Lesley Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Just time for a small swap before the Christmas one - according to Plum!! How about a small piece of felt?.........it could be just the push some of you need to practise making felt? It needn't be totally secret so we could chat about the felt making process without revealing who we're sending it to and I'm happy to point people to a couple of good tutorials if needed. We thought a coaster? The theme is Autumn. Posting date mid October...... Any takers? (If anyone needs just small amounts of fleece to get started then Torbay Textiles or Ebay are your best bet - Torbay do small mixed packs and also short lengths of most colours) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Thanks Lesley that sounds fun. I'm ready to move on from pebbles Please join in peoples even if you've never tried it before, Lesley will teach us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 oooh, coasters sound good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Where do you get the bamboo mats from? Thank you for the link to Torbay textiles Were you there when Omletina made felt Cathy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yes, I've made felt before Don't you remember the felting dance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 I bought my mat from Waitrose! - it's a sushi mat.I do use it sometimes but I prefer bubble wrap and a piece of broom handle You can get sushi mats from Ebay but make sure they are round sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 That must have been the weekend I came up on a sunday Cathy and missed it. So no can you do a demonstration please No waitrose round here so will have to carry on looking, shouldn't be too hard to find a sushi mat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Count me in! I love making felt! (I just use layers of bubble wrap... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yes please - count me in too! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Oh good, five of us so far..... enough for a swap! I hope we have some more come along to join us. Plum - I'm sure all of the Supermarkets would do the sushi mats - the only reason I found one was because we had a new Waitrose store open and I was mooching.....OH usually does any supermarket shopping as he says it's cheaper that way! I have no idea what he's talking about There are lots on Ebay though so I'm sure you'll find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I know Charlies in Aber sell these & sometimes Matalan. This will be fun, maybe if it's good I could at least progress to an egg cozy ( she say ). Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I have absolutely no idea how to start, but if you are teaching as we go then I would like to try. I need lifting as I lost my best friend today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I'm so sorry, then you must join in and hope it brings you a little bit of comfort. Big hugs for you x I've ordered a mat off ebay for all of £2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I would like to learn and have a go but my concern is my total lack of any artist flair and Lesley's work is fantastic. So if you can bear with my poor quality I would like to join in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Good, like all the swaps its about joining in and having some fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Ok and thank you on both counts. I go back to work tomorrow so could do with a list of what I need to get. Are we doing inchie type things but a little bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I am tempted but I have no idea at all about how to do it and what you need. Like Ms Marple a list of what we need would be good. All the crafty swaps are of such a high quality I don't think I could live up to such high standards in a craft that I have done never mind one that I have never done Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I think we are all in the same boat except Leslie. I've made one bit of felt and Cathy has as well so we start off equal. Perhaps we could make our first bit one evening together online and show pictures as we go along. A glass of something would help and I'll bring a cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Sounds good. I felted a bag that I knitted once. In fact it was a secret Santa swop n Omlet!! Is that the same type of thing? It can't be surely. That involved knitting and then machine washing it until it'felted' ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Lesley describes how she does it in this thread with pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubababe Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I am tempted but I have no idea at all about how to do it and what you need. Like Ms Marple a list of what we need would be good. All the crafty swaps are of such a high quality I don't think I could live up to such high standards in a craft that I have done never mind one that I have never done Chrissie Lesley does it sooo well ooooo go on then...put me down!! OH will go nuts when he realises I'm doing something else He wants me to finish the evening gown I was making, the knitting I was doing (in fact learning to knit!!)(I've so far completed the 1st square of the throw and the mag is up to 40 odd issues ) Putting all the stuff I've put aside on EBay, decluttering the caravan which we were supposed to sell this year declutter the attic storeroom BORING me want to learn felting...much more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'm certainly no expert! - I've dabbled with felting over the years but only really got into it properly a couple of years ago! I still learn things as I go along. It's good for me as I'm a bit OCD (!) and you can only control felting to a certain extent I love felting - it's something you can do in a big way or just make small items. I've changed to making smaller items as my back wasn't too happy with all the effort required to make the scarves and wedding wraps I was making last year. It is much easier than it looks and anything that someone takes the time to make is precious - no need to worry that it won't be good enough! Terri - I'm so sorry to hear that you've lost your friend, do join in and hopefully it will be something to give your mind a rest? BASIC REQUIREMENTS An old hand towel A square of bubble wrap (small bubbles) approx. 12" x 12" A piece of fine netting the same size as bubble wrap (tutu netting or net curtain type of net) ** A length of wooden broom handle - 12" A small plastic milk carton with holes stabbed in the top. Ecover washing up liquid. A bar of soap - Olive soap is best but any gentle soap will do. Merino fibres - approx 50g will be more than enough. If you use a sushi mat then you won't need bubble wrap and broom handle....... ** was it Plum who used knickers?? I'll be back later to talk about needle felting in case anyone wants to add some to their wet felted coaster.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Needle felting - if you want to add some fine definition to your wet felted coaster you can add some needle felting. You'll need a foam pad and a felting needle - a size 38 will be OK for this. You should be able to order them with the fibres or from Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 my knickers did feature When I did felting with Omletina we used bubble wrap and a sushi mat but I can't remember the order. I don't think I'm up to doing a picture on it like you did Lesley, can I make a nice bit of felt then embellish it. Perhaps try a scene later. What about if we swap some of our felt and the next person embellishes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Jane Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Something I've always wanted to try, so please put my name down too. I'm supposed to be starting a course in October on top of full-time work, but will fit it in somehow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
