Category: Workshops
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Friction Fire Party! Woot woot!!
Photos of our friction fire party courtesy of an attendee, Dawn Clay. Thank you Dawn for the beautiful photos! Paul Jenkins, a sculptor at Lunaria Gallery in Silverton, Oregon. Working on his handheld piece. Genie Stewart (the weaver) a member of Lunaria Gallery, in Silverton Oregon, working on her fireboard notch. Ron Clay, Dawn’s husband,…
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First workshop in the new studio.
After removing the divider wall I had put in previously, and rearranging my supplies, I was ready for the first felting workshop in my new studio. With a heater, electricity, hot and cold running water and a microwave, we had all the conveniences of being in the house. It was a pleasure meeting Diane and…
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More colorful yarn.
So . . . I made some more colorful yarn. This time I wanted the yarn to be super soft so it is made of fine merino wool, silk, alpaca, rose fiber, and bamboo. Sometimes Alpaca and bamboo and Rose fiber are not super soft but this particular fiber is SUPER soft. Though I haven’t…
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Kids Felting
Last Christmas I helped my grandkids felt scarves for their father and grandfather. They had so much fun they were begging me to let them make scarves for themselves. I told them that I would let each of them make a scarf for themselves as their Christmas present. Well, finally I kept that promise. With a…
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Melanie's Creation at a Recent Felting Workshop
Above, final layout before felting. Melanie laying out the fibers and silk for the sky. Laying out the darker green in the fields for the shadows cast by the clouds. I swear, this looks positively 3-D! The felting process. Above, the finished product after felting and drying. Absolutely gorgeous!
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Melanie’s Creation at a Recent Felting Workshop
Above, final layout before felting. Melanie laying out the fibers and silk for the sky. Laying out the darker green in the fields for the shadows cast by the clouds. I swear, this looks positively 3-D! The felting process. Above, the finished product after felting and drying. Absolutely gorgeous!
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Another wonderful workshop!
Yesterday we had our workshop at Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch store and it was SOOOO fun!!! Laura and Jennifer both made felting projects and we had a ladies day of visiting and creating and eating yummy snacks, including some amazing gluten free, dairy free, chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies Jennifer made! Laura chose…
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Put together a Valentines confection at Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch yesterday.
I laid out a pretty bouquet scarf as a demonstration at Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch today. I was hoping to sell a few scarves but that didn’t happen. I did sell one small scarf though and generated some interest in the felting class we will be holding there next month.
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New flyer for the workshop at the ranch
Jennifer, the owner of the Alpaca Ranch, suggested a flyer with more color; and my daughter Melanie suggested more photos of workshops on the flyer, so I came up with this. I like this flyer better with the white background because the lettering is easier to read. The flyer may not be as “pretty”, but…
Michele Ballantyne 