Some Excellent Hats

Not to wish a long winter upon us, but these beauties deserve some head time.

Katie showing off her crochet felted hat.  She says it's WARM!  I'll bet it is! We love the way the colours worked in this. She used Malabrigo Snowbird Worsted. 

And two beautiful hats knit by beautiful Wendy. Debbie Bliss Milano for the blue one--and what a great use of local handspun by Katrina for the band! The second hat has some of our new Chicpaca mixed with a worsted weight. Love the BIG pompon too! (Giant pompoms are showing up on fashion runways right now).

And this Red Felted Hat being shown off here by Susan. Nice knitting and felting job. The pin is a great touch. There's something that says "Lady Detective" about this hat....

Margo's Slippers

From our felted slipper class, some more lovely colour.
This is Margo's solution for brightening the wet winter with a summer garden on her feet!  

More Slippers

More of the slipper family from the latest class.  Roisin is ready to go with another class if there are any takers out there. Let us know!

Roisin Felts Things

Roisin has been on a felting `things`trip.  This piece felted nicely and is now looking good on daughter Maura.  Too many different yarns in this sweater to name them all!

Sonia's Butterfly Bag

One of Sonia's Art Handbags is on its way to Vancouver.  Two of her gorgeous handbags are still available at Great Balls of Wool.  Every one is so special and so artistic!

Sonia's Art Handbags

Sonia has been outdoing herself again. Here are her exquisite felted handbags using Galway Heather by Diamond Yarns, and her own felting artwork. Her work fits right in with our theme of useable Art.  And both pieces are available at the low price of $225 each (it's Art, people!).

We love her birds, flowers and colours...so painterly.  

Needle Felting Kits

These incredibly cute critters are made by needle felting. Never tried that? We have kits that are brand new in stock. Everything you need plus the instructions to make adorable little animals.  10 different ones to chose from. Or don't choose and make them all. Needle felting can be done by children (under supervision of course)....a great project for starting gift making.

Brenda's Felted Slippers

Brenda's slippers knitted  for the Felted Slipper class she is teaching. The style is the original classic style of Fiber Trends.  Great colours and cozy slippers.  She used Galway 100% wool.

And in the foreground is one of Carola's slippers, made with Alpaca, not felted yet. We are waiting to see how that works out.  Wonderfully, no doubt!

Classic Felted Slipper Class

The Fiber Trends "Classic Slipper" class starts NEXT week. This is the Felted Slipper with the back, not the clog type.
Start Date:  Wednesday Feb. 5th @ 3:30 pm - probably 3-4 Wednesdays

Cost is $60.00 plus purchase of materials.

Sydney's Many Slippers (And One Pair Of Socks)

Look what happens when Roisin and Lynda work their teaching magic! Sydney took Roisin's Cowichan style sweater class and made a couple and then branched off into Cowichan style socks, and then on to Lynda's felted slipper class and then went on a felted slipper making binge....that is a lot of happy feet!

These Purses....Are Amazing

Sonia made this words-can't-describe gift for her Mum for Christmas.

Felted, lined and needle felted, looking like a painting masquerading as a purse....just amazing! We would love to know if Sonia's mum will use it or frame it! A one-of-a-kind, but....

This gorgeous red felted handbag by Sonia is at GBOW for sale. It is also felted, lined and totally amazing and reasonably priced for the work of art it is.  You can view it at the store...prepare to be awestruck.

Lynda's Best Ever Knitted Felted Slippers

Roisin thinks these are the bestest ever Knitted Felted Slippers by Lynda.

They were a special order, and the customer chose the colours.  The yarn used is Diamond Luxury Galway Heathers. The soles are too beautiful to walk on, and we think owner of this pair of slippers should learn to walk on his hands!

Berry Beautiful Slippers

Lynda's Knitted Felted Slippers Class is winding down and the herd of slippers is all in the process of being felted.  These are Wendy's so beautiful blue and black ones, a first for this colour combination Roisin thinks.  (And it looks like she is correct...no photos of blue & black ones in the archives!)

Lynda's new creation using the Fiber Trends original slippers pattern.  This one knit with Malabrigo on the top and Diamond Worsted on the sole.  Neat shape too.

A Herd Of Slippers

Lynda's latest felted slipper class slippers herded up for their felting stage.  Check in later for the finished versions--we'll post "before" and "after" photos so you can really see the changes.  The next felted slipper class starts in January.

Felted Slipper Class

Happy slipper class. with instructor Hatted Lynda.

Classic Slippers

Felted Fiber Trends Classic Slipper (our alternative to Fiber Trends Clogs pattern).  Slippers on the left are by Nicole, using Galway Worsted and Big Delight by Drops.  Slippers on the right are a GBOW experiment, using Curly Kid Mohair/Nylon on the sole and Malabrigo/with Inca Touch on the top.  Cozy. Come check them out!

Sandra's Slippers

Feast your eyes on latest Sandra's creations from Knitted Felted Slipper Class.  They were felted in a front loading washing machine (if you have a very hot cycle on your front loading machine, you can likely felt).  These are...maybe...creations 3 and 4 or maybe...4 and 5. More to come. The colours are wonderful.

Sonia's Artful Felted Handbag

Here is a truly gasp-worthy piece to honour the start of the 2013 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl! This is Sonia's gorgeous Knitted Felted Handbag with added hand-felted Art Work.  AND, the two cutest black-capped chickadees.  We are lost for words on this one.

Let us not hear anyone say that Knitting is NOT ART!!

Slews of Slippers

This is from our new class offering - Knitted Felted Classic Slippers.  Nicole's first pair, wait to you see them felted...they will be gorgeous (yes, there are two).

Carola, Sydney and Sandra working seriously on their slippers, under Lynda's direction....and behaving. Mostly. 

Sandra with her bag of slippersssss, she's on the slippery slipper roll!

Sandra's last and next pair pre-felting - Sandra used Galway Worsted and Wisdom poems variegated yarn.  We're looking forward to seeing these felted...well, we're looking forward to seeing them all felted.

Sydney's comfortable looking slippers taking shape, even before felting, made with Galway Worsted 100% wool.

Lynda's Galway Paint variegated yarn slippers, only a few balls of this yarn left.  Felts beautifully.

New Felted Slipper Class!

This is a Fiber Trends original pattern, wider and deeper fitting than the clog-style slippers we've done classes on in the past. Sharon made this pair. 

Lynda will begin a class for these slippers starting Thursday Sept 26 1-3 pm (and 3 subsequent Thursdays, same time) $60.00 plus materials. These would make a great Christmas present.