Keep warm with fluffy and wool stuff

We're embracing cold front, feeling chilly.  Fortunately with fluffy and own made wool felt boots I'm warm enough.

近日冷鋒南下，寒流襲港，我也得要好好保暖，穿上自己製作的羊毛氈長靴，擁著毛茸大貓總有點溫暖。

 

"Are you warm enough Mogi?"

"Yup, my fur keeps me warm"

 

I know the other part of the strait in Taiwan also freezing.  The package was on the way to my lovely client - YaLing.  I know she has already received the package and keeps her warm too.

想念日前寄出臺灣客人訂購了的羊毛絨披肩、桌畫及包包，相信她也感身心溫暖吧。

 

YaLing ordered three items from my ETSY -  a wool flannel shawl, a table runner and a wool felt purse.

   

I made this soft wool flannel with own printed eucalyptus and casaurina. 

The wool felt purse made in Portugal with the raw fleece of local sheep for the textural flap. 

 

Table runner of wool flannel with cotton backing also printed with assorted leaves picked locally inc. eucalyptus leaves, barks, branches and maple.

 

It can be a table runner, a bed runner or a wall hanging.  

I have been doing on line shop ETSY for a few years but not many physical items listed as I mainly sell the instant download natural prints tutorials (English version, Russian Version, Advanced version).  Thought it's time to replenish some more items.

Lazy me I always like to do own clothing with natural prints.  Here's the one I recently sewed with prints of euc and buds.   Will show more details next for the easy piece..

Workshops in Canada preparation 北美之行備課

 

Mogi, " I'm a mobile display with no pay, mum always treats me like that.  Can I say no?"

 

"It looks ok but a bit shades would be good."

"Alright, I'll do other bundles." 

 

Ok ok, let me do my way........Here comes a few samples....... 

 

Before and after look

 

I put some rose leaves and eucalyptus on silk to bundle boil.  With some iron mordant I got shades and outlines. 

 

Another piece of silk covered with cotton fabric, pretty mirror prints.  Silk got color while cotton got shades of purple to dark but clear.

 

Mogi, " hmmmmm, this looks good......"

I was invited to run workshops in Canada next month. 

A series of workshops will be held in Langley, BC during 25/11 - 30/11.  I will teach natural prints on silk scarf, 3D wool felt hollow vessel and clutch with 3D textural flap.  Below are samples I made for the workshops.

為準備11月底在加拿大的天然印染及一連串羊毛工作坊, 近日忙於製作課堂樣本, 現在一切就緒, 此北美之行, 寓旅遊於教學、會友及交流 , 深信又是一個不一樣的旅程 !

 

Natural prints on silk scarf, wool felt flower and bracelet

 

  

 3D hollow vessel

 

Wool felt clutch with 3D texture

Interested parties please email organiser Sharon.Gerhart@gmail.com 

I'm thrilled for my trip to North America, not only for the workshops I'll run, but also to learn from renowned artist Pamela A. MacGregor in Ohio for wool felt teapot.  Also to meet brilliant artists Dawn Edwards, Suzanne P Higgs, Ginny Huber......... I'm already in full swing.

Rich imprints with leaves of rose, eucalyptus, mandarin and other unknown.

Have a good day until next