Fleeces!!!

Fleeces!!!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Sarah has a contact for fleeces if any of you are interested.

Here are some photos of the breeds.

Blue faced Leicester.

Hampshire Downs.

These don't felt too well.

Jacobs Shearlings

Mules or Cross bred.

Sarah's contact is based in Cushendall, but works in Mallusk, so can bring them down there.

If you are interested, please contact Sarah (spiderlingcreations@gmail.com)

Small Vessel Felt-in 15th June

Saturday 15th June's Felt-in was taken by the lovely Sharon Bell

She showed us a variety of small vessels she had made using Shetland fibres, embellished with silk, flax and even sea glass and pebbles!

Sharon took us through the stages of laying out and rubbing! 

And rolling!

Exposing the Sea glass

The finished (mostly) vessels.

Such a fantastic array of colours and designs.

A brilliant morning was had by all.

Enjoy your Summer break everyone and keep Felting!!!!!

Small Vessel with Sharon

At this month's felt-in Sharon Bell will be showing us how to make a small vessel with a resist.

Using Shetland wool, we will be taken through the process of laying fibres and using embellishments.

Can't wait to see the finished articles!

See you all on Saturday 10am for tea and coffee.

Lattice workshop 1st June in the Village Centre, Hillsborough.

Saturday gave 8 members a chance to learn how to make a lattice scarf. We were led in this venture by Gail Cooke, our Chair and fabulous Felter and tutor.

After laying out the fibres to Gail's instructions and adding a little embellishment, we spent lots and lots and lots of time rubbing. 

Gail showing us how to attach the tails and spikes!

Helen, our wonderful helper for the day! With mop and bucket at the ready and plenty of tea and coffee to go round!

2 beautiful lattice scarves!

modelled by 2 of our lovely members! 

 Jean's scarf got in a bit of a pickle as she hadn't checked it and it had started to felt to it's self. Lots of TLC and soapy water and it opened up just fine!

May AGM and Silk Paper Workshop

Our annual AGM on 18^th May 2019 at 10 am in Hillsborough Village Centre.

Programme for the day;

10am      Welcome Tea & Coffee

10.15am Members Survey

10.30am AGM

11.30am Bring & Buy Sale

12pm      Demo of Silk Paper

1pm        Buffet Lunch

1.30pm   Sale of Silk Products

1.45pm   Silk Paper Workshop

• Bring & Buy sale goodies items must be bagged, priced and labelled with your name
• Silk paper workshop. Please bring any silk fibres, Angelina, and decorative fibres with you to incorporate.
• Bring a plastic bag for your wet end product.

See you all on Saturday

Mandy

April 2019 Felt In Spikes & Tails with Mandy

The April felt in started with our usual Show and Tell with some fantastic garments and vessels made by our talented members.

Mandy took the Spikes and Tails workshop. She demonstrated how to create spikes and tails and ways of using them in felted pieces of work

Mandy's bowls with spikes and tails added
with a few chocolate Easter treats

Spikes & Tails April Felt-In

We are in the Dining Hall at Hillsborough Primary School this Saturday. 

Mandy will be showing us how to make ‘Spikes and tails’. Please bring your usual felting equipment and, if you have one, a bamboo mat. We will be using short staple fibres. There will be some on sale on the Sales Table.

                                     See you on Saturday at 10 am in the Dining Hall.