by Karen Borga | Feb 26, 2024 | Felting
What an exciting concept – Combining paper and wool! I saw a woman mention this paper in a post explaining a fiber study. She felted them together. Of course, I thought I had to try. I was thinking this could be useful for my Christmas Cards this year! This is...
by Karen Borga | Feb 8, 2024 | Felting
A Collection of Wet Felting Texture Tutorials After spending hours researching, I have found this is the best way for me to keep track of the videos I found most useful. This next video explains many techniques for texture. Definitely keeping this one! Silk Hankies...
by Karen Borga | Feb 7, 2024 | Felting, Wool
Seascapes in Wool I want to start making felted paintings, and thought I should watch the tutorials available. I did make one last night, and am pleased with the results – but as always, there is so much to learn from other people. My philosophy –...
by Karen Borga | Jan 15, 2024 | Felting, Wool
My trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, New York was great. I went in quest for a white Wensleydale fleece to make a wooly lock collar for my dear friend Cindy for Christmas. She asked me to make it so it became a challenge. If you have never...
by Karen Borga | Jan 15, 2024 | Felting
Premake Viscose Shapes for Felting Very grateful when I ask for a solution, and it appears so quickly. I was trying to make prefelt feathers for a scarf and was putting the viscose on pieces of commercial prefelt. I made some and set them aside to dry – came...
by Karen Borga | Jan 6, 2024 | Felting
Ruffles and Fringe edges on this Scarf When surfing the web for unique techniques, I found this great tutorial. This artist used a silk shawl as a base with merino and viscose. What I found interesting was how she made the fringe. She laid out the fiber in stripes and...
