Monday, February 3, 2014

Felting...Frustratingly Fun




Last Friday our craft girl gathering brought us to Boulder City's Fiddlesticks Quilt shop for our 6 hour felting class with artist/doll maker Terese Cato.  Above is the bunny sample for us to attempt to create.


She is a incredible artist!  No seams, no stitches.  Her work is flawless.




Unbelievable creations with just a 'poke' of a felting needle!




My beginning...


We had an incident where Cheryl couldn't find her felting needle. We looked over her chair, the floor, the table, her lunch bag, even the cuff in her pant leg...lo and behold I saw something sticking out from one of her magnetic clasps on her beaded bracelet. Oh my...found!


Bunny needs eyelids!





Teryle and Cynthia as Terese walked about the class to help us all.


Cheryl and Eileen.


Eileen's bunny head.


Cheryl's bunny head.


Cynthia's bunny head.


The project progression from start...



to almost finished.  


I think we should have probably stopped here and only attempted to make a bunny head on a stick.  (Above photo is another sample).
I have almost completed my bunny head.  His ears are on and now, but he looks more like the "Luck Dragon" from The Neverending Story, lol.



Terese Cato is an wonderful, informative instructor.  Full of fun filled stories to relate to our wool projects.


This was an amazing class.  The sculpting is intense.  Once you start 'poking' that darn felting needle into the wool you don't want to stop.  Great way to relax, but I think a pincushion will be the next project in my future...hopefully less frustratingly fun!

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