tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23995911709809954432024-03-13T09:01:25.846-06:00Foundations in FeltThis is blog about my exhibitions and classes, as well as other Nashville-area fiber activities and information. If you have an event or class you'd like me to post here, please email me!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-403427767332650252017-08-30T18:26:00.001-06:002017-08-30T18:26:34.164-06:00Classes, classes, classes…<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, I also currently work a full time job as an environmental engineer, so I don't have as much time to teach as I would like. I am teaching a 2-hour workshop on nalbinding this week for our local chapter of the <a href="http://www.sca.org/">Society for Creative Anachronism</a> (SCA). Classes I teach for the SCA and for my local<a href="http://www.handweaverstn.org/"> Handweavers Guild</a> are part of the way I support these organizations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the more public teaching side, I have taught make-and-take felting mini-workshops for kids and adults at places like the <a href="http://explorethedc.org/">Discovery Center</a>, <a href="http://www.watkins.edu/">Watkins College of Art</a>, and the <a href="http://mtsuarts.com/">Art department at MTSU</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have also enjoyed teaching longer workshops in felting, spinning, knitting, nalbinding, etc. at art and craft centers like <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/sarrattart/">Sarratt Studios</a>, the <a href="https://harpethartcenter.com/">Harpeth Art Center</a>, and the <a href="https://www.folkschool.org/">John C. Campbell Folk School</a>. In fact, I have another weekend workshop on the schedule to teach nalbinding at the Folk School next June. And I have also taught classes at yarn shops, fiber festivals, and even taught some classes at Joann's for a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow! I forget how many classes I have taught until I sit down and make a list! And there are still other places I'd still like to teach. My wish list includes the <a href="http://www.blacksheepgathering.org/">Black Sheep Gathering</a>, <a href="https://www.arrowmont.org/">Arrowmont</a>, the <a href="https://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/">Appalachian Center for Craft</a>, <a href="http://www.penland.org/">Penland</a>, the <a href="https://northhouse.org/">North House Folk School</a>, <a href="http://vesterheim.org/folk-art-school/">Vesterheim</a>, and <a href="http://www.weavespindye.org/convergence-2018">Convergence</a>. I look forward to making many new friends and meeting up with some old ones in the near future! and if you have a few friends and would like me to come teach a class, please let me know. I'll put a list of classes I teach on my website in the near future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have so many amazing places to connect, learn, and create!</span><br />
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My next scheduled class will be Nalbinding, June 8-10, 2018 at the <a href="https://www.folkschool.org/"><span class="s2" style="color: blue;">John C. Campbell Folk School</span></a> in Brasstown, NC. This class typically fills up, so don't wait to sign up! The catalog at the Folk School is amazing, so don't miss a chance to go to "summer camp for grownups". :-)</div>
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I have a number of weekends available this winter to teach, and <b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love teaching</span></b>, so if you have an idea for a class, guild workshop, or whatever, feel free to contact me! I teach felting, nuno felting, knitting, nalbinding, spinning, fleece prep/carding/combing, and tablet weaving.</div>
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I have several things in the works:</div>
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My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/laurafelts"><span class="s2">Etsy store</span></a> (laurafelts) actually has everything listed that I have finished and available! WOW!! Now I'm in the process of improving my photos and listings, and adding new items for the fall. I also take custom orders, although I don't have any listed, but feel free to contact me with any questions or requests.</div>
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I have been knitting since I was 5 years old, and pretty much non-stop since some time in high school. I typically design my own sweaters these days, so I am working on writing up the designs, making youtube videos of techniques I use, and documenting my projects on Ravelry. My <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/laurafelts1"><span class="s2"><span style="color: blue;">youtube channel</span></span></a> is LauraFelts1, and my <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/laurafelts"><span class="s2" style="color: blue;">Ravelry profile</span></a> </span>is LauraFelts! (Are you sensing a theme here? LOL) My latest video (which got added to the wrong channel, because I am still YouTube challenged!) is<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g06Z13txA00"><span class="s2" style="color: blue;">Knitting Back Backwards</span></a></span>. Because entrelac leg warmers…</div>
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If you live in the Middle Tennessee area, please put these events on your calendar!</div>
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Weaving: Eastern Tennessee's Part in History</div>
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<b>When: </b>Saturday, August 19, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM</div>
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<b>Where: </b><a href="https://library.nashville.org/locations/bellevue-branch"><span class="s3">Bellevue</span></a> (Nashville Public Library)</div>
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The Handweavers Guild of Tennessee welcomes author and weaver Philis Alvic for a presentation on Arrowcraft Weaving in Gatlinburg, and other weaving centers of eastern Tennessee</div>
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Also Saturday, October 21 is <a href="https://www.fiberintheboro.com/"><span class="s2" style="color: blue;">Fiber in the Boro</span></a>, our fall Fiber Festival extraordinaire! </div>
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-1307181020766831662017-04-23T18:42:00.000-06:002017-04-23T18:42:20.244-06:00April Showers… Etsy… and Socks!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Spring to all my fiber fans. It has been a cold and wet weekend, but at least I have had a chance to work on my purple socks!! I am working on both socks at the same time, one from each end of a large skein of sock yarn. My plan is to keep knitting until I run out of yarn, and it's looking like I may have knee highs by the time they are done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have at least 4 more sock projects in my sock project bag, so I'm going to keep knitting! These are my travel project, so I typically only work on them in waiting rooms, on trips, or when I get stuck in traffic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am not currently doing craft fairs, since my schedule doesn't really permit it. I am posting a lot more of my work for sale on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/laurafelts">Etsy page</a>, however, so I invite you to head over there to see what I have been up to. Would you believe, belly dance costumes and belts? I'm not doing much bellydancing these days, and neither is my bestie, Kim, who I made some gorgeous costumes for a few years back! So much beading!!!! (This is why I now own a large floor stand magnifier light. Ha ha ha!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have my latest newsletter - if you would like to be added to my newsletter email list please let me know through my contact page! I'll only send them out once a quarter (if I meet my goal) so don't worry. And I'm not savvy enough to sell my email list, plus I would never do that to my friends!</span><br />
<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-46470388044220489532017-01-24T15:12:00.003-06:002017-01-24T15:12:33.817-06:00SCA Hat Class Fun!<h3>
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<br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-35724996474480240842012-02-21T11:17:00.002-06:002012-02-21T11:17:42.176-06:00I am working on a long post about my very ambitious jacket project, which will have lots of photos and nice touches. But I also wanted to just gush a little bit about how excited I am about my newest commission! I brought some new work over to Sugaree's clothing boutique on the square in Murfreesboro, and got a chance to talk to one of Staci's employees that I hadn't met before. After looking at my work that incorporates the silk chiffon scarves into vests and collars, she envisioned a strapless gown for her prom dress! So I am spending the week dyeing and designing - more updates to come!!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-1754894600592167512011-11-02T13:26:00.002-06:002011-11-02T13:26:38.591-06:00Felt News - Issue 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">OK, my last attempt to make my lovely PDF Newsletter appear as a blog post was somewhat disappointing. So lets try this again, shall we?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Felt News</b></span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Issue 3: October 31, 2011 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.foundationsinfelt.com/">Foundations in Felt</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I didn’t get my newsletter out in time, but hopefully you made it out to the first annual Fiber in the Boro, Saturday Oct. 29, at the Lane Agricultural Park on John Rice Blvd. in Murfreesboro TN. Check out <a href="http://www.fiberintheboro.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;">fiberintheboro.com</span></a> for next year! It was great! I bought silk...</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">With the chill of fall in the air, (with a vengeance!) thoughts are turning to warm scarves and hats, and holiday gift-giving.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are going to have so much fun with these easy and fun projects. The materials are so luscious that you can’t help but love the results. I have new silk elements to play with from Fiber in the Boro, too!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Space is limited so sign up for these classes today thru <a href="http://www.harpethartcenter.com/"><span style="font: 12.0px Futura; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;">harpethartcenter.com</span></a>! Also, look for me teaching knitting and crochet at the Joann’s in Murfreesboro!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">One of the many shows I am doing this fall is the 2nd Saturday Porter Crossing Arts Market! November 12 and December 10 in East Nashville - check it out at <a href="http://www.portercrossingnashville.com/"><span style="font: 12.0px Futura; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;">PorterCrossingNashville.com</span></a> for more info! Noon to 9 p.m., and plan to hit the Family Wash for dinner!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">The word “nuno” is japanese for “fabric”. “Nuno” felting, or laminate felting, is a wet felting technique where unfelted or partially felted animal fibers or wool are felted in contact with an open-weave fabric so that the ends of the fibers work through the openings in the fabric weave during felting.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I am pleased to announce that I have a “Nuno” felt scarf class coming up at the Harpeth Art Center, scheduled for Saturday, November 18 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We well be making a variety of styles of beautiful scarves, starting with a hand-dyed silk chiffon scarf in your choice of colors. We will also learn how to make “prefelts” and fuse them into the silk chiffon. Beautiful, and yours is sure to be unique, wonderful and truly yours! Space is limited so sign up for this class today thru <a href="http://www.harpethartcenter.com/"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Futura; text-decoration: underline;">harpethartcenter.com</span></a>!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">I have been busy increasing my web presence, and wanted to share my new online forums with you! I now have a Facebook page for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Foundations-in-Felt/129231760490752"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Foundations in Felt</span></a>, where I can post and keep up with my classes and new work easily and quickly! (I confess, I am addicted to Facebook!) I also have created my own “channel” on YouTube, and am creating my own instructional videos and posting them <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/laurafelts1"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a>. I am also creating playlists of my videos from Expert Village, only in the right order! Also check out my Etsy store, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/laurafelts?ref=si_shop"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Laura Felts</span></a>. I invite you to please subscribe, “like”, favorite, or otherwise patronize and help me promote these efforts! Thanks! - Laura</span></span></div>
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If you would like to receive a card from me in the mail, please let me know your address and I will send you one. I have lots of new spring silk chiffon nuno scarves, tops, and jackets. Happy May Day to everyone!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-62066303209173646482011-04-29T07:31:00.001-06:002011-04-29T07:32:03.024-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-olgx4nmaO6c/Tbq8qdj1kXI/AAAAAAAAADk/24gxOiU00iw/s1600/Endada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-olgx4nmaO6c/Tbq8qdj1kXI/AAAAAAAAADk/24gxOiU00iw/s320/Endada.jpg" width="186" /></a>Lookds like wonderful weather for this show tomorrow. Stop by after the Country Music Marathon! It will be lots of fun!</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-49187759173751819062011-04-17T11:05:00.001-06:002011-04-18T08:58:40.478-06:00Me on Youtube!! Felt Bracelets How-toOK, this requires some background info. A few years ago I was approached by some film-makers to do some how-to videos on felting for a new website called "expertvillage.com". We made a few, had a great time, and expert village had them all in order with a link to my website, my name, etc. Well, apparently the site went under, and they dumped all their videos onto youtube. Without any order, of course. I have emailed them to see if there's a way to fix this. However, in the meantime, here are the videos for the felt bracelet tutorial, in their original order!! Thank you.<br /><br /><br /><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Making a Wet-felted Bracelet</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">About felting (various types)</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-oCpRUPPJo&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-oCpRUPPJo&feature=relmfu</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">Supplies</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrp04j_5XDY&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrp04j_5XDY&feature=relmfu</a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br /></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Linen cord for sizing</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJIo0dkqdC0&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJIo0dkqdC0&feature=relmfu</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Laying out wool for donut</span></div><div style=" font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;color:#000099;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJVpfbklL04&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJVpfbklL04</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">laying out more wool for donut</span></div><div style=" font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;color:#000099;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx8zPigH_As&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx8zPigH_As&feature=relmfu</a></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Adding surface designs with yarn</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; 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</tbody></table>YES!!! Finally got a good backdrop set up in the studio at <a href="http://www.harpethartcenter.com/">Harpeth Art Center</a>, borrowed lights and a tripod from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ingramsharon?ref=ts">Sharon</a>, and borrowed my next door (at the studio) neighbor Andra's daughter and her know-how with her camera to get some polished-looking photos of more stuff! Here is an image I really like of one of my new spring scarf styles. Hopefully some of these shots will go on my Zapp.org site to use for jurying into shows and such. I also emailed some to Greg in Memphis to see if he can use them for advertising materials for The Spring Show 2011 by WinterArts. (This will be in the same space at Saddle Creek South that the WinterArts show was located, and run from April 29 thru May 7.) <br />
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Plus I got a number of multiple-angle sets of images of other stuff that will be showing up on Etsy soon! Yeah!! Working on my 2011 goal of using the interwebs to the best of my abilities!!! For those with an interest, I set up a card table around 6 feet away from the wall, and taped the end of a large roll of white bulletin board paper to the wall as high as I could reach. The other end of the roll draped forward across the top of the card table and down onto the floor. We put two lights, one on either side, at the front edge of the table pointing at the center of the table, where we place the items we were photographing. Then we turned off the overhead lights to put the back of the smooth paper backdrop in the shadow as much as we could. We probably could have gotten more of a shaded effect if we got farther away from the wall. It also would have been nice to have a light directly overhead. We may see if we can borrow another light to do this the next time we take pictures. There was also a shelf too close to the right side of the setup, which resulted in some weird shadows in the upper right hand corner of some of the images.<br />
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P.S. The scarf shown here will not be going up on Etsy, but it will be for sale at one of the shops or shows I am selling at this spring.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0Pegram, TN, USA36.100615 -87.051115136.06594 -87.1094801 36.13529 -86.992750100000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-3487123916256442792011-03-01T23:21:00.000-06:002011-03-01T23:21:56.187-06:00Craziest project from Hats Bags and More class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gYycdLqMTZU/TW3R4lxkwaI/AAAAAAAAADc/fhlj3slYanI/s1600/blue+hat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gYycdLqMTZU/TW3R4lxkwaI/AAAAAAAAADc/fhlj3slYanI/s320/blue+hat.JPG" width="213" /></a>This hat was the result of my attempt to use a combination of jacob and shetland natural colored wools, with added blue dyed mohair locks, and prefelt jacobs flaps and shetland doodle spikes, all on a ball. After the different wools tried to not stick to each other, and the whole thing didn't shrink a whole lot, and half the decorations refused to stick, we still ended up with a hat that Victoria knew immediately was meant to be hers! The other projects through the week were decidedly less challenging. More to come!! (I took the beach ball out through the holes that were forming, and shrank it as much as I could. Then after sleeping on it, I cut one side open and made points around the opening, sewing down some of the blue mohair locks that were trying to fall off. Then after sleeping on it again, I cut the face opening, rolled the front edge back, added bells to the front points, and then made a button-hole and button closure on the next pair of points back.)</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0Brasstown, NC, USA35.0395297 -83.95684935.0219612 -83.98603150000001 35.057098200000006 -83.9276665tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-25424672321110583962011-02-07T08:33:00.000-06:002011-02-07T08:33:53.481-06:00Monday! Weekly planYay, Monday! (Ok, sorry, too much.) Despite having my boys all week this week, I have set up the following production schedule for myself. This is based on taking the amount I sold at the WinterArts show before Christmas, doubling it (to have plenty of stock, since my booth looked sad and empty at the end of that show) and doubling that (to have enough to do the spring TACA fair at the same time as the Spring version of the WinterArts show). Ideally, this will also give me enough to do some wholesale sales as well. I still need to find a photographer who can take some pictures of my new spring scarves that are good enough for postcards, ads, etc. I will ask some of the other professional fiber people in town who takes their pictures and see if I can come up with someone new on short notice.<br />
Weekly production goals:<br />
10 scarves<br />
8 soaps<br />
4 bracelets<br />
2 bottles<br />
2 pincushions<br />
1 jacket<br />
1 hat<br />
1 purse<br />
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Lets see how I do this week! I guess I am going to have to get to the studio at 10 a.m. all week.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-65142518871008788342011-02-06T15:19:00.005-06:002011-02-06T16:17:39.111-06:00Getting to where I want to beOK, a bit of background for those who may not know me. I am a full time fiber artist, trying to be successful in my current choice of career. My father always encouraged me during my years of trying to decide "what I wanted to be when I grew up". He said to keep in mind that whatever I picked, I would likely decide later on that I wanted to do something different. So I started out by getting an engineering degree, figuring that if I changed my mind later and decided that anthropology, music, or art were what I wanted to do, it would be more feasible to go back and get one of those degrees than it would be to start out in something else and then try to go back later and get an engineering degree, after all that math had leaked out of my head!<div><br /></div><div>I did go on to get a masters degree in environmental engineering and worked as an engineer off and on for a total of 12 years or so, with time off in the middle to have and stay home with my two wonderful boys as long as feasible. I loved staying home, and never felt the need to go back to work, at least as a "professional". I also found during this time that I do have an uncommon talent and persistent love for fiber arts of all sorts. So I decided to make a go of officially being a "fiber artist", and have been working towards this goal for upwards of 8 years or more. I recall applying to my first juried guild (and being turned down!) back when I lived in Knoxville TN, which was more than 11 years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>My biggest challenges are turning out to be related to running my own business and managing my finances. This should not surprise me at all, since I have never in my life been able to apply a budget to my spending. Nor have I been particularly good at planning, organizing, decluttering, routines, or any of the other things that seem to be needed in business management. Plus there are the challenges of production, creative product design, pricing, marketing, and the other things that go into having a successful craft business. However, I have a feeling that I am not the only one out there who is facing (and overcoming) these challenges!</div><div><br /></div><div>So, here is a chance for anyone who is also in the same boat with me to share my trials, tribulations, and successes, pitch in their suggestions or concerns, or just laugh at my crazy life!</div><div><br /></div><div>Today: Having a "desk day", which I try to have once a week, to keep from falling behind on bills, missing call for entry deadlines, and losing track of my money situation. I think Sunday will have to be my official "desk day", since it is the one day that the studio space I rent is closed, and I can't get into the studio to do production felting anyway. I have several new scarves to tag, and I will photograph these as well, look for new photos later! I have 3 new potential spring scarf designs, and I need to look at the times I recorded in the studio this week and figure out prices for them as well. I promised my friend Pam Hall that I would bring new spring (i.e. lightweight mostly silk with a little bit of wool nuno scarves) stuff in for her to sell in her <a href="http://www.explorebrentwood.com/brentwood-tn-salon/cana-salon">Cana Salon</a> on Tuesday.</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-3621846288261395942010-10-19T17:06:00.002-06:002010-10-19T17:17:14.694-06:00Rundown of upcoming Felty Goodness!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TL4m1U-KvMI/AAAAAAAAADA/s0TAgxkf0NY/s1600/BGB+Art+Edge+Oct+26+B.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TL4m1U-KvMI/AAAAAAAAADA/s0TAgxkf0NY/s320/BGB+Art+Edge+Oct+26+B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529900090061929666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TL4m1FLqq8I/AAAAAAAAAC4/TZgfuvwtIu4/s1600/BGB+Art+Edge+Oct+26+A.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TL4m1FLqq8I/AAAAAAAAAC4/TZgfuvwtIu4/s320/BGB+Art+Edge+Oct+26+A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529900085823581122" /></a><br />Saturday, October 23 - Fiber Fest at Cannonsburg Pioneer Village in Murfreesboro, TN.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>One day 10-5, free, fun fuzzy animals and fiber, tools, etc. Great face time with local fiber lovers. 312 S. Front St.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tuesday, October 26 - Brewery Art - Bridge Street in Franklin, 6:30-8:30. (See image)</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday, November 6 - Hats Etc. Class at Harpeth Art Center - 10-4 (www.harpethartcenter.com)</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, my work is currently at "The Shops on Bridge" in Franklin - 111 Bridge Street (I think - it's on the corner in the house where the cookie lady used to be.) I'm also planning to teach some classes here, let me know if you're interested!</div><div><br /></div><div>My scarves are also available at Sugaree's on the Square in Murfreesboro. She has my new chiffon ruffle collar scarves!!</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-46799225091358187692010-07-31T21:29:00.004-06:002010-07-31T22:25:25.096-06:00this week in felt! Opening and class<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TFT1KN2AE1I/AAAAAAAAACU/TXq07-cnaOo/s1600/Centennial+Art+Center+CV-TACA+E-mail+Invitation.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TFT1KN2AE1I/AAAAAAAAACU/TXq07-cnaOo/s320/Centennial+Art+Center+CV-TACA+E-mail+Invitation.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500290600789873490" /></a>I have a lovely class scheduled for this Saturday, August 7 at the <a href="http://www.rezclick.com/harpeth/index.php?flag_menu_index=calendar_php">Harpeth Art Center</a> in Pegram. We will be learning advanced scarf techniques, and combining them to produce openwork scarves with nuno panels, prefelt designs, interlaced sections, and felted fringes all in one project! If you are ready for new challenges and creative ideas in felt, this is the class for you!<div><br /></div><div>Also, please join us for CVTACA's group show at the Centennial Art Center Gallery. The opening is Friday Aug. 6 from 5-7 p.m. The show opens Friday and goes through the first week of September.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Laura</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-38849901879395277302010-06-02T20:50:00.002-06:002010-06-02T20:59:32.380-06:00ArtFusion June 4-5 See you there!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TAcab7NUG3I/AAAAAAAAACM/AKWh7uLKq6k/s1600/42.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/TAcab7NUG3I/AAAAAAAAACM/AKWh7uLKq6k/s320/42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478376538771823474" /></a><br />Hi all. Hope to see folks out at the Factory in Franklin this weekend! Friday night is a reception with music & wine & goodies and all of that! It's going to be fun.<div><br /></div><div>Laura</div><div><br /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-58287560853121839892010-05-16T17:25:00.002-06:002010-05-16T17:30:20.160-06:00Demo fun with the soap & Candle makers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/S_B_7Xb8tzI/AAAAAAAAAB4/jV1BiKaD-PY/s1600/0515001337.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/S_B_7Xb8tzI/AAAAAAAAAB4/jV1BiKaD-PY/s320/0515001337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472014205135402802" /></a><br />I got to do a nuno felting demo for the TN Soap and Candle Makers annual meeting in Franklin yesterday. What a fun bunch of folks, and very fiber-friendly! I also got to see Galyna Batewell again, from the Ukraine, who is selling wonderful felt hats that are old russian army hats! They look very nice on her, I think! You can find her work on her <a href="http://www.lusy.etsy.com/">Etsy site</a>, she is a wonderful spinner, knitter, and crocheter. Thanks for sharing, Galyna!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-68279032716906501122010-05-12T15:02:00.002-06:002010-05-12T15:11:31.148-06:00Blog is back! - Fiber Fest Workshops<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/S-sZQqlu3VI/AAAAAAAAABQ/A5wK8vYSXoA/s1600/DSCF1309.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-joMAOEsMi4/S-sZQqlu3VI/AAAAAAAAABQ/A5wK8vYSXoA/s320/DSCF1309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470493946472750418" /></a><br />Hello all. After some technical difficulties, I'm back in the blogging business! Thanks, Jeff!<div><br /></div><div>And thanks to everyone that came out to TACA last weekend, the weather was wonderful, as was the people-watching, dog-watching, and of course the beautiful artwork. As promised, here is the information about the <a href="http://www.tnfiberfestival.com/middle-tennessee-fiber-festival/festival-schedule">Middle TN Fiber Festival</a> on Memorial Day Weekend. I'm teaching kids felting on Friday morning, and naalbinding on Sunday morning, plus there are tons of other great workshops throughout the weekend. Hope to see you all there!</div><div><br /></div><div>Laura</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-82078248811867945522010-03-06T15:07:00.003-06:002010-03-06T15:56:03.979-06:00Mens hat style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.foundationsinfelt.com/uploaded_images/0306001545-753893.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.foundationsinfelt.com/uploaded_images/0306001545-753888.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here is a gentleman in my booth modeling one of my unisex style hats that I created for some of the men that have requested them. He was kind enough to let me take a picture. (After he had me take his picture on his iphone!) Smile!! :-)Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399591170980995443.post-76250331736901439502010-03-05T14:48:00.002-06:002010-03-05T14:52:30.984-06:00Loiusville, KY Crafted show 3/6-7/10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.foundationsinfelt.com/uploaded_images/0304001352-736461.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.foundationsinfelt.com/uploaded_images/0304001352-736456.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Hi all. Just a quick note from the floor at the KY Crafted show. Yesterday and today were for buyers for galleries and stores, and Saturday and Sunday are open to the public. I have a few free passes, so you can contact me for those if you are interested. Please come and see me if you are in the area of Louisville!<div><br /></div><div>I'm going to be brave and get out into the city tonight. Bearno's Pizza! Mmmmmmm.</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730812475482339703noreply@blogger.com0