On Dec. 8, we had a workshop with Eileen and MaryJo. MaryJo chose red merino and silk 50/50 blend, which, when dry, will be super soft and have gorgeous texture. I wish I could have taken a photo when the red wrap was dry, but that usually takes overnight, and my workshops don’t last that long! Unless we did a sleepover . . . Hmm, that would be fun too!
Eileen created a long narrow scarf for herself, using the woodland colors merino and silk blend along with mocha and cyan merino wool accents. You can see the gorgeous colors and shine even when wet, but again, I wish I could show photos of this scarf when dry, the fibers fluff up into beautiful textures and brighter colors!
The workshop lasted less time that I expected. We didn’t get started on time due to the weather and being not sure if the workshop would even be held, but they made it to my house at about noon or so, and we worked until a little after four. They were fast putting their fibers down in the shape they chose, and the fiber felted easily. They left before dark, which was good considering the weather was still icy.
My sister Cheryl jumped in an hour or so after class started, and created something as well. She was so funny because she has felted before and she just went to town doing her own thing.
I had been working on a pattern for a certain look I wanted to achieve in a future wrap/scarf I want to make, and when I finished the pattern late last night, I saw that she used the shape of my pattern without even seeing it! Ha ha! As she worked, she appeared to be just throwing her fibers on willy nilly, but in the end everyone could see she knew exactly what she was doing. You can see by the outcome . . . Beautiful.
I was able to take a photo of her project today, with the shawl she created all dry and arranged on the mannequin. The colors and textures pop more when dry than when wet so the finished product is easier to appreciate.
I’m having a difficult time posting the photo of her scarf so I will post it later, below.
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