blue and white ball winder (L) attaches to table with it's own clamp , makes uniform balls of yarn for plying or knitting from.
a MUST have tool! Wooden Skien winder from Sweden (R), has its own wooden clamp, use to Skien your yarns, or to convert skeins into balls when used with ball winder. I couldn't live without mine.
Louet electric drum carder, I think this is the best one on the market, and I’ll never go back to hand cranking again!
needle felting multi needle handle tool. makes felting fast and comfortable.
MUST HAVE BOOKS, DVD'S AND KITS
The Art of Feltmaking
Anyone seeking fun and creative projects
for kids will love this easy and inexpensive craft.
With a supply of unspun wool, and a bowl of hot,
soapy water, readers are on their way
with step-by-step instructions for projects
ranging from bracelets and puppets,
to masks, stuffed animals and wall hangings.
ISBN 0-8230-0262-4 1997, 200 color illus., 144 pages,
flexi-back cover. $24.95
Felting By Hand- In its sixth printing,
this popular book gives step-by-step
instructions for making slippers,
mittens, hats, boots, vests and other
items. An extensive appendix lists
sources of carded wool especially
for felting. ISBN 0-9619053-5-2
1987, 104 pages, paperback. $15.95
Feltmaking Projects for Children: Reviving An Ancient Craft- Revised in 2002,
this teacher's lesson plan booklet
gives plenty of ideas for introducing
Feltmaking to children, in school,
at camp, play groups or any place
you have children together.
This colorful volume is sure to
stir your creativity. 1990,
revised 2002. $15.95
Needle Felting Art Techniques and Projects-
is an introduction to an exciting
new method of creating fiber art.
All you need is some wool
fiber, a foam work surface,
and a felting needle
to create flat or three-dimensional
works of art.
The book is designed to
guide the beginner
through simple projects,
but it also has
useful information for the
experienced
needle felter. The five
specific projects
increase with difficulty
as you work through
the book. If you haven't
tried needle felting yet,
you will surely find plenty
of opportunities to
express your creativity. $19.95
companion book for crocheter's, spiral bound
by interweave press.
A mini how-to encyclopedia for
your project bag!
Fabric dyeing and painting, great book!
Videos
Feltmaking By Hand:
The Basic Process with
Anne Einset Vickrey
Learn the basics for
successful Feltmaking
using the Scandinavian
Feltmaking technique.
You will be given step-by-step
instructions for completing
a felt hat and lots of
inspiration for many other projects.
1991, 51 minutes. $37.95
VHS DVD Choose VHS or DVD...
Charka spinning, dvd,
elaine benafatto. great instructional video
on various types of charkas, setting up
for first time, maintaing your charka,
how to sit, spin, ply and much more!
Like having your very own teacher in the living room.
Feltmaking: Garments and Surface Design Techniques
with Anne Einset Vickrey-
In this advanced tape,
you will learn a variety
of surface design methods.
The process of making a large
seamless felted garment
is explained
in detail from making a
pattern to layering batts,
felting the wool and finishing.
1991, 94 minutes $39.95
WET FELTING KITS FOR ALL AGES
THE FOLLOWING KITS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR PURCHASE FROM FIBERARTS EWEPORIUM
AT MOUNTAINSPUN FARM.
KITS INCLUDE FULL INSTRUCTIONS, ALL FIBER
AND EVERYTHING NEEDED TO COMPLETE PROJECTS.
Felt Kits
Nature Kit
Butterfly and Caterpillar
Makes a 5-inch butterfly
and a 6-inch caterpillar.
Kit includes 4 colors of wool fleece,
black beads to sew or glue on for eyes,
pipe cleaner, butterfly
pattern and detailed instructions. $13.99
Baby Animals
These precious little animals,
crafted from soft lamb's wool,
can be used as ornaments,
pins or for play.
The kit makes a white lamb,
a yellow duckling and a pink piglet. $16.99
Kittens
One of our most popular kits,
these playful kittens will warm
your heart! Make the felt for
the kittens' bodies then sew or
glue the pieces together.
Stitch eyes and whiskers
with a sewing thread and
needle or paint them on
with gel pen or fine point
permanent markers. The kit
makes three adorable kittens,
white, black and orange. $16.99
Felt Flowers
These felt flowers make a
delightful spring or summer
bouquet! Make a corsage,
place them on your hat or
arrange a bouquet.
Makes 8-10 flowers. $15.99
Treasure Pouch
Make a secret place to keep
your most precious belongings.
Decorate the Treasure Pouch with
felt beads and a yarn cord.
Felting the seamless pouch
takes 30 to 60 minutes. T
he finished pouch is about 5 inches tall. $17.99
Felt Necklace Kits:
Heart Necklace
Just the thing to wear to a Valentine's Party,
or for a handmade gift for a special person.
Each kit has materials for one necklace.
$16.99
Bunny Necklace
A soft felt bunny necklace makes a
Great gift for someone who is "wild"
About bunnies! A great seasonal gift too.
Each kit has materials for one necklace.
$15.99
Duckling Necklace-
Our "ducklings-out-of-water" necklace
is a fun project for children of all
ages. Ducklings may be glued or sewn
together. Each kit has materials
for one necklace. $15.99
Rainbow Heart Necklace
One of our most popular necklace kits,
the colorful heart is made in a poly
bag using soap and water.
Each kit has materials for one necklace.
$15.99
Flower Necklace-
Everyday is springtime with our
colorful felt flower necklace!
Flowers are made using a small
measuring cup as a mold.
Each kit has materials for one
necklace. $15.99
Medicine Pouch Necklace-
A place to keep your birth stone
or lucky crystal! Make a soft wool
felt pouch for yourself and one for a
friend. Each kit has materials for
two necklaces. $16.99
Flower Fairies
One of our most popular kits, these
flower fairies can be used for ornaments,
pins or play. Embellish with glitter fiber
and make a flower hat for each fairy.
Three hair colors, and three fairy colors
(blue, pink and yellow)
makes three dolls. $17.99
Felted Doll Kits-Angels, Families, Forest Folk, Fairies and more!
Little Felt Friends, pose-able felt dolls
Kit-Makes three 6-inch dolls with colorful clothing
that is felted on to the figure.
Includes detailed instructions,
Wool fleece in skin color and
six clothing colors, ribbon,
yarn, chenille stems, small
poly bags. $17.99
Felt Doll Kit, eight-inch poseable doll
Makes an 8-inch doll with colorful
clothing that is felted on to the figure.
Includes detailed instructions,
wool fleece in skin color and
clothing colors, wool in hair color,
ribbon, yarn, chenille stems. $16.99
Angel
Make ethereal angels for ornaments,
pins or play. Angels are embellished with
glitter fiber and ribbon.
Three hair colors.
Makes three angels. $16.99
Flower Fairies-One of our most
popular kits, these flower fairies can
be used for ornaments, pins or play.
Embellish with glitter fiber and
make a flower hat for each fairy.
Three hair colors, and three fairy
colors (blue, pink and yellow)
makes three dolls. $16.99
Forest Folk Follow easy instructions
to make leprechauns, gnomes and other
forest folk for ornaments, pins or play.
Kit includes green felt and pinecone
felt along with wool fleece
to makes three dolls. $17.99
My Family Pin
Wear your family on your lapel...
or on your hat! Make dolls
representing your family
or close friends, and then
arrange them for a pin.
Kit comes in choice of
three skin tones.
Makes 5-6 dolls.
Item #023 flesh skin tone $17.99
Item #024 tan skin tone $17.99
Item #025 brown skin tone $17.99
Little Felt People Kit-
(Winner of a 1999 Parents Choice Gold Award)
This Award Winning Kit uses a simple
Technique to create ethnically diverse
Little Felt People. The kit contains
100% lambs wool in three skin colors
and five hair colors, plus five
Colors of wool for clothing.
The kit makes 12 to 15 dolls,
each about 3 inches tall. $17.99
Guardian Angel Mobile
Use a simple technique to make
ethnically diverse Guardian Angels.
The kit contains materials to make
ethereal angels wrapped with fleece and
gold glitter fiber.
You will also learn
how to make flat felt for
stars and angel wings.
The kit has enough material for three mobiles. $18.95
Ornament Kits
Our ornament kits will teach you more
feltmaking techniques.
Learn to make a flat
piece of felt or use the
Scandinavian feltmaking
technique to make a seamless pouch.
Shooting Stars
Make glittery shooting stars!
Design and make your own felt,
then cut star shapes from the felt;
glue two stars together adding a little stuffing.
Add ribbons to make a shooting star.
Makes three 3 1/2" tall stars
or more smaller stars.$17.99
Star Wands
Make three wishes with
these sparkling star wands.
Make one for yourself and another
for a friend. Design and make
your own felt, then assemble the wands
using ribbons, yarn, glitter pipe
cleaners and a small wooden dowel.
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Our first Feltmaking kits were the Rainbow Jewelry Kits
shown below. I brought the craft project to
my son's class of 2 and 3 year olds at Parent's Nursery School
in Palo Alto, California. The children enjoyed
making the beads so much that
I decided to make up a kit.
Our Rainbow Jewelry Kit has 4
colorful designs to choose from,
but you can use your creativity to
design your own unique necklace.
Each kit has enough wool and yarn to make 5 necklaces.
Necklace and Bracelet: primary colors $15.99
Three Necklaces: pink, turquoise,
rust-orange, emerald, plum, yellow $15.99
Necklace with Purple Bear: red,
yellow, green, plum $15.99
Necklace with Pink Bear: pink, red, orange, yellow, emerald, turquoise, magenta $15.99
Rainbow Heart Necklace
One of our most popular necklace kits, the colorful heart is made in a poly bag using soap and water. Each kit has materials for one necklace. $14.99
Flower Necklace
Everyday is springtime with our colorful felt flower necklace! Flowers are made using a small measuring cup
as a mold. Each kit has materials for one necklace. $15.99
Sea life Kits
Angel Fish
Makes three, 5-inch, multicolored angelfish. Kit includes 5 colors of wool fleece, black beads to sew or glue on for fish eyes, angelfish pattern and detailed instructions.$13.99
Starfish and Wolf Eel
Makes a 6-inch starfish, and an 8- inch eel. Kit includes 4 colors of wool fleece, gold beads to sew or glue on for the eel's eyes, and pipe cleaners to form the wool around and detailed instructions. $13.99
Needle Felting Kits
Introduction to Needle Felting Kit
Learn the basics of needle felting as you are guided
through making four needle felted projects -
includes three-dimensional animals and building a face.
Kit contains: 8 felting needles in the Variety Pack
(See needle felting supplies), foam work surface,
carded fleece, wool yarn, cotton batting &
detailed instructions.
Recommended for ages 10 and up with adult
guidance. $32.95
Introduction To Feltmaking Kit
Would you like to make a pair of slippers or a hat!
This introductory kit will get you started.
Includes wool roving in natural and dyed colors,
wool yarn, plastic mesh for patterns, soap and
a tapestry needle, the book, Felting By Hand
and a small washboard.
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Ball Kits
Felt is believed to be the first manmade fabric.
Our Felt Ball Kits are a popular project
for teaching school-aged boys and girls,
ages 8 and up, about this primitive craft.
We offer four different kits.
Felt Balls
Working the wool with your hands it takes 15 to 20 minutes to make a 100% wool felt ball and all you need is a bowl of soapy water! Makes three, 2-1/2 inch diameter, multicolored balls.
Large Felt Ball $9.99
Contains clean, carded white wool along with two colors of dyed wool. Makes one 3" diameter ball or several smaller balls.
Earth Balls $16.99
Use emerald and azure wool on the outside of the ball to look like the earth. Makes three balls.
Ribbon Balls $16.99
A safe, natural toy. After the ball is finished and has dried, ribbons are threaded through the middle and knotted on each side of the ball. Makes two balls.
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Beautiful Find:
This is a vintage Mint Condition
child's fisher price weaving loom.
Ours contains everything needed to weave.
Quiet an awesome 2 harness loom
suited for child and adult use.
Very well made, sturdy and easy to use.
Original instruction booklet included. $39.99 & s/h/i
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United States
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EMAIL US THE description of ITEMS YOU WANT TO PURCHASE AND your UPS addy with zip code.
We will then get back to you on WITH AN E-INVOICE AND PAYMENT INFO
We sell and ship to the USA and its citizens only. WE will Fill NO foreign orders at this time. thank you.
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