A very successful weekend at Maker Faire in Austin last weekend! Our table had long lines all day -- so many people, young and old, were interested in the felting process. It was a great experience and we all had a lot of fun. These events remind me why I love Austin!
The Austin Fiber Artists, along with the Deborah Sharp from Texas Fiber Mill, sponsored a table to show folks how to felt fibers. There were bags and bags of beautiful neutral fibers from sheep, goats, and even dogs, for people to choose from for a felt base. Mary (above) teaches this young woman how to lay out the fibers into a pile, with the fibers in a criss-cross pattern so that they would create a nice dense piece of felt. Then the participant chose some pretty colored bieces and some "bling" (gold threads, pretty yards, nibby bits of loose fibers in all sorts of colors) to top off the creation and make a pretty design.
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