Why do I use them for everything? Even though they may no… Read More
As felters we all know that felt shrinks as it fulls, but the age old discussion is how to measure that shrinkage. I often hear felters talking about shrinkage in percentage values ie… Read More
Counting down to the Meditative Adornment Textile Retreat but then realised I had better get to it! Its
to be exact till I board that plane to Bali. After a frenzied effort I… Read More
Living so close to Bali I have been there many, many times over the past 40 years (I was very young the first time I went). I fell in love with the Island of the Gods from my very first visi… Read More
Only 2 days to go till Sculpting with Shrinkage tutorials begin. The Introduction and a little bit of fun – a Felt Vessel Ballet – have been uploaded and Episode 1 of 14 will be… Read More
I am very pleased to announce that I am teaching 3 felting workshops at the Whitsundays Creative Arts Festival to be held 29th June to the 7th July 2017. Rather than week l… Read More
My whole felted cactus garden will be on display at the Perth Convention Centre at the Craft & Quilt Fair, 18th – 22nd May. That’s next week! If you are in Wester… Read More
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Soosie is renowned for her marvellous 3 D felted creations and her workshops teaching how to mould and shape felt into complex 3 D forms are eagerly awaited and well attended, so… Read More
Soosie is renowned for her marvellous 3 D felted creations and her workshops teaching how to mould and shape felt into complex 3 D forms are eagerly awaited and well attended, so… Read More
I love the idea of shaping felt by only using more or less layers of wool. Both of these experiments use a 1 to 4 ratio of wool to create either an innie or an outie! They were… Read More
Found a fantastic little Facebook App that puts my www.soosie.com.au store on my Facebook page Soosie. The “Store” tab shows all of my eBooks and takes you directly to… Read More
I am venturing to the UK in October 2016 with my Mum – we are planning to visit all the places that our ancestors came from, as they migrated to South Australia in the early 1840… Read More
I am so lucky to be reviewed by Nancy Ballesteros from Treetops Colour Harmonies here’s what she had to say:
Judging by the title, this is not a book for beginner feltmakers… Read More
I am so lucky to be reviewed by Nancy Ballesteros from Treetops Colour Harmonies here’s what she had to say:
Judging by the title, this is not a book for beginner feltmakers… Read More
eBook Structural & Sculptural Complex 3D Shapes in Felt
My new book has finally been published and to celebrate the first 50 customers get How to make Felt for free. Its been a lon… Read More
eBook Structural & Sculptural Complex 3D Shapes in Felt
My new book has finally been published and to celebrate the first 50 customers get How to make Felt for free. Its been a lon… Read More
I have had requests for images of the individual Cacti made from felt and a little about each one so here goes! First up the Barrel Cacti. I love these slow growing prickly… Read More
Cacti and succulents come in all sizes from tiny pebble size conophytums to giant saguaros. Working small has issues in detail but working large poses 2 main challenges; making a self suppor… Read More
The ribs of cacti are either fleshy branch like sections of the main trunk or perpendicular vanes that sit proud of the trunk. This structure is a survival mechanism, it allows them to swell… Read More
Cacti have different kinds of spines and spikes depending on their main purpose. Some are defence against predators – it difficult to munch into something with long thick spines all ov… Read More