Inspiration: Work by set/costume designer Tanit Mendes (d. 2012).
Techniques and materials: Felt, silk, lace, yarn, ink
Free standing: 12 inches x 10 inches
$295
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She/He
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Cocker Spaniel Pillow Cover
Inspiration: Inspired by our friends’ beautiful cocker spaniels, past and present.
Techniques and materials: Felt applique on a wet-felted recycled sweater. (Stuffing not included)
Free standing: 14 inches x 14 inches
$75
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Spring Equinox
Inspiration: Celestial calendar – 12 hours of daylight; 12 hours of darkness. Large felted bag.
Techniques and materials: North Ronaldsay wool, onion skins, raw North Ron fleece
Hanging: 15 inches x 18 inches
$350
Inspiration: Long hours of daylight north of 60 degrees lat.
Techniques and materials: Onion skins, bamboo wet-felted into Lerwick, Shetland wool. Gently shaved :))
Hanging: 12 inches x 8 inches
$125
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Spring Yellow Bag
Inspiration: Spring Flowers.
Techniques and materials: Wet-felted with black lace. Stiff stabilizer inside/black cord
Hanging: 10 inches x 8 inches
$75
Inspiration: As a child, a 3D picture of a fairy house had me endlessly making up stories. I hope this will help you make some too.
Techniques and materials: The background is wet felted from wool and silk fibres. The mushrooms are needle felted and have a 3D effect.
Mounted in an embroidery hoop: 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches
$40
Inspiration: I think some fairies live in this little mushroom house. They come out at night to do all your mending and hemming while you sleep.
Techniques and materials: This needle felted pincushion sits in a vintage silver-plate cream pitcher. It’s decorated with acrylic flower beads and colourful pins.
Free standing: 5.5 inches x 7 inches
$60
Inspiration: Who would prefer a purple mushroom house? Gnome or fairy? Whoever lives here dances around the swirly lawn when nobody is looking.
Techniques and materials: This needle felted pincushion sits in a vintage silver-plate sugar bowl. It’s decorated with acrylic flower beads and colourful pins.
Free standing: 6 inches x 6.5 inches
$60
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Lazy Summer
Inspiration: Creating comforting summer scenes are my go-to to escape these challenging times. It’s hard to consider this piece ‘finished’. I just want to keep going.
Techniques and materials: Needle felted wool, hand stitched cotton and silk thread, wire, wood and glass
Free standing: 9 inches x 7 inches x 9 inches
$200
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Gerard the Fox
Inspiration: Foxes are so majestic and absolutely beautiful to behold. My Gerard is a bit of a flirt.
Techniques and materials: Needle felted wool, wire armature
Free standing: 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches x 3.5 inches
$95
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4 Seasons Needle Felting kits
Inspiration: All four of these popular Needle felting kits are available for one price. Create four stunning seasonal trees, each sized 5″ x 7″.
Techniques and materials: Felting needle, wool, instructions, background, upholstery foam, pattern.
Packaged: 5 inches x 7 inches
$100
Inspiration: Time spent in the garden literally flies. This play on words has “time-flies” positioned around a clock with dragonflies at 10 minutes to 2.
Techniques and materials: The background is wet felted from wool fibres, with needle felting, embroidery, and stitching on the top layer.
Mounted in an embroidery hoop: 12.25 inches x 12.25 inches
$150
Inspiration: I find delight in colour, fibre (especially felt), beads and simple embroidery.
Techniques and materials: Felting, beading and simple embroidery.
Framed: 10 inches x 10 inches x 1.75 inches
Not for sale
Inspiration: Finding abundance and joy in colour and shape.
Techniques and materials: Felting, beading and simple embroidery.
Free standing: 13 inches x 6.5 inches x 9 inches
Not for sale
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Off to the Sea
Inspiration: The ocean, foam and waves. Anticipating a holiday.
Techniques and materials: Merino wool, wool nepps and locks, yarn, grommets, rope. Wet felting on resist, stitching.
Free standing: 15 inches x 18 inches x 3.5 inches
Not for sale
Inspiration: The roots (mycelium) of a seemingly insignificant little brown mushroom facilitate the connection, communication and even sharing of nutrients, between trees in the forest.
Techniques and materials: The background is wet felted from wool, silk and banana silk fibres. The trees and mushrooms are needle felted.
Mounted on canvas.: 14 inches x 11 inches
$160
Inspiration: The beauty of ammonites, their form and colours.
Techniques and materials: Merino wool, wool locks and nepps, wire, beads, banana fibre
Hung: 14.5 inches x 12.5 inches
Not for sale
Inspiration: Cold spring mornings around the campfire, waiting for coffee.
Techniques and materials: Merino wool, silk, wet felted on resist
Free standing: 4 inches x 14 inches
$50
Inspiration: This is just a bit of whimsy inspired by my mother’s tales of toads living in toadstools.
Techniques and materials: The wet felted background is wool and silk fibres. The toad and mushrooms are needle felted with a 3D effect.
Mounted in an embroidery hoop: 8.25 inches x 8.25 inches
$65
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Stronger Together
Inspiration: A tribute to the military family. Military members (poppy) are supported and made stronger by their families (dandelion).
Techniques and materials: The poppy is wet felted from wool & silk. The seeds of the dandelion are made from silk set into a wool centre.
Free standing: 7 inches x 12 inches x 4.5 inches
$90
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Resilience
Inspiration: Dandelions represent the strength and resilience of military children. The scattered seeds represent the bonds and friendships that develop with each family posting.
Techniques and materials: The seeds are made from 100% silk, set into a needle felted wool core. The stem is wet felted onto wire.
Free standing: 4.5 inches x 10.5 inches x 4.5 inches
$60
Inspiration: The dandelion seeds blowing in the wind represent the friendships military children form with each family posting. The yellow flowers represent their ability to flourish anywhere.
Techniques and materials: The dandelion seeds are handmade from silk fibres set into a wool core. The wool background is wet felted with needle felted flower details.
Mounted on canvas: 12 inches x 12 inches
$135
Inspiration: I seem to have an overwhelming desire to go live in the forest where it’s quiet and peaceful. Who knows what creatures I’ll meet?
Techniques and materials: The background is wet felted from wool and silk fibres. The mushrooms are needle felted and have a 3D effect.
Mounted in an embroidery hoop: 5.5 inches x 5.5 inches
$45
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Wool Poppy Scarf
Inspiration: The poppies on linked stems celebrate the strength and honour of our military members.
Techniques and materials: Wet felted from 100% fine merino wool with silk accents.
Packaged: 12 inches x 58 inches
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Inspiration: Small felt heart serves as a 3-D canvas for needle-felted hearts of many colours and sizes. The world needs lots of love right now.
Techniques and materials: Needle Felting Materials: wool felt heart and wool rovings, antique brass findings and 27 inch chain.
Free standing: 1.5 inches x 2 inches
$30
Inspiration: The large poppies represent the serving members of our military and the smaller buds represent military children who grow up and answer the call of duty.
Techniques and materials: This picture was created by blending wool fibres with silk and ‘painting’ them onto a background of natural linen and pressing under glass.
Framed: 9 inches x 11 inches
● SOLD
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English Garden Sewing Kit
Inspiration: This piece was created as a whimsical addition to your sewing room. Lovely to look at, use and play with!
Techniques and materials: The needle felted wool pincushion sits in a china teacup. The wool sheep, trees and acrylic flowers are on pins so they can be moved around.
Free standing: 5 inches x 7.7 inches x 5 inches
$60
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First Ballet Recital
Inspiration: This figurine captures the shy, nervousness of a young ballerina just before her first ballet recital.
Techniques and materials: Needle felted with wool and silk on a wire armature. The ballerina’s hair and bodice are adorned with glass seed beads.
Free standing: 5.5 inches x 8 inches x 5 inches
$45
Inspiration: I wonder what’s cooking inside these little cottages in the forest and I wonder who lives inside.
Techniques and materials: The background is wet felted from wool and silk fibres. The mushrooms are needle felted and have a 3D effect.
Mounted in an embroidery hoop: 4.25 inches x 4.25 inches
$45
