How It’s Made: WOOL

From sheep to fabric…

Senior-i-tis!

My Katie-Lady is graduating…Class of 2013!

She’ll be attending

Michigan State University in the Fall!

WOOHOO!

I love her ‘senior’ pictures… with her goat kids!!!

playing with wool & water [felt]

wool + water + agitation

===> good clean fun!

HOW-TO:

1) WOOL

2) WATER

3) AGITATION

I recently finished a wet-felted project: one folky sheepy table runner!

I used a variety of my natural colored Shetland wool.

After felting, I added a few sheepy details.

Wet-felting: no ‘special’ tools [or skillz] required!!!

BAA!!!

wooly wednesday [clouds]

My thoughts and prayers to all the ‘storm’ victims in Oklahoma…

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goodness, not another sheepy project?!

Well, yes! If you know me at all, I never get tired of making sheepy anything(s). This project was a little ‘gift’ to self [a belated Mother's Day gift perhaps?]! Call me a one-trick-pony, but I am passionate about making sheep! Each sheep/project is as ‘ewe’-nique as each one of my small flock of Shetland sheep. They’re such peaceable creatures… I can sit for hours in the grass with a lamb or two in my lap… and they love it!

This was a very easy peasy, quickie, kid-proof wet felting project. I made them for ME to be used as sheepy coasters, ya know, to protect your furniture from drinkies. But, you may call them trivets, mug rugs, or use them as sheep ornies, package tie-ons. String them together for a sheepy garland/banner… whatever you like? Now, what sheep-loving, fiber art, knitter, etc. wouldn’t love one of these sheepies?

A sheep of many colors…

…and different personalities!

My new sheepy ‘coasters’ to replace a mish-mash of my old braided heart coasters!

‘Gifted’ to me!

Look for a how-to workshop coming soon! Happy fiber’n!

Bella’s ‘baa-lated’ gift

 

Bella, my Shetland ewe, held out until Mother’s Day, albeit 15-hours late, to gift me with twin ram lambs! The boyz were more interested in eating [as most boys are] than taking photos! nom nom nom…

 

Hello baby lambies, born Monday, May 13, 2013 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon!

 

So much cuteness makes my heart sing!

wooly wednesday [yurt obsession]

I want to build a yurt!!!!