LITTLE BAG AMULETS

These little bag amulets can be worn around the neck I have used some wool in the  fringe that was spun by a friend in the outer Islands of the west coast of  Scotland

Memory Book

I have been teaching how to make these books as a source of therapy in reminiscence  projects for people that have impared memory and have produced various ones for sight touch smell etc but also for just keeping little things in. Some of my other students have crated textile books for nursery rhymes, children's stories, the seasons, old photographs and many other uses.
Here are some sample pages from a book of smell.. smell is one of the things that take you back in time and its a great way of starting a conversation about the past..

This book was full of herbs and spices and Iv used techniques in wet felting such as  nuno felting and pre felt

Nunno felting a few samples

Here are a few samples of  nuno felting using scraps of found fabrics

LONGER LENGTHS MIXING IT UP

In between drawing and painting I enjoy a bit of  more hands on creativity,I am becoming a bit obsessed with textiles!

Iv been working on ideas for longer necklaces using scraps and combining with felting techniques. and thinking of different materials to use.. I did create a lot of mess but it was fun!!

Trying something new

I decided that I wanted to try mixing up things a little, so I wet felted a basic bangle and then added all sorts of scraps sewn in old shrunken jumpers, cord, needle-felted thin fibres and re wet felted into the piece. It took a while and I managed to put the felting needle right through one side of my finger and out the other side and I stared at amazement for a moment before the pain hit and I yanked the needle back out.. but anyhow after some trials, (some thicker fabrics just didnt look right) I ended up with this design just right for the Party season!