Category Archives: Felt

Playing with Eco dying, Exhibition & Kilkenny Arts Week.

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Is it just me but the Summer seems to be flying by, here we are three quarters of the way through July, glorious weather, workshops happening, spinning being done but very slowly with a lot of vm removal and I … Continue reading →

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Texture, texture, texture

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

The last week or two have been funny ones, not a lot of creating or production but there again what I have done has been new designs for me, Firstly a hat in a different shape also using a merino … Continue reading →

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Hat, Scarf, Bag & Brooch

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Glorious weather lots of felting, spinning and product development. Well not so much spinning but a bit. The bag from my last post is finished completely, which button would I use was the final question and after much debating and … Continue reading →

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Hats & Fleece.

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

The weather is at last showing that Summer may be here, more fleece being washed, more spun, an order for some beautiful Jacob placed and arrived. This has come to me washed and carded, so I can spin straight away, … Continue reading →

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No felting, still spinning.

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

I haven’t felted in nearly 2 weeks and withdrawal symptoms are definitely setting in, since I got Daisy (my wheel) back from Suzanna @Zwartbles Ireland after the Goldenshears, where she and Daisy spun up a storm, without me unfortunately, I … Continue reading →

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Felting frenzy

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Hi everyone, I’m back trying to felt like mad to make up for the time lost over the past couple of weeks. Yesterday I was going to make a hat, but whilst talking to an Artist friend about the use … Continue reading →

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Back to felting

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Well, I’m back to felting at last, too many things happening all at once, meaning felting became almost impossible.  Now back on track.  Also new supplies arrived, a new hat block, which I’m thrilled with and some cashmere.  So at … Continue reading →

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Christmas mayhem already

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Hi everyone, first I’d like to thank everyone who visited me at Market Cross, with Market Crafts last weekend (please note the new name for the crafters).   I couldn’t believe my ears this morning when I heard someone on … Continue reading →

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Alberta Landscape

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Hi folks, this is a Landscape which I felted back in June following my wonderful trip to Alberta with my husband, Lake Louise is so beautiful, I just had to try and capture it. I have use merino with silks … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Anita Marnell Fibre Art

Today I’ve been at Clasheen with Nicola Brown. We’ve had a great time, with Nicola kindly critiquing some of my new scarves and showing me (a total novice) how to blog.  At present she is felting and I am blogging, … Continue reading →

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