Meet my new assistant!

The first scarf made on the rolling machine.

Red and Black

What do you get when you nuno luscious Red BFL roving and chunky wool yarn onto black cotton scrim?

Primary Colors

This piece began as a baby blanket, which it certainly could be. But I like it best as a throw or lap blanket with it's beautiful, vivid, primary colors.

Sharing Felt

Rabenfilz is a unique felt blog that I like to follow, and who follows me.

This elegant piece is an example of her work.

I feel quite fortunate to be able to connect in this way with others around the globe who are making felt, and feeling about the process and the material as I do. How else would I be likely to see the work of a felter in Spain, short of going there?

A fabulous idea, but not always possible.

"the slow process of felting is my daily meditation",

Rabenfilz

I could not have expressed it more perfectly.

Open Spaces

Nuno felt scarf with open spaces.

Cotton scrim with wool and silk, and over dyed

a lively green after felting.

Needle Felted Vase

Sometimes I really enjoy a bit of needle felting.

A process both sculptural and meditative.

Click twice on the picture for a closer look

Fiber Earring Challenge

Pat Riesenburger, of the The Crafty Retailer, has offered up a Fiber Earring Challenge too good to resist. The prizes are, to say the least, tempting. I offered, for consideration, two pair of my felt ball earrings. I enjoy combining the hard and shinny metal,

with the soft and often whispy fiber.

This link will take you to Pat's blog and information ( when you scroll down)

about the Fiber Earring Challenge.

The deadline is Feb. 23, so hurry and enter your own fiber earring creation.

Same Great Show, New Venue

I'm so excited about the February 27th, Talmadge Art Show. This time at a new venue in Liberty Station, Point Loma. For you San Diegans who have not discovered Liberty Station and NTC Promenade, you are in for a treat. With great restaurants ( my favorite being Tender Greens) and beautiful galleries, you can plan a delightful outing!

NTC Promenade Event Center

2875 Dewey Road, Corner of Dewey and Truxton

Directions to the Talmadge Art Show

I am proud to be going into my seventh year of selling and showing my work at

The Talmadge Art Show

Hope to see you there!

Little Felter

Never too young to learn to felt.

First blush of felt pride!

Antique Nuno

I have been collecting old lace for years now, and I'm glad I did. This scarf I call "Antique" for just that reason.

Some of the lace I used was hand dyed

Black scrim provides a dramatic base.

The bits of old lace and the velvet that I dyed in deep jewel tones,

lend that rich antique look.

Nuno felt collage

Felting in Hope Alaska

Once again the ladies of Hope got together to make felt.

Some needle felted

Some made nuno scarves

Everyone was delighted with the results!

It's All Here in Black and White

I couldn't decide if I should use this beautiful tissue thin designer silk to make a black nuno felt scarf, or a white one. So I decided to make one of each. My preference is the black one with black scrim as the base. The white version is made on a white silk base. Which is your favorite?

Talmadge Art Show in the rain!

Yesterday was another great Talmadge Art Show here in San Diego. In spite of the threatening weather, we had a fantastic turn out. The growing reputation of this show, in it's 20th year, brought lots of new people and old friends out on a rainy day to see the best in art and quality craft items around.

New this show, for me, were my new art batts. A specialty item for sure, or so I thought. But, as I commented to a fellow felter, the soft almost magical quality of the carded wool was so compelling, that I sold many to people who were not felters or even crafters, but just wanted to take one home! They were the first batts I made on my new drum carder, and I discovered that everyone found them as delicious as I do!

Set up is always a challenge.

I love the mixing and blending of my felted pieces with Burt's leather.

Nuno Felt Baby Blankie

A very special blanket for a very special baby!

I made large pre felt pieces of each color to cut squares for this sweet little patchwork.

Wetted and ready to roll!

I just love the soft edges that happen when I full the wool.

So soft, and ready to keep a sweet baby warm and cozy.

Studio Open House

Yesterday, guests were greeted with a colorful display of Nuno Felt shawls soaking up the morning light outside the studio. The first, of what I hope will be many, studio sales of felting supplies went very well. Cotton scrim and hand painted roving were the hits of the day.

Many delicious hanks of wool and wool and silk color blends

found new and loving homes.

I took the opportunity to show off some of my latest boxed soaps.

Isn't She Lovely?

This is my brand new, well brand new to me anyway, drum carder. Now I need to learn all about making batts. If any of you have tips, tricks, instructions, books to recommend, an accessory I simply must have , and/or any other suggestions to benefit a novice carder, they would be most welcome.

She is a Fricke, now made by Strauch.

Cob Web Scarf

The lacy, silky quality of the Wenslydale wool makes a luxurious wrap.

Wenslydale

I bought this soft and silky Wenslydale roving in Taos, at the Wool Festival two years ago. I've had it stashed, taking it out to admire it's lustrous beauty from time to time. My plan was to make myself a delicate shawl or scarf of thin cobweb Wenslydale, and tomorrow is the day!

My First Nuno Felt Bolero

Inspired by the likes of brave felters, such as my friend Joni Cornell I made my first one piece garment. While not seamless, that's next, it's the largest wearable piece I've made so far. But I sense it's only the beginning. I rolled it, a lot. I fulled it, a lot. Towards the end I was rubbing and trying it on, then rubbing a little here, a little there to adjust the fit and trying it on again, until I was pleased with the custom fit those final subtle adjustments provided. What would take stitching and ripping and re-stitching in a sewn garment, is accomplished with spot fulling.