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Felty Bits!

4/30/2012

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Fellow felters and spinners, I ask you... 
     - Do you have a project that needs a dash of fiber, but not a whole skein? 
     - Maybe you want to add cocoons or beehives to your handspun for that 

       extra charm?
     - Want to wet felt some beads or balls? 


Then FELTY BITS are just the thing for your next project, my dears!   I made these especially for small projects or little bits of adornment that Felters, Crafters, and art yarn spinners just like me are always looking for.  You don't want a whole skein, but can't find that small colorful amount of what you need. Here I come to save the day!
Felty Bits
I've priced these just right so that your project budget won't be taxed. At $5 for hand carded fiber, it's a steal!  I've already sold many of these at previous shows to lots of very happy customers.  

Every $5 bag of Felty Bits: 
    - Is stored and shipped in a seal-able plastic bag
    - Contains approximately 1/2 oz of fiber     
    - Is a wool blend. Some contain sparkle, silk, angelina and/or mohair locks.     
    - All are hand carded to align fibers and create the most loft
    - Is a unique batt. If you see another in a similar color, best grab it,
      because you may not see it again. 

I started by making these for my own projects and have had so much fun carding and using these small bits of fiber that I just had to share. I used one 1/2 oz bag with a needlefelting machine, adding several medium sized leaves and petals to a shirt. I was amazed by how much fiber I had left over. 

I hope you love them as much as I do.  I love them so much, it's really hard to sell them.  But I know they'll be going to good homes and will make many amazing projects and bring happy, joyful color to many lives. And that, makes me happy. :)
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Dingleballs, dingleballs, dingle all the way!

4/27/2012

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Making dingleballs. Some with, some without haircuts.

"Oh what fun

 it is to make 

some 

dingleballs 

today, 

Hey!"  
Yes, I do make up my own lyrics to songs. It's a family tradition. I was singing about dingleballs to the tune of Jinglebells. Kinda fun, huh? Yeah, I thought so. 

I've been saving this bag of yarn scraps for ages. On 4th of July, I blogged about making potholders from my leftover dreadlocks making days (see pics below) and knitting project scraps. That project wasn't enough to satisfy. Besides, I had lots of different colored scraps.  I needed a way to pull all the colors together.  And they weren't really colors that I typically worked with. I'm a bright and bold color girl normally.  But these colors were soft, muted and nature toned.  I do love those colors and enjoy working with them, but they're not usually my first grab from the yarn or fiber basket.  
Then, my mom found this color work style, ready-to-wear, sweater with some crazy long fringe all round it. When I say long fringe, I mean long... 4". I looked at her like, "Uh, what do you want to wear this for?"  She said, "Dingleballs!"  Oh. my. goodness. That woman is amazing. The sweater was perfect and already had holes in it, from the fringe, that would be perfect for tying on a few dingleballs.  
So I took the sweater home and dug through my bag o scrappy goodness. Wonder of wonders, all these leftovers that didn't have a purpose or a project all of a sudden fit the sweater perfectly.  Various shades of blues & purples (dusty to royal), tans and browns, and a variety of olive greens including a few forest green. I even used some of the fringe (it had polyester in it though, ick!) to make itsy bitsy dingleballs. 
I made dingleballs using the tool from my kits.  But, I wanted to have big and small dingleballs. I thought that would give the sweater some character.  I do love the wee kit tool, but, the tools aren't offered in any size smaller than 3/4 inch.  I recently learned on Pinterest how to make a dingleball using a fork.  Using a fork doesn't give the same uniformity that the pom pom tool does. but the dingleballs are still super cute!  Below are a few photos of the finished sweater. I think it would be adorable with a belt and a fun olive colored skirt instead of my amy butler tunic. ;)
Kits will be posted to my etsy shop this weekend. So you too can make your own amazing dingleballs. 
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