Still Cleaning, Socks

Vanessa, did you have fun in Tahoe? Well, the garage is lined with trash, and I usually am so organized I can't believe how much STUFF I was able to get rid of. Anyway Vanessa’s room is completely boxed up and ready for J and Tara to come and take the stuff away. Phil will get his stuff organized today and I think we will be good to go. Fiber Felting Class was a blast. There were 6 of us including me and Susan. These ladies were a hoot. I originally signed up for the class when I saw the sample on display at The Wool Connection. Others in the class agreed that had we know exactly what this would involve we probably wouldn't have signed up. Basically we made our own felt from roving. Our kit had needle felting needles but we didn't get to that ‘til the end. I think we all, except Susan who had no idea what the class was about, were more interested in needle felting embellishments. We pulled the roving apart and then layered it, laid muslin on top of that and then another 3 layers of roving on top of that. After we sprinkled it with warm water and them some liquid dish soap it all got rolled up in bubble wrap and more muslin and tied. Then we had to work it using a noodle on a bamboo mat and then a washboard – who even owns one of them? Actually one of the ladies produced a really nice solid camel color bag, chose a really nice button and is going to line it and turn it into a clutch bag. I love the way they take your sandwich order and then at lunch time go and pick it up. We had a little picnic lunch outside. The weather both Friday and Saturday was gorgeous for a change. Susan said she had just been bustin’ my butt and really had a good time – phew! I don’t think I’ll be fiber felting in the near future, but I put the bag of supplies upstairs – duh – that is how I collect so much stuff. This lovely creation is going to be something some day! Links that Ginger gave us: http://fuzzygalore.biz/articles/fulling.shtml, http://www.textilelinks.com/felt/, http://www.wildturkeyfeltmakers.com/FeltFabricGallery.html, http://www.peak.org/~spark/felt_artist_links.htm, http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/felt/blfelt.htm (this one more clearly shows the process) Sock class this afternoon.